Tennessee Football: Top Five Performers in 30-13 Win vs. Austin Peay

While it may not have been pretty, Tennessee Football still got things done at home and beat Austin Peay 30-13. 

5. Joe Milton III

Milton started with a rough first quarter through the air but completed 11 straight passes in the second quarter to help his team grab its first lead. Joe finished the night 21-of-33 for 228 yards passing with two touchdowns and also added a rushing score.

While he may have struggled in the beginning, he finished strong. Once he started getting into the swing of things, he tore apart the Austin Peay defense. Joe Milton III has all of the skills to be the best quarterback in the country, and he continues to show glimpses of that; it’s only a matter of time until he puts all four quarters together.

4. Ramel Keyton

Keyton finally turned things around this past weekend and showed why he is one of the best wide receivers in the country. He went for 5 receptions, 52 yards, and a touchdown. While these stats don’t necessarily scream perfect game, it’s a big improvement from the last game when he dropped the long bomb from Joe Milton.

3. Wesley Walker

Walker came alive last weekend with six tackles and one sack. Walker was an absolute menace on defense and helped carry the defense along with Aaron Beasley to hold down Vols’ defense. Wesley also had one pass deflection and was a key part of the Vols’ defense, locking down Austin Peay’s offense.

2. Jaylen Wright

Jaylen Wright opened up the second half by carrying the offense down the field. The Volunteers superstar running back took over in this opening drive, and it was clear what Josh Heupel’s halftime speech was about… get Jaylen the ball. There were five plays in this opening drive, four of which were to Wright. The first was a pass for 7 yards, and then the next three were him running the ball down to the five-yard line, which eventually ended with a Joe Milton touchdown pass to put the Vols up 14.

Jaylen Wright finished the game with 118 yards and has been absolutely dominating.

1. Aaron Beasley

The defense was led by senior LB Aaron Beasley, who was all over the field last weekend, making play after play. Beasley had nine tackles, and eight of them were solo tackles. He also ended up with a career-high five tackles for loss, two of them being sacks. This was the most by a Volunteer defender in a single game since 2004.

The Tennessee Football defense continues to lead in almost every defensive stat:

TFLs per game – 1st FBS (12.5)
Sacks per game – T1st FBS (5.5)
Total sacks – T1st FBS (11)
Total TFLs – 2nd FBS (25)
Aaron Beasley – 1st FBS TFLs (6)

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