The 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their home games at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Clark Lea.
Staff
Clark Lea Head coach 1stDavid Raih Offensive coordinator/wide receivers 1st Jesse Minter Defensive coordinator/safeties coach 1st Justin Lustig Special teams coordinator/ tight ends coach 1st Joey Lynch Pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach 1st AJ Blazek Offensive line coach 1st Norval McKenzie Run game coordinator/running backs coach 1st Jovan Haye Defensive ends coach 1st Inoke BreckterfieldDefensive tackles Coach 1st John Egorugwu Linebackers coach 1st Lamar Morgan Cornerbacks coach 1st
Schedule
Rankings
Roster 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores Football RosterQuarterbacks 5 Mike Wright – sophomore (6'4, 190) 8 Ken Seals – sophomore (6'3, 220) 18 Jeremy Moussa – senior (6'3, 225) 38 Wilson Long – sophomore (6'0, 197) 39 Blake Jarrett – freshman (6'2, 186)
Running backs 6 Re'Mahn Davis – junior (5'9, 205) 24 Rocko Griffin – sophomore (5'9, 203) 42 Patrick Smith – freshman (5'10, 180) 43 James Ziglor III – freshman (5'11, 190) 45 Dylan Betts-Pauley – freshman (5'11, 240)
Fullback 34 Luke Blanton – senior (6'2, 240)
Wide receivers 2 Amir Abdur-Rahman – senior (6'4, 215) 7 Cam Johnson – senior (6'0, 200) 14 Will Sheppard – sophomore (6'3, 200) 19 Chris Pierce Jr. – senior (6'4, 235) 46 Ezra McAllister – freshman (6'0, 183) 81 Tyrell Alexander – senior (6'1, 195) 82 Devin Boddie Jr. – junior (5'11, 180) 83 Gamarion Carter – freshman (6'2, 195) 87 Quincy Skinner Jr. – freshman (6'1, 200) 89 Logan Kyle – sophomore (6'3, 209)
Tight ends 10 Gavin Schoenwald – senior (6'4, 243) 84 Justin Ball – junior (6'6, 245) 85 Joel DeCoursey – junior (6'4, 235) 86 Ben Bresnahan – senior (6'4, 235) 93 Thomas Smith – senior (6'1, 226) 96 Brayden Bapst – junior (6'8, 280)
Long snappers 47 Wesley Schelling – sophomore (6'5, 235) 49 Zach Drevino – senior (6'0, 209)
Punters 30 Jared Wheatley – junior (6'1, 205) 58 Jared Elstein – senior (6'2, 185) 59 Pierson Cooke – senior (6'0, 209) 95 Harrison Smith – senior (5'10, 183)
Offensive linemen 52 Kevo Wesley – sophomore (6'4, 290) 54 Tyler Steen – senior (6'5, 315) 60 Gunner Hansen – freshman (6'5, 317) 62 Julian Hernandez – junior (6'4, 304) 63 Delfin Xavier Castillo – freshman (6'5, 330) 65 Michael Warden – senior (6'2, 286) 66 Charlie Clark – freshman (6'7, 284) 67 Jake Ketschek – freshman (6'4, 305) 68 Jason Brooks Jr. – sophomore (6'4, 295) 70 Bradley Ashmore – sophomore (6'6, 290) 71 Gage Pitchford – freshman (6'6, 300) 72 Dan Dawkins – senior (6'3, 304) 74 Cole Clemens – senior (6'6, 335) 75 Ben Cox – sophomore (6'5, 310) 76 Jonathan Stewart – senior (6'7, 340) 77 Junior Uzebu – junior (6'6, 326) 78 Bryce Bailey – senior (6'5, 304) 79 Trent Weaver – sophomore (6'3, 299)
Defensive linemen 9 Daevion Davis – junior (6'2, 285) 35 Malik Langham – senior (6'5, 296) 55 Devin Lee – freshman (6'3, 277) 57 Tyler Bence – freshman (6'3, 255) 64 Derek Green – junior (6'5, 318) 80 Alex Williams – junior (6'6, 265) 90 Nate Clifton – junior (6'5, 280) 91 Christian James – junior (6'4, 275) 92 Marcus Bradley – freshman (6'3, 275) 94 Raashaan Wilkins Jr. – senior (6'3, 310) 96 Jacques Hunter – freshman (6'4, 230) 97 Terion Sugick – freshman (6'2, 305) 99 Lorenza Surgers – senior (6'5, 265)
Placekickers 16 Jack Cardillo – senior (6'1, 180) 36 Joseph Bulovas – senior (6'0, 210) 58 Jared Elstein – senior (6'2, 185) 59 Pierson Cooke – senior (6'0, 209) 61 Will Faris – freshman (5'11, 166) Linebackers 0 Anfernee Orji – junior (6'2, 230) 1 Elijah McAllister – senior (6'6, 261) 12 Brayden DeVault-Smith – senior (6'3, 227) 17 Feleti Afemui – senior (6'3, 245) 20 Jack Barton – sophomore (6'1, 215) 29 Miles Capers – freshman (6'5, 230) 31 Michael Spencer – sophomore (6'4, 260) 32 Ethan Barr – sophomore (6'3, 244) 40 Tommy Eckels – sophomore (6'2, 225) 50 Errington Truesdell – freshman (6'1, 224) 51 Michael Mincey – freshman (6'1, 232) 53 Alston Orji – senior (6'2, 236) 56 Alex Brown – senior (6'2, 242) 88 Michael Owusu – senior (6'5, 231) 98 Daniel Gaw – freshman (6'3, 230)
Cornerbacks 13 Gabe Jeudy-Lally – junior (6'1, 186) 22 John Howse IV – freshman (6'2, 190) 23 Jaylen Mahoney – junior (5'11, 191) 25 Ryan McCord – sophomore (6'1, 190) 26 B. J. Anderson – senior (6'1, 195) 28 Allan George – senior (6'1, 195) 41 Tyson Russell – freshman (5'11, 180)
Defensive backs 4 Chase Lloyd – sophomore (6'2, 203) 15 Camden Coleman – senior (6'1, 215) 33 De'Rickey Wright – sophomore (6'4, 230) 37 Marlem Sewell – freshman (6'1, 185) 43 James Ziglor III – freshman (5'11, 190) 44 Alan Wright – freshman (6'0, 181) 48 C. J. Taylor – freshman (6'1, 206)
Safeties 3 Deshaun Jerkins – senior (6'0, 200) 11 Justin Harris – junior (6'1, 195) 20 Jack Barton – sophomore (6'1, 215) 21 Maxwell Worship – senior (6'1, 210) 27 Brendon Harris – senior (6'1, 214)
Game summaries
East Tennessee State
Statistics Statistics ETSUVAN First downs 13 23 Total yards 314 321 Rushing yards 179 85 Passing yards 135 236 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 32:47 27:13 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Tennessee State Passing Tyler Riddell 13/22, 135 yards, TD Rushing Quay Holmes 23 rushes, 149 yards Receiving Will Huzzie 4 receptions, 62 yardsVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 20/35, 195 yards, 2 INT Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 15 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 9 receptions, 84 yards
At Colorado State
Statistics Statistics VANCSU First downs 21 20 Total yards 342 445 Rushing yards 104 207 Passing yards 238 238 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 35:27 24:33 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 27/42, 238 yards, 2 TD Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 17 rushes, 77 yards Receiving Chris Pierce Jr. 4 receptions, 76 yards, TDColorado State Passing Todd Centeio 20/38, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing David Bailey 15 rushes, 80 yards, TD Receiving Trey McBride 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Stanford
Statistics Statistics STANVAN First downs 20 23 Total yards 422 398 Rushing yards 204 247 Passing yards 218 151 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 28:38 31:22 Team Category Player StatisticsStanford Passing Tanner McKee 19/29, 218 yards, 2 TD Rushing Austin Jones 7 rushes, 80 yards Receiving Brycen Tremayne 5 receptions, 54 yards TDVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 16/37, 120 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 19 rushes, 107 yards Receiving Chris Pierce Jr. 6 receptions, 52 yards
No. 2 Georgia
Statistics Statistics UGAVAN First downs 28 4 Total yards 532 77 Rushing yards 241 53 Passing yards 291 24 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 37:16 22:44 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Passing Stetson Bennett 11/15, 151 yards, TD, INT Rushing Zamir White 9 rushes, 48 yards, TD Receiving Brock Bowers 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TDVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 3/9, 16 yards, INT Rushing Mike Wright 8 rushes, 41 yards Receiving Cam Johnson 1 reception, 10 yards
UConn
Statistics Statistics CONNVAN First downs 24 23 Total yards 523 439 Rushing yards 192 106 Passing yards 331 333 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:10 31:50 Team Category Player StatisticsUConn Passing Steven Krajewski 18/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Nate Carter 24 rushes, 123 yards Receiving Keelan Marion 4 receptions, 102 yards, TDVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 27/40, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 19 rushes, 77 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
At No. 20 Florida
Statistics Statistics VANFLA First downs 18 18 Total yards 287 479 Rushing yards 88 181 Passing yards 199 298 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 36:10 23:50 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 22/43, 192 yards, 2 INT Rushing Patrick Smith 17 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Cam Johnson 4 receptions, 49 yardsFlorida Passing Emory Jones 14/22, 273 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Nay'Quan Wright 7 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Jacob Copeland 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
At South Carolina
Statistics Statistics VANSC First downs 15 17 Total yards 312 434 Rushing yards 106 117 Passing yards 206 317 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 31:13 28:47 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 11/21, 206 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 18 rushes, 57 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 120 yards, TDSouth Carolina Passing Luke Doty 17/27, 242 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing ZaQuandre White 12 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Jaheim Bell 6 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Mississippi State
Statistics Statistics MSSTVAN First downs 29 5 Total yards 522 155 Rushing yards 61 9 Passing yards 461 146 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 39:02 20:58 Team Category Player StatisticsMississippi State Passing Will Rogers 41/57, 384 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dillon Johnson 7 carries, 34 yards Receiving Jaden Walley 5 receptions, 72 yardsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 12/17, 122 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 7 carries, 12 yards Receiving Devin Boddie Jr. 4 receptions, 69 yards
Missouri
Statistics Statistics MIZVAN First downs 23 20 Total yards 502 380 Rushing yards 284 258 Passing yards 218 122 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:45 26:15 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri Passing Connor Bazelak 22/28, 218 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tyler Badie 31 carries, 254 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keke Chism 4 receptions, 95 yards, TDVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 14/28, 122 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Mike Wright 14 carries, 152 yards Receiving Chris Pierce Jr. 4 receptions, 54 yards
Kentucky
Statistics Statistics UKVAN First downs 21 16 Total yards 413 266 Rushing yards 236 96 Passing yards 177 170 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:46 30:14 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Will Levis 14/22, 177 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 INT Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 16 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 6 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TDVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 12/17, 87 yards, 1 INT Rushing Patrick Smith 18 carries, 84 yards Receiving Chris Pierce Jr 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
At No. 12 Ole Miss
Statistics Statistics VANMISS First downs 25 23 Total yards 454 470 Rushing yards 241 326 Passing yards 213 144 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:57 21:03 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 22/44, 242 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 26 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Pierce Jr. 10 receptions, 113 yards Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 27/36, 326 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 9 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahcour Pearson 4 receptions, 101 yards
At Tennessee
Statistics Statistics VANTENN First downs 18 25 Total yards 321 441 Rushing yards 115 285 Passing yards 206 156 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:16 21:44 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 16/31, 198 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rocko Griffin 30 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 5 receptions, 98 yards, TDTennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 10/18, 156 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jaylen Wright 15 carries, 112 yards, TD Receiving Cedric Tillman 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
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