2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football
2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Clark Lea (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Gregory (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	FirstBank Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Georgia	1	–	0	3	–	0
No. 16 LSU	1	–	0	2	–	1
No. 25 Texas A&M	1	–	0	2	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	1	2	–	1
No. 4 Alabama	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 7 Missouri	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 15 Oklahoma	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 1 Texas	0	–	0	3	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	0	2	–	1
Auburn	0	–	0	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	2	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	0	1	–	2
Florida	0	–	1	1	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	2	1	–	2
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team will represent Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores are led by Clark Lea in his fourth year as their head coach.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2024. The Commodores were predicted to finish 16th (last) in the conference, but also received two first-place votes.^[1]

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Patrick Mannelly Award^[2]	Julian Ashby	LS	GS
Wuerffel Trophy^[3]	Richie Hoskins	WR	SR
Ray Guy Award^[4]	Jesse Mirco	P	GS
Bednarik Award^[5]	C. J. Taylor	LB	SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 a.m.	Virginia Tech*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 34–27 ^OT	28,934
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Alcorn State*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 55–0	24,080
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 32–36	14,413
September 21	3:15 p.m.	at No. 7 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN
October 5		Alabama	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
October 12		at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Ball State*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+
October 26		Texas	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
November 2		at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL
November 9		South Carolina	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN
November 23		at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
November 30		Tennessee	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Junior Sherrill	So
WR	`1`	Dariyan Wiley	GS
QB	`2`	Diego Pavia	GS
WR	`3`	Quincy Skinner Jr.	Sr
WR	`5`	Richie Hoskins	Sr
QB	`7`	Drew Dickey	Jr
QB	`8`	Nate Johnson	Jr
TE	`9`	Eli Stowers	GS
QB	`10`	Whit Muschamp	Fr
WR	`11`	Loic Fouonji	GS
QB	`12`	Brennan Storer	Jr
RB	`13`	Chase Gillespie	Jr
QB	`14`	Jérémy St. Hilaire	Fr
WR	`15`	Jeremiah Dillon	Jr
TE	`16`	Cole Spence	Jr
QB	`18`	Hayden Moses	Sr
QB	`19`	Blaze Berlowitz	So
RB	`23`	A. J. Newberry	So
WR	`26`	Micah Bell	Jr
RB	`28`	Sedrick Alexander	So
RB	`33`	Moni Jones	GS
RB	`34`	Jordan Cardenas	Fr
WR	`37`	Ty Burd	So
WR	`39`	Jackson Heis	So
WR	`41`	Jamezell Lassiter	Fr
RB	`42`	Jake Balis	Fr
RB	`43`	Dominic Rezac	Jr
FB, TE	`44`	Gabe Fisher	So
TE	`45`	Emmanuel Adebi	GS
RB	`47`	Isaiah Fontan	Jr
TE	`48`	Larry Benton III	Fr
OL	`50`	Chase Mitchell	GS
OL	`52`	Kevo Wesley	GS
OL	`54`	Steven Hubbard	GS
OL	`55`	Gunnar Hansen	Sr
OL	`57`	Max Fisher	So
OL	`60`	Duncan MacDonald	Jr
OL	`62`	C. J. Williams	Fr
OL	`64`	Delfin Xavier Castro	Sr
OL	`66`	Anthony Miles	So
OL	`68`	Steven Losoya	GS
OL	`69`	Cooper Starks	So
OL	`70`	Cade McConnell	Jr
OL	`71`	Gage Pitchford	GS
OL	`72`	Josh Raymond	Fr
OL	`73`	Charlie Clark	Sr
OL	`74`	Cameron Bosen	Fr
OL	`75`	Misael Sandoval	So
OL	`76`	Grayson Morgan	Jr
OL	`77`	David Siegel	Jr
OL	`78`	Keegan Wechsler	So
WR	`80`	Tristen Brown	Fr
WR	`81`	Hutch Baird	Sr
TE	`82`	Brycen Coleman	Fr
WR	`83`	Derek Kee	So
TE	`84`	Kamrean Johnson	So
WR	`85`	Landon Wells	Jr
WR	`86`	Witt Edwards	Fr
WR	`87`	Joseph McVay	Fr
WR	`88`	Boski Barrett	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`0`	Aenesas DiCosmo	GS
S	`1`	C. J. Taylor	Sr
STAR	`2`	Randon Fontenette	So
LB	`4`	Bryan Longwell	So
DL	`5`	Yilanan Ouattara	Jr
CB	`6`	Kolbey Taylor	Sr
S	`7`	Marlen Sewell	Sr
CB	`8`	Tyson Russell	Sr
LB	`10`	Langston Patterson	Jr
EDGE	`11`	Darren Agu	Jr
STAR	`12`	Jeffrey Ugochukwu	Jr
S	`14`	Steven Sannieniola	Jr
DL	`15`	Zaylin Wood	Sr
CB	`17`	Mark Davis	GS
S	`18`	Jalen Gilbert	So
S	`19`	De'Rickey Wright	GS
LB	`20`	Prince Kollie	Sr
S	`21`	Dontae Carter	Fr
LB	`22`	Bryce Cowan	Jr
LB	`24`	Nick Rinaldi	Jr
CB	`25`	Martel Hight	So
CB	`26`	Alvin Williamson Jr.	Fr
CB	`27`	Jaylin Lackey	Fr
CB	`28`	Thomas Jones	Fr
EDGE	`29`	Miles Capers	Sr
CB	`30`	Trudell Berry	Jr
S	`31`	Tate Hamby	Fr
EDGE	`32`	Mason Carter	Fr
EDGE	`33`	Boubacar Diakite	Jr
STAR	`34`	Maurice Hampton	GS
CB	`36`	Alan Wright	Sr
EDGE	`37`	Jailen Ruth	So
STAR	`39`	Brail Lipford	GS
LB	`40`	Jamison Curtis	Fr
EDGE	`42`	Callahan Blair	Fr
LB	`45`	Ty Bartholomew	So
CB	`46`	Mustafa Dannett	Jr
DL	`49`	Simeon Boulware	Fr
DL	`53`	Glenn Seabrooks III	Fr
LB	`58`	Carson Casteel	Sr
DL	`63`	Jacob Katona	Sr
DL	`90`	Ted Gregoire	So
DL	`91`	Christian James	GS
DL	`92`	Evan Hermann	So
DL	`94`	Bradley Mann	Jr
DL	`95`	Linus Zunk	Jr
DL	`96`	Khordae Sydnor	Sr
EDGE	`97`	Hayden Bray	GS
DL	`98`	De'Marion Thomas	So
DL	`99`	Devin Lee	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`29`	Jesse Mirco	GS
K	`38`	Will Faris	Sr
K	`40`	Mason Rohmiller	Jr
K	`43`	Will Conley	GS
LS	`48`	Julian Ashby	GS
LS	`51`	Daniel Gaw	Sr
P	`79`	Conor Weasler	So
K	`88`	Brock Taylor	So

Head coach

Clark Lea
Head coach/Defensive coordinator

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jerry Kill
Chief consultant to the head coach/
Senior offensive advisor
Tim Beck
Offensive coordinator
Steve Gregory
Associate defensive coordinator/Secondary
Nick Lezynski
Defensive run game coordinator/Linebackers
Jeff LePak
Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford
Run game coordinator/Running backs
Jovan Haye
Defensive ends
Larry Black
Defensive line
Alex Bailey
Wide receivers
Melvin Rice
Safeties
Jamaal Richardson
Cornerbacks
Chris Klenakis
Offensive line
Brendan Flaherty
Tight ends
Jimmy Thompson
Stars
Garrett Altman
Quarterbacks
Seth Payne
Assistant defensive line/Pass rush specialist
Shane Gallant
Specialists/Assistant special teams
Josh Adams
Assistant running backs
Dylan Autenrieth
Assistant offensive line
Arion Shinaver
Assistant safeties
Justin Harris
Assistant cornerbacks
Jafar Williams
Assistant wide receivers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 3, 2024

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hokies	0	3	10	14	0	27
Commodores	3	14	3	7	7	34

Statistics	VT	VAN
First downs	21	20
Total yards	322	371
Rushing yards	75	181
Passing yards	322	190
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:28	34:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	22/33, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	9 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ali Jennings	2 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	12/16, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	26 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quincy Skinner Jr.	4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	10	17	7	21	55

Statistics	ALCN	VAN
First downs	6	18
Total yards	71	342
Rushing yards	40	242
Passing yards	31	100
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing	Xzavier Vaughn	5/9, 20 yards
	Rushing	Cameron Stewart	10 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Tavarious Griffin	2 receptions, 14 yards
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	10/13, 83 yards
	Rushing	Nate Johnson	2 rushes, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tristen Brown	3 receptions, 27 yards

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	0	22	32
Panthers	3	9	10	14	36

Statistics	VAN	GAST
First downs	23	25
Total yards	380	426
Rushing yards	110	157
Passing yards	270	269
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Diego Pavia	18/33, 270 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sedrick Alexander	11 rushes, 42 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Stowers	9 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Georgia State	Passing	Christian Veilleux	26/41, 269 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Freddie Brock	15 rushes, 96 yards
	Receiving	Ted Hurst	7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	VAN	MIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson Tide	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	ALA	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	VAN	KEN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	BALL	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	TEX	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	VAN	AUB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	SC	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	VAN	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	TENN	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll, All-SEC Team announced". Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List Announced". July 29, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Announced". August 1, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Ray Guy Award Watchlist". Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Bednarik Award Watch List". August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ "2024 Vanderbilt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "2024 Slate Set". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[1] "2024 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll, All-SEC Team announced". Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[2] "2024 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List Announced". July 29, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[3] "2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Announced". August 1, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[4] "2024 Ray Guy Award Watchlist". Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[5] "2024 Bednarik Award Watch List". August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[6] "2024 Vanderbilt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[7] "2024 Slate Set". Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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