2017 Football Roster
Roster
Chandler, Ty

Jersey Number 3
Ty Chandler
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Montgomery Bell Academy
Bio

CAREER HONORS
2019 Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch ListPFF College SEC Team of the Week (9/19/18)
SEC Freshman of the Week (9/9/17)
CAREER
Veteran running back who has played in 45 games and made 25 starts ... Totaled 2,015 rushing yards and ranks fifth in UT history in all-purpose yards with 3,245 ... Has 17 career touchdowns (13 rushing, three receiving, one kickoff return) ... His 724 career kickoff return yards ranks No. 14 in school history ... Averaging 4.9 yards per carry for his career ... Home run threat with three rushes of 50 or more yards in his career.2020 – SENIOR
Had a rushing TD for the second straight game and the fourth game this season in win at Vanderbilt (12/12) while also rushing nine times for 61 yards ... Moved into fifth place on UT’s career all-purpose yardage list after totaling 64 yards (49 rushing, 15 receiving) vs. #6 Florida (12/5) ... Moved into seventh place on UT’s career all-purpose yardage list after totaling 77 yards (40 rushing, 37 receiving) at #23 Auburn (11/21) ... Rushed for 51 yards on 12 carries and scored UT’s only touchdown vs. Kentucky (10/17) ... Had 103 all-purpose yards (90 rush, 13 receiving) and one rushing TD in win vs. Missouri (10/3), passing a handful of Vols to move into 10th on UT’s career list for all-purpose yards ... Started at running back in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26), leading the team with 86 yards on 13 carries.2019 – JUNIOR
Led the Vols in rushing for the second straight season with 655 yards and three touchdowns on 135 carries (4.9 ypc) ... Added 13 receptions for 63 yards and had a 22.8 kick return average as UT's primary kick-off returner ... Started nine games and appeared in all 13 contests ... Capped the season with 35 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards on three catches against Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl ... Battled injury towards the end of the regular season, but had 23 yards at Missouri (11/23) and 28 yards at Kentucky (11/9) ... Had a game-high 85 rushing yards on 16 carries, and also scored his third rushing touchdown of the year in win over UAB (11/2) ... Had a team-high 78 rushing yards on 16 carries in win over South Carolina (10/26) ... Recorded a game-high 63 yards rushing in the Vols' 20-10 win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Posted his second rushing touchdown of the year on a 13-yard scamper to open the scoring in win over Chattanooga (9/14) ... Went over the century mark for the third time in his career, rushing for 154 yards against BYU, including a 53-yard run in the second quarter, his longest run of the season and third-longest of his career ... The 154 yards was the second-highest rushing output of his career (9/7) ... Led the Vols in rushing yards against Georgia State, recording 48 on six touches, including a 31-yard TD run (8/31).2018 – SOPHOMORE
Versatile running back who the Vols in rushing with 630 yards on 115 carries (5.5 ypc) and scored a team-high seven touchdowns (four rushing and three receiving) … Tied for team lead in touchdown receptions and ranked fourth in receptions (19) and receiving yards (183) … Became first Vol since LaMarcus Coker in 2006 to record two runs of 75 or more yards in the same season, rushing for TDs of 81 and 75 yards … First Vol running back to record a touchdown catch in three-straight games in program history … Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors at Tennessee’s end-of-year banquet … Had 80+ rushing yards in each of the final three games of the season … Ran for 88 yards on seven carries, including a 75-yard touchdown run at Vanderbilt … Had 82 yards and matched a career high with two rushing touchdowns against Missouri … Rushed for 89 yards on 16 carries in win over No. 11 Kentucky … Caught a career-high seven passes for 29 yards against South Carolina … Hauled in 10-yard touchdown pass versus No. 1 Alabama ... Pulled in 42-yard touchdown pass in win over No. 21 Auburn … Rushed for 50 yards and added 62 yards receiving against Auburn … Caught first-career touchdown pass on the road at No. 2 Georgia … Ran for a career-high 158 yards against UTEP.2017 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 12 games, making one start … Carried the ball 71 times as a freshman for 305 yards and two touchdowns ... Ranked fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally with a 26.1 kickoff return average … Set a career high for kickoff return yards with 112 yards at Missouri … Rushed for 120 yards on 22 carries and two rushing scores at Kentucky … Made first-career start and scored first-career touchdown by returning opening kickoff 91 yards vs. Indiana State.HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a consensus four-star prospect and one of the nation’s top 100 recruits … Two-time Division II-AA Tennessee Mr. Football Award winner at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Ten ... MaxPreps 2016 Football All-America Team … Member of ESPN 300 … 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl nomination … Candidate for the 2016 All-USA Offensive Player of the Year award … Ranked seventh in TSSAA history in career rushing yards (6,158) and third in career touchdowns (92) at the conclusion of his career … Rushed for 2,252 yards and 39 touchdowns as a senior in 2016, leading the Big Red to an 8-2 record … Rushed for 2,558 yards and 31 touchdowns as a junior in 2015.PERSONAL
Full name is Tykevious Chandler … Born May 12, 1998 … Son of Katrina and Chico Chandler … Father, Chico, played running back at Ole Miss … Earned undergraduate degree in recreation and sport management in Dec. 2020 ... Recipient of George Sampson Family Athletic Scholarship.FB | Aguilar, Brazzell, Gilbert Postgame vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Saturday, September 06
FB | Matthews, Robinson, West Postgame vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Saturday, September 06
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Saturday, September 06
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02