Jesse Perry: Highest-Rated Offensive Tackle From Week Two

[WillisWG]

Perry is exceeding all expectations

Tennessee Starter Ranked as the Highest-Rated Offensive Tackle From Week Two | Rocky Top Insider

New Tennessee starter Jesse Perry has been named as the highest-graded offensive tackle in the Power 4, according to Pro Football Focus.

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[VolFreakJosh]

At this point, Sanders might as well sit on the bench.

Perry is really good.

 

[WillisWG]

At this point, Sanders might as well sit on the bench.

Perry is really good.

great play as OT but my question could he be even a better OG...that's where depth chart had him

 

[McDad]

How long has it been since we've had 2 great players fighting for the same spot on the O line? Feels like a great "problem" to have.

 

[jvols1999]

Sham is our worst pass blocking OL per PFF through 2 games. IMO that's the reason Sanders will start this game and bump Perry back to OG, which will give us our clear best 5.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

At this point, Sanders might as well sit on the bench.

Perry is really good.

Why do people say dumb stuff like this? It ain't 1985 anymore. There's no redshirt to protect. He's not gonna be here for 5 years. He also getting paid more than anyone else in that line. So he better earn his paycheck.

Yall need to stop with the old way of thinking. We need to get the most out of Sanders right now cause there's no guarantee he'll be here even next year.

 

[Vol49er]

Didn’t we almost have that kid at Miami out of high school too? Regardless, really like that we have real depth on the o line, Perry’s ability to shift around helps so much. Pendleton may not be our best o lineman necessarily but he may be the most important, the center spot looked a bit shaky behind him saturday

 

[MiramarVol]

Sham is our worst pass blocking OL per PFF through 2 games. IMO that's the reason Sanders will start this game and bump Perry back to OG, which will give us our clear best 5.

Sham is a lot smaller than the others also.

 

[walkenvol]

Sham is a lot smaller than the others also.

6’-7”, 330 lbs is the runt of the line?

 

[Brave Volunteer]

At this point, Sanders might as well sit on the bench.

Perry is really good.

I assume that Lance Heard will be NFL bound after this year. That will allow either Sanders or Perry to slide over to LT and the other play RT next year.

 

[SoMissVol]

Sham is our worst pass blocking OL per PFF through 2 games. IMO that's the reason Sanders will start this game and bump Perry back to OG, which will give us our clear best 5.

Pretty sure Sham made the PFF team of the week lol. He’s pretty good at the job it would seem.

 

[wrangler]

Hard to take the numbers very seriously right now. I'm waiting to see what these guys look like against some SEC competition.

 

[WillisWG]

Sham is our worst pass blocking OL per PFF through 2 games. IMO that's the reason Sanders will start this game and bump Perry back to OG, which will give us our clear best 5.

LG Sham Umarov — 81.5 (56 plays) last week

 

[jvols1999]

LG Sham Umarov — 81.5 (56 plays) last week

Got this from 247 article about potential breakout freshmen:

Antoni Ogumoro

Former three-star recruit Antoni Ogumoro, ranked No. 51 among interior offensive linemen in the 2025 class, made his collegiate debut on Saturday and excelled in pass protection. Ogumoro played 45 snaps at left guard, allowed zero pressures, and earned the highest pass-protection grade among Tennessee players at 82.8, per Pro Football Focus.

Starting left guard Shamurad Umarov has the lowest overall PFF grade among Vols starting offensive linemen this season at 63.7, allowing a team-high three pressures on 63 pass-block snaps through two games.

 

[WillisWG]

Got this from 247 article about potential breakout freshmen:

Antoni Ogumoro

Former three-star recruit Antoni Ogumoro, ranked No. 51 among interior offensive linemen in the 2025 class, made his collegiate debut on Saturday and excelled in pass protection. Ogumoro played 45 snaps at left guard, allowed zero pressures, and earned the highest pass-protection grade among Tennessee players at 82.8, per Pro Football Focus.

Starting left guard Shamurad Umarov has the lowest overall PFF grade among Vols starting offensive linemen this season at 63.7, allowing a team-high three pressures on 63 pass-block snaps through two games.

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RTI

LG Antoni Ogumoro — 65.9 (45 plays)

PFF Grades: Tennessee vs. ETSU | Rocky Top Insider

See how Tennessee football players individually graded out according to PFF in the Vols' week two matchup against ETSU.

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https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/longformarticle/pro-football-focus-grades-snap-counts-from-tennessee-volunteers-football-win-over-east-tennessee-state-josh-heupel-joey-aguilar-253643827/#2699614

Offensive Line

Jesse Perry: 91.0 (56)

Max Anderson: 82.1 (45)

Shamurad Umarov: 81.5 (56)

Sam Pendleton: 74.3 (46)

Wendell Moe Jr.: 74.0 (56)

Lance Heard: 73.1 (56)

William Satterwhite: 68.6 (40)

Antoni Ogumoro: 65.9 (45)

Bennett Warren: 61.2 (41)

Brian Grant: 61.0 (45)

 

[Delmar]

6’-7”, 330 lbs is the runt of the line?

Heck Walken, I started to argue with folks on here the other day that think our DT’s weigh 250. Then I quickly decided it was silly and not worth the trouble. No surprise some think Sham is “smaller than others”. I think it’s a depth perception problem.

 

[MiramarVol]

6’-7”, 330 lbs is the runt of the line?

He's tall but doesn't seem aa filled out as the other OL in the huddle.

 

[The_topis_Rocky89]

Didn’t we almost have that kid at Miami out of high school too? Regardless, really like that we have real depth on the o line, Perry’s ability to shift around helps so much. Pendleton may not be our best o lineman necessarily but he may be the most important, the center spot looked a bit shaky behind him saturday

We did flipped at the end I believe

 

[NighthawkVol]

At this point, Sanders might as well sit on the bench.

Perry is really good.

It’s not Sanders or Perry. It’s Sanders or Sham, with Perry moving to Guard.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Why do people say dumb stuff like this? It ain't 1985 anymore. There's no redshirt to protect. He's not gonna be here for 5 years. He also getting paid more than anyone else in that line. So he better earn his paycheck.

Yall need to stop with the old way of thinking. We need to get the most out of Sanders right now cause there's no guarantee he'll be here even next year.

I actually agree with you here. The coaches did apparently believe the best 5 included Sanders.

This is a huge ask though to get his first snaps against Georgia.

 

[sonofUT62]

Why do people say dumb stuff like this? It ain't 1985 anymore. There's no redshirt to protect. He's not gonna be here for 5 years. He also getting paid more than anyone else in that line. So he better earn his paycheck.

Yall need to stop with the old way of thinking. We need to get the most out of Sanders right now cause there's no guarantee he'll be here even next year.

Yes. Why do people say dumb things?

 

[jvols1999]

It’s not Sanders or Perry. It’s Sanders or Sham, with Perry moving to Guard.

Sham isn’t an option at RT

The choice is status quo or starting Sanders at RT and Perry bumping Sham out of the lineup as the other G with Moi.

 

[livefaith]

Why do people say dumb stuff like this? It ain't 1985 anymore. There's no redshirt to protect. He's not gonna be here for 5 years. He also getting paid more than anyone else in that line. So he better earn his paycheck.

Yall need to stop with the old way of thinking. We need to get the most out of Sanders right now cause there's no guarantee he'll be here even next year.

D4H, I have to say, you get it here.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Sham isn’t an option at RT

The choice is status quo or starting Sanders at RT and Perry bumping Sham out of the lineup as the other G with Moi.

That's exactly what I said and the point of my post. I never indicated that Sham would play Tackle. If Sanders is inserted, Sham is the one bumped out of the lineup.

"It’s not Sanders or Perry. It’s Sanders or Sham, with Perry moving to Guard"...to replace Sham (although Moe will move to Sham's spot at LG and Perry would play RG).

The question is, do we a) keep things status quo because it's been clicking and there seems to be chemistry or b) do we insert Sanders because it puts our most talented 5 out there and puts Perry at his more natural position?

I'd go with b. We need the most athletic/talented group out there for this UGA defense. But I'd understand going with a.

 

[GritNGrind1906]

But Elarbee cant recruit and develop HS players