Tight end, Tennessee, 2017–⁠21

Austin Pope

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Knoxville, TN

Austin Pope played tight end at Tennessee (2017–⁠21).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Tennessee294.5010
2018Tennessee15454.0053
2019Tennessee4215.3010
Career78412.0053

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Tennessee100001

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Tennessee81TEYr 1
2018Tennessee81TEYr 2
2019Tennessee81TEYr 3
2020Tennessee81TEYr 4
2021Tennessee81TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Tennessee3-0.39––-1.2–
2018Tennessee1-0.75––-0.8–
2019Tennessee5-0.27––-1.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Tennessee 5 games, 4 catches, 21 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.Georgia StateL 30–⁠38100–––
Sep 14vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠0–––100
Sep 21atFloridaL 3–⁠34150–––
Oct 5vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠431100–––
Nov 2vs.UABW 30–⁠7160–––
2018 Tennessee 1 game, 1 catch, 54 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 22vs.FloridaL 21–⁠471540–––
2017 Tennessee 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 16atFloridaL 20–⁠261100–––
Sep 23vs.MassachusettsW 17–⁠131−10–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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