Daevin Hobbs holds the DT · Starter spot in Tennessee Volunteers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Daevin Hobbs is a defensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers entering his senior season in 2026. The 6'4", 290-pound defensive lineman from Concord, North Carolina was a four-star recruit in the 2023 class. In 2025, his junior year, Hobbs appeared in the final eight games and recorded 30 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. He made his first career start against Illinois on 12/30 in the Music City Bowl, posting two tackles and a half-sack. Hobbs has appeared in 31 career games with one start, compiling 64 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks and five QB hurries.

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