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Jersey Number 22
Jeremiah Telander
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Gainesville
Last name is pronounced TEE-lan-dur
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER HONORS
2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Physical linebacker with a nose for the ball who stepped into a starting role at MLB during the 2024 campaign and will be counted on again in 2025 … Selected by his teammates as a member of Tennessee football’s leadership council for the 2025 season … Has seen consistent development throughout his career, including a rookie season in which he got better every single week and was the leading freshman tackler on the squad … Arrived on Rocky Top in December 2022, participating in Orange Bowl practices and then attending the game before going through his first spring practice in 2023 … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll who was also selected to the 2024-25 VOLeaders Academy … Totaled 149 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and one interception ... Played in 38 career games with 20 starts.2025 – JUNIOR
Has started all 12 games at linebacker this season ... Made his 20th start for the Vols vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29), posting seven tackles with one TFL and a half sack ... Led all players and tied a career-high with 10 tackles in road win at Florida (11/22), helping UT snap a 10- game losing streak in Gainesville ... Posted a seven-tackle performance for the fourth time this season against No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1), recording half a sack and two QB hurries ... Tallied six tackles with a half TFL in road victory over Kentucky (10/25) ... Recorded six tackles with one TFL at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Turned in his third seven-tackle performance of the season in win vs. Arkansas (10/11), including a TFL in win over the Razorbacks ... Posted seven tackles to pass the century mark in his career during the Vols’ road overtime win at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Played in his 30th game as a Vol and registered six tackles with half a TFL in win over UAB (9/20) ... Had seven tackles in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) ... Finished season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30) with four tackles and one TFL and recorded his first-career interception on a tipped pass early in the third quarter that set up a UT touchdown.2024 – SOPHOMORE
Worked his way into starting role at middle linebacker and was a consistent performer … Played in all 13 games and started the final eight contests of his sophomore campaign as the Vols earned their first berth to the College Football Playoff … Ranked fourth on the squad with 43 total tackles and led the team with three fumble recoveries … Capped the season leading the Vols with a career-high 10 total tackles on 47 snaps in CFP First Round matchup at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21) … Made one stop with one QB hurry vs. UTEP (11/23) ... Posted six tackles and one TFL in win vs. Mississippi State (11/9), and recovered a fumble for the third time of the season ... Recovered his second fumble of the season in win vs. Kentucky (11/2) and finished the game with three total tackles ... Recorded his first-career sack in a 24-17 win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19), finishing the night with four total tackles and half a TFL ... Made his first-career start for the Vols in overtime win vs. Florida (10/12), making five tackles with a half TFL in a season-high 67 snaps ... Finished with five tackles and a half tackle for loss at Arkansas (10/5) ... Recorded three tackles and a PBU in shutout win over Kent State (9/14) as the defense held the Golden Flashes to 112 yards of total offense ... Notched one tackle and recovered a fumble in UT’s 51-10 victory over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Played 29 snaps and tallied four solo tackles in the season-opening win over Chattanooga (8/31).2023 – FRESHMAN
Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams during his rookie season … Collected 35 tackles (15 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup … Led all freshmen on the team in tackles … Contributed five tackles and a tackle for loss in shutting down No. 17 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl (1/1) … Racked up six tackles and logged his first career pass breakup in the regular season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Tallied four total tackles against No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Posted three tackles and a half-tackle for loss at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Collected five total tackles and logged his first career TFL in Homecoming win over UConn (11/4) ... Saw significant action in SEC home opener vs. South Carolina (9/30), playing 12 snaps at linebacker and making two total tackles ... Played 10 defensive snaps in win over UTSA (9/23) and finished the game with three total tackles ... Made his SEC debut at Florida (9/16), seeing action on special teams ... Saw more extensive action in home opener vs. Austin Peay (9/9), playing 20 defensive snaps and recording six tackles in the win ... Played seven defensive snaps in his collegiate debut during Vols’ season-opening win over Virginia (9/2).HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Four-star linebacker prospect out of Georgia … As a senior, helped lead Gainesville High School to a 14-1 record and an appearance in the Georgia Class 6A State Championship game, its first appearance since 2012 … Racked up 13 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and blocked two PATs in the state title game … Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN and a high-end three-star prospect by the other major recruiting services … Rated as the No. 11 linebacker in the country and the No. 27 player in the state of Georgia by ESPN … Considered the No. 33 linebacker prospect in the nation by Rivals and No. 80 by On3 … Tabbed a Region 8-6A first-team selection at linebacker in 2022 … Earned back-to-back Region 7-3A Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2020 and 2021 while playing for North Hall High School … Named to the 2021 Georgia High School Association Class 3A First Team All-State team as a junior after garnering all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore in 2020… Recorded 112 tackles, 25 TFLs, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception as a senior … Made 137 tackles, 33 TFLs, three sacks and picked off three passes as a junior … Compiled 143 tackles as a sophomore in 2020 … Was also a standout track and field athlete and played basketball in high school … Won a sectional title and placed fourth at the Georgia Class 3A state championship meet in the high jump as a sophomore in 2020 … Committed to the Vols in June 2022 after compiling more than 25 Division I offers, including 18 from Power Five programs … Coached by Josh Niblett (Gainesville HS) and Sean Pender (North Hall HS) … Full name is Jeremiah James Telander … Son of Steven and Angela Telander … His father, Steve, played college football at UMass before getting into coaching and spending time as an assistant coach at Missouri, Bowling Green, UTEP and UMass … Majoring in communication studies … X handle is @jeremiahteland1 … Instagram handle is @jeremiahtelanderFB | Music City Bowl Postgame Press Conference (12.30.25)
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