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Jersey Number 13
Edwin Spillman
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 226
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Lipscomb Academy
CAREER HONORS
2026 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List2026 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team Nominee
2025 The Athletic Freshman All-America Second Team
2025 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Physical and athletic linebacker with all the tools who shined in his first full season … Is the Vols’ leading returning tackler in terms of total tackles after a Freshman All-America campaign … Enrolled at Tennessee in March 2024 after an outstanding prep career in Nashville … Owns 87 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception and three pass breakups in his career ... Played in 17 career games with six starts … A two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.2025 – SOPHOMORE
Part of the starting rotation in his first full season where he earned Freshman All-America honors and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … Was the SEC’s leading freshman tackler in total tackles and the Vols’ leading tackler with 81 … Played in all 13 games with six starts … Saw action on 537 defensive snaps … Tied for 10th overall in the SEC in total tackles … Added 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception and three pass breakups on the year … Was the Vols’ second-leading tackler in Music City Bowl start against Illinois (12/30) … Posted a seven-tackle performance in road win at Florida (11/22), tying career-bests with one TFL and a sack against the Gators ... Continued his impressive string of performances with seven tackles in Homecoming win over New Mexico State (11/15) ... Filled the stat sheet with nine tackles, a half-sack, one interception and one pass breakup against No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Led all players with a career-best 15 tackles (11 solo), a half tackle for loss and one QB hurry in road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Played a career high 70 snaps against the Wildcats … Posted a six-tackle performance at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) with one pass breakup, all in the second half ... Registered five tackles with one QB hurry in win vs. Arkansas (10/11) ... Made a career-best seven tackles with a half TFL in the Vols’ overtime win at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Notched two tackles in a 56-24 win over UAB (9/20) ... Logged six tackles in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) ... Registered two tackles and a QB hurry in blowout win vs. ETSU (9/6) ... Played 42 defensive snaps and recorded six tackles with one TFL and one sack in season-opening win over Syracuse (8/30).2024 – FRESHMAN
Saw action in four games as a true freshman and earned a redshirt … Finished his rookie season with six total tackles … Rounded out his freshman campaign in UT’s CFP first round matchup at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21), playing a season-high 25 defensive snaps and posting one solo tackle … Tallied a pair of stops in the regular season finale at Vanderbilt (11/30) … Made SEC debut in UT’s dominant defensive effort at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) and logged one solo tackle … Played his first game as a Vol vs. Kent State (9/14) and contributed a pair of assisted tackles.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Instinctive in-state linebacker who came from a championship pedigree at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville … A consensus four-star prospect and top-10 player from the state of Tennessee by all major recruiting services … The No. 10 player from Tennessee and No. 30 linebacker according to On3 … Rated No. 9 in the Volunteer State and No. 31 at his position by 247Sports … The No. 19 linebacker in the country and No. 6 player from Tennessee according to Rivals … Tabbed No. 7 in the state and No. 24 at his position by ESPN … 2024 Polynesian Bowl participant in Honolulu, Hawaii … Amassed 305 tackles and 49 tackles for loss over the course of his high school career at Lipscomb Academy … Played nine games his senior season and racked up 87 tackles, 27 TFLs, three sacks and three pass breakups … Earned Div. II-3A All-Region honors in 2023 … Leading tackler for the Mustangs in 2022, posting 101 total tackles, 14.5 TFLs, two sacks and six pass breakups as junior … Helped Lipscomb Academy to a 13-0 record and second consecutive state title his junior season … Named to the MaxPreps Junior All-America Team and the TSWA Div. II-AA All-State Team in 2022 … Chose Tennessee over 33 other Division I offers, including 10 SEC programs … Committed to the Vols in July 2023 … Coached by former NFL Pro Bowlers Trent Dilfer and Kevin Mawae … Full name is Edwin Michael Spillman … Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in West Africa … Parents are Melissa and Jeremy Spillman … Has three brothers, Nate, Bennett and Jed ... Brother, Nate Spillman, was a WR for the Vols in 2023 and 2024 before transferring to Charlotte and Austin Peay and now plays for Central Arkansas ... Adopted and came to the United States in 2013, arriving in Nashville on Nov. 25, 2013 … Has committed more than 120 hours to community service while using NIL resources to support the Wan Fambul Foundation, which assists families and children in Sierra Leone ... Majoring in sport management ... Favorite movie is The Green Mile … Favorite TV shows are The Office and Kickin’ It … X handle is @ESpillman13 … Instagram handle is @edwin_spillmanTuesday, August 25
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