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Three Vols projected in 2025 MLB mock draft first round

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June 19, 2025

Three Vols projected in 2025 MLB mock draft first round

The 2025 MLB draft will take place July 13-14 at Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia.

Liam Doyle, Gavin Kilen, Andrew Fischer, Dean Curley, Marcus Phillips, AJ Russell, Tanner Franklin and Nate Snead are former Vols expected to be drafted in 2025.

Eight former Vols were selected in the 2024 MLB draft: Christian Moore (Angels), Blake Burke (Milwaukee), Billy Amick (Minnesota), Dylan Dreiling (Texas), Drew Beam (Kansas City), Kavares Tears (San Diego), A.J. Causey (Kansas City) and Aaron Combs (White Sox).

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN released a mock draft for the first round. Below are 2025 MLB draft projections and excerpts for Tennessee players from McDaniel.

Liam Doyle

Team: Los Angeles Angels

Pick: No. 2

“Despite his excellent season, Doyle’s interest seems to have a major hole in it. While there’s believed to be real interest in him at No. 2, teams picking behind the Angels think Doyle could slide all the way to No. 9 or No. 10.”

Gavin Kilen

Team: Tampa Bay

Pick: No. 14

“The Rays pick again at Nos. 37 and 42, and there’s a chance most of those prep players will still be around for an overslot bonus, so grabbing a rising college bat that should go by the 20th pick is a good strategy.”

Andrew Fischer

Team: Detroit

Pick: No. 24

“Fischer is rising due to his strong performance in the SEC this year, and while he’s likely still behind (Ike) Irish, he might be sneaking up on (Jace) Laviolette with a chance to go in the top 20 picks.”

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North Forney’s Legend Bey reportedly requests letter of release from Tennessee

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December 15, 2025

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North Forney’s Legend Bey reportedly requests letter of release from Tennessee

The Dallas-area’s most up-and-down recruiting saga from the Class of 2026 has its latest twist.

North Forney four-star athlete Legend Bey has requested his letter of release from Tennessee, according to reporting from Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman.

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

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December 15, 2025

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (9-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Tennessee (7-3, 0-0 SEC) on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here’s how the Cardinals stack up against the Volunteers:

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Rankings

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
AP/USAT	20th/20th	11th/11th
SOS Advertisement	38th	89th
SOR	47th	13th Advertisement
NET	36th	11th
RPI	50th Advertisement	41st
BPI	18th	6th
KenPom Advertisement	18th	10th
Torvik	18th	10th Advertisement
EvanMiya	20th	12th

Team Leaders

	Tennessee	Louisville
Points	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (17.3)	Ryan Conwell (19.4) Advertisement
Rebounds	Nate Ament (7.1)	Sananda Fru (6.2)
Assists	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (5.4) Advertisement	Mikel Brown Jr. (5.1)
Steals	Bishop Boswell (1.9)	Kobe Rodgers (1.3)
Blocks Advertisement	Felix Okpara (1.7)	Sananda Fru (1.2)

Scoring

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.9	94.3
Field Goal % Advertisement	46.8	47.9
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.9/61.7	30.4/63.5 Advertisement
Three Point %	34.6	37.5
3PTM/3PTA	7.4/21.4 Advertisement	13.2/35.2
Free Throw %	72.7	77.8
FTM/FTA Per Game Advertisement	15.7/21.6	20.3/26.1

Rebounding

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	43.3	42.6
Off. Reb. Per Game Advertisement	15.6	12.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.7	29.9 Advertisement
Rebound Margin	12.9	8.0

Defense

	Tennessee	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.0	68.1 Advertisement
Opp. FG%	38.5	37.8
Opp. 3PT%	29.7 Advertisement	29.6
Steals Per Game	7.5	8.1
Blocks Per Game Advertisement	3.7	3.8
Turnovers Forced Per Game	12.4	13.9 Advertisement

Ball Handling

	Tennessee	Louisville
Assists Per Game Advertisement	18.8	19.7
Turnovers Per Game	13.2	10.9 Advertisement
Turnover Margin	0.8	3.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.42 Advertisement	1.81

Predictions

– ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Cardinals have a 57.8 percent chance to win against the Volunteers. Louisville has a BPI rating of 22.0 (6th overall), whereas Tennessee has a BPI rating of 16.9 (18th overall).

– KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 49 percent chance to take down the Volunteers, with a projected final score of 80-79 in favor of UT. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +27.72 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has an adjusted efficiency margin of +23.10 (18th overall).

– Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 43 percent chance to take down the Vols, with a projected final score of 80-78 in favor of UT. Louisville has a “Barthag” of .9451 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has a “Barthag” of .9253 (18th overall).

– Personal Prediction: Louisville 83, Tennessee 82.