Tennessee at Alabama 10/23/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Tennessee Volunteers visit Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday to play the No. 5 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Tennessee is 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the SEC following a 31-26 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday night. Quarterback Hendon Hooker passed for 233 yards and one touchdown in the loss and rushed for a team-high 108 yards with one touchdown. Velus Jones Jr. was the leading receiver with 93 yards.

Hendon Hooker has passed for 1,296 yards with 14 touchdowns and only one interception. Tiyon Evans is the leading rusher with 486 yards but is injured, while Hooker has rushed for 390 yards and four touchdowns. The leading receiver is Velus Jones Jr. with 437 yards and three touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Theo Jackson is the leading tackler with 44 and the leader in quarterback sacks with 4.0 is linebacker Jeremy Banks.

Alabama improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the SEC following a 49-9 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday. Quarterback Bryce Young passed for 348 yards with four touchdowns, while running back Roydell Williams rushed for 78 yards. Wide receiver John Metchie III caught seven passes for 117 yards and one touchdown. Alabama held Mississippi State to just 299 yards of total offense and forced three Bulldogs’ turnovers.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has passed for 2,082 yards with 24 touchdowns and only three interceptions. The leading rusher for Alabama is Brian Robinson Jr with 599 yards and eight touchdowns. Jameson Williams is the leading receiver for Alabama with 587 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Henry To’oTo’o is the leading tackler with 49 and lineman Phidarian Mathis is the leader in quarterback sacks with 4.5.