Ty Redmond

CAREER HONORS 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist 2025 The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team 2025 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team 2025 All-SEC Third Team (Coaches) 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) SEC Co-Freshman of the Week (vs. New Mexico State, 11/17/25) CAREER Versatile defensive back who has been extremely effective as one of Tennessee’s starting corners as a true freshman ... Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and flashed during spring practice ... Thrust into a starting role as a true freshman and has performed well with 39 tackles, one TFL, 10 pass breakups and three interceptions during his debut season ... Played in 12 career games with 11 starts. 2025 – FRESHMAN Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at cornerback this season and totaled 39 tackles with one TFL, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups ... Entering the postseason, ranks tied for first in the SEC with 13 passes defended and leads all SEC freshmen with 10 PBUs ... Leads all Power Four freshmen in PBUs and passes defended and ranks second among all FBS freshmen behind South Alabama’s Nehemiah Chandler, who has 13 PBUs and 15 passes defended ... His three interceptions lead the team and rank tied for fourth in the conference ... His 80.0 PFF coverage grade ranks fourth among SEC cornerbacks (min. 300 coverage snaps) ... Snagged his third INT of the season, posted his 10th PBU of the year and logged three total tackles vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... Logged his ninth PBU of the season in road win at Florida (11/22) ... Was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after making his second interception and recording his eighth PBU of the season vs. New Mexico State (11/15) while finishing the game with a season-best five total tackles ... Posted four tackles and two pass breakups against No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Logged three tackles and a pass breakup in road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Added three tackles and a half TFL to his season tally at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Matched his season-high with four total tackles in win over Arkansas (10/11) ... Posted four total tackles and logged his first-career half-TFL in overtime win at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Logged four tackles and one pass breakup in the win over UAB (9/20) ... Posted three tackles in his SEC debut vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) and snagged his first-career interception at the end of the first half, returning it 38 yards ... Earned his first-career start at cornerback in the home opener vs. ETSU (9/6) and finished the game with two tackles and one pass breakup ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30), playing 61 defensive snaps while finishing with four tackles and two pass breakups, which led all FBS freshman in Week 1. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL Versatile defensive back who can play multiple positions in the secondary and brings a championship pedigree from Milton High School in Georgia … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2025 and flashed during spring practice … Rated a three-star prospect by all major recruiting services … The No. 60 player from Georgia and No. 50 cornerback in the country according to 247Sports … Rated No. 87 in the state and No. 68 at his position by On3 … ESPN ranks him No. 88 in the state and No. 59 at his position for the Class of 2024 … Helped the Eagles capture back-to-back state championships as teammates with Vol Dylan Lewis … Registered 41 tackles – three tackles for loss – with two interceptions and eight pass breakups as a senior to help lead Milton High School to undefeated 2024 campaign, their seventh-straight region championship and the Class 5A title … Totaled 34 tackles – five tackles for loss – and two interceptions as a junior in 2023 … Committed to the Vols in November 2024 … Chose Tennessee over 10 other Division I offers, all from Power 4 programs … Coached by Ben Reaves Jr. … Parents are Rodney and Michelle Redmond … Majoring in sport management … X handle is @Tyler_Redmond23 … Instagram handle is @tyyredmond