Running back, Tennessee, 2023–⁠26

DeSean Bishop

Number
No. 18
Height
5′10″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Knoxville, TN
Born
Oct 15, 2004

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DeSean Bishop plays running back for Tennessee. Bishop is No. 3 in FBS in rushing yards this season. Last time out, against Alabama: 32 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD; 3 catches, 16 yards.

2026 so far

837 rushing yards, 10 TD

No. 3 in FBS in rushing yardsNo. 6 in FBS in rushing touchdowns

CFD Staff: George MacIntyre | Franklin to his first Tennessee start

Last game: 32 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD; 3 catches, 16 yards vs. Alabama, W 26–⁠10

Next game: at South Carolina, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 97FUR
  2. 147@GT
  3. 42KENN
  4. 34TEX
  5. 220AUB
  6. 138@ARK
  7. 159ALA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,076
Rushing yards, 2025 (Tennessee, 8–⁠5)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. Auburn, week 5, 2026: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in rushing yards, 2026

Career highs

220rushing yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Auburn, 2026

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tennessee744556.1353
2025Tennessee1821,0765.91650
2026Tennessee1398376.01059
Career3952,3686.02959

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tennessee11010.0010
2025Tennessee151359.0023
2026Tennessee8546.8015
Career241998.3023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Tennessee18RBRS
2024Tennessee18RBFr.
2025Tennessee18RBSo.
2026Tennessee18RBJr.5′10″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Tennessee760.2884th (n=434)0.1621.610%0.30
2025Tennessee2000.3497th (n=576)0.1067.821%0.44
2026Tennessee1430.2784th (n=478)0.1038.429%0.30

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Tennessee54%3.401.101.8011%
2026Tennessee50%3.701.101.7012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Tennessee 7 games, 837 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.FurmanW 56–⁠91497120––
Sep 12atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠2420147233115
Sep 19vs.Kennesaw StateW 42–⁠9942110115
Sep 26vs.TexasL 17–⁠2011340738
Oct 3vs.AuburnW 24–⁠1434220344––
Oct 10atArkansasW 24–⁠1719138159––
Oct 17vs.AlabamaW 26–⁠1032159220316
2025 Tennessee 13 games, 1,076 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠261182147244
Sep 6vs.East Tennessee StateW 72–⁠17368050––
Sep 13vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠44155408––
Sep 20vs.UABW 56–⁠24959219––
Sep 27atMississippi StateW 41–⁠34117212510
Oct 11vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠3114146132––
Oct 18atAlabamaL 20–⁠3714123244––
Oct 25atKentuckyW 56–⁠34144827––
Nov 1vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠331238016451
Nov 15vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠91680114426
Nov 22atFloridaW 31–⁠1124116228––
Nov 29vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠45209723516
Dec 30 ✦vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠30199321838
2024 Tennessee 10 games, 455 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ChattanoogaW 69–⁠3560124110
Sep 7vs.NC StateW 51–⁠101042015––
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 71–⁠07120253––
Sep 21atOklahomaW 25–⁠151665017––
Oct 5atArkansasL 14–⁠19319013––
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 23–⁠1772406––
Oct 19vs.AlabamaW 24–⁠17536015––
Nov 2vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠181606––
Nov 30atVanderbiltW 36–⁠231361011––
Dec 21 ✦atOhio StateL 17–⁠4272208––

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

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