Tennessee football: Top 10 passing leaders in Vols history
By Josh Yourish
![Tennessee quarterback and "maestro" Peyton Manning leads the Vols' Pride of the Southland Band in a rendition of "Rocky Top" after the No. 3 ranked Volunteers closed out Vanderbilt 17-10 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Nov. 29, 1997. Tennessee earned its first ever trip to the SEC Championship game to faced Auburn. Tennessee quarterback and "maestro" Peyton Manning leads the Vols' Pride of the Southland Band in a rendition of "Rocky Top" after the No. 3 ranked Volunteers closed out Vanderbilt 17-10 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Nov. 29, 1997. Tennessee earned its first ever trip to the SEC Championship game to faced Auburn.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/b96b3215182fe3a7c50ab3d688fe8336b3336de58681407c397650aa151b41d3.jpg)
Tennessee football career passing leader No. 7: Jarett Guarantano (2017-20)
- 6,174 passing yards
- 38 passing touchdowns
- 61.1% completion
- 7.6 yards per attempt
In the transition from Butch Jones to Jeremy Pruitt, Guarantano provided a sense of stability to a program that desperately needed some. Guarantano never reached the heights of a player like Hendon Hooker, but he was the starting quarterback for parts of four seasons.
In 2019, Guarantano had his best season. He completed 59.1% of his passes for 2,158 yards and 16 touchdowns with eight interceptions. The Vols went 8-5 and won the Gator Bowl, the only bowl game appearance of Pruitt’s tenure.