2025 Football Roster
Roster
Turbyville, Josh

Jersey Number 94
Josh Turbyville
- Position:
- P/PK
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll2024 All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Strong-legged, homegrown specialist who is the Vols' primary kickoff specialist for the third straight season … Averages 63.0 yards per kickoff (172 for 10,842) with 135 touchbacks ... Has connected on three PATs and one field goal during his college career ... Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member ... Played in 28 career games.2025 – RS-JUNIOR
Kicked off eight times with eight touchbacks in season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30), totaling 520 yards for an average of 65.0.2024 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Selected to the Coaches All-SEC Third Team in his second straight year as the starting kickoff specialist … Participated in all 13 games … Ranked second in the SEC and fifth in the FBS with 68 touchbacks and third in the SEC and eighth in the FBS in touchback percentage (82.9) ... Averaged 63.8 yards per kickoff, which ranked fourth in the SEC … Seven of his 13 games had a 65.0 yard average … Knocked three touchbacks on seven kickoffs for 422 yards at Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Booted nine touchbacks on nine kickoffs, totaling 585 yards vs. UTEP (11/23) ... Kicked off four times for 253 yards with three touchbacks at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Had seven kickoffs for 450 yards vs. Mississippi State (11/9), with six going for touchbacks … Hit five kickoffs for 325 yards and three touchbacks vs. Kentucky (11/2) ...Totaled five touchbacks on five kickoffs in win vs. No. 7 Alabama (10/19), with his kickoffs traveling 325 yards ... Kicked off four times for 260 yards with four touchbacks vs. Florida (10/12) ... Booted three kickoffs for 195 yards and three touchbacks at Arkansas (10/5) ... Kicked off six times for 390 yards with six touchbacks in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21) ... Set career highs with 11 kickoffs for 678 yards and eight touchbacks against Kent State (9/14) ... Kicked off nine times for 579 yards with eight touchbacks vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Kicked off eight times for 520 yards and eight touchbacks against Chattanooga (8/31), while also converting on two PAT attempts.2023 – RS-FRESHMAN
Served as Tennessee’s primary kickoff specialist in his second year with the program … Played in all 13 games and totaled 81 kickoffs for 5,029 yards (62.1 avg.) over the course of the season … Ranked eighth in the FBS and third in the SEC with 58 touchbacks on the year … Landed his first career tackle on kickoff coverage vs. No. 1 Georgia (11/18) … Made two kicks in the second half of UT’s homecoming victory over UConn (11/4), connecting on a PAT and a 33-yard field goal try – both the first of his career … Booted a season-best eight touchbacks on eight kickoffs vs. UTSA (9/23) … Launched his first career kickoff 65 yards for a touchback in season opener vs. Virginia (9/2) and finished the contest with eight kicks for 489 yards.2022 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in one game and earned a redshirt ... Made debut against UT Martin (10/22), kicking a touchback in the fourth quarter.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Local kicking prospect who played for nearby Knoxville Catholic High School … Rated a 4.5 star kicker and four-star punter by Kohl’s Professional Camps … Earned Ray Guy prokicker.com All-America honors and was tabbed a Mr. Football Kicker of the Year finalist after a strong senior season … Earned DII-AAA All-State honors his senior year after kicking 45 touchbacks and averaging 40.5 yards per punt … Signed with the Vols in Feb. 2022 … Full name is Joshua Michael Turbyville … Son of Chandle and Josh Turbyville … Has one brother, Bentley ... His mother, Chandle, is a University of Tennessee alumni ... Favorite movie is Step Brothers ... Favorite musical artist is Zach Bryan ... Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite sport other than football is basketball ... Something people don't know about him is that two of his toes are conjoined ... Majoring in marketing ... Twitter handle is @jturby93 ... Instagram handle is @jturby33FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01