Vanderbilt Commodores
2026·3-5 (0-5 SEC)
Next Game
Mississippi State
Sat, Nov 7, 3:15 PM CST·Away
Summer SECZN Index
How fans saw it coming into the season
24%
Summer SECZN Index
How fans saw it coming into the season
Static summer snapshot (12 games). Separate from the in-season Pick'em SECZN Index once that goes live.
- vs SEC
- 10%
- vs Non-conf
- 67%
- Best game
- 100%
- Worst game
- 0%
Team Trajectory
2026 Schedule — 3-5 (0-5 SEC)
| Week | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/5 6:00 PM CDT |  Austin Peay | Home | 28-9 | W |
| 2 | 9/12 3:15 PM CDT |  Delaware | Home | 35-26 | W |
| 3 | 9/19 11:45 AM CDT |  NC State | Home | 35-31 | W |
| 4 | 9/26 3:15 PM CDT | SEC conference game | Away | 15-21 | L |
| 5 | 10/3 11:45 AM CDT | SEC conference game | Away | 14-38 | L |
| 6 | 10/10 2:30 PM CDT | SEC conference game | Home | 17-52 | L |
| 7 | 10/17 6:00 PM CDT | SEC conference game | Home | 21-31 | L |
| 8 | 10/24 6:30 PM CDT | SEC conference game | Away | 17-34 | L |
Bye Week | |||||
| 10 | 11/7 3:15 PM CST | SEC conference game | Away | — | |
| 11 | 11/14 TBD | SEC conference game | Home | — | |
| 12 | 11/21 TBD | SEC conference game | Away | — | |
| 13 | 11/28 TBD | SEC conference game | Home | — | |
Coach
Roster
CJ Heard
8
5'11", 210 lbs
- Tackles
- 62
- Sacks
- 3
- TFL
- 4
S
Junior
Ricardo Jones
7
6'2", 200 lbs
Transfer — Clemson
- Tackles
- 36
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 1
S
Junior
Mason Lewis
25
6'0", 195 lbs
- Tackles
- 31
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
S
Freshman
Cayden Daniels
26
6'1", 189 lbs
- Tackles
- 22
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
CB
Sophomore
Davin Chandler
21
6'0", 190 lbs
- Tackles
- 22
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0.5
S
Sophomore
Martel Hight
4
6'0", 188 lbs
- Tackles
- 19
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
CB
Senior
Jordan Matthews
6
6'2", 192 lbs
- Tackles
- 11
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
CB
Senior
Jalen Gilbert
9
6'0", 208 lbs
- Tackles
- 9
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
S
Senior
Carson Lawrence
3
6'2", 212 lbs
- Tackles
- 6
- Sacks
- 0.5
- TFL
- 0.5
S
Sophomore
Dontae Carter
1
6'1", 196 lbs
- Tackles
- 3
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
S
Junior
Vanzale Hinton
12
6'0", 196 lbs
- Tackles
- 3
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
S
Sophomore
Jailen Ruth
14
6'3", 225 lbs
- Tackles
- 1
- Sacks
- 0
- TFL
- 0
S
Junior
Bishop Starling
23
5'9", 170 lbs
CB
Blaine McClure
42
6'1", 185 lbs
CB
Bradley Brown
27
6'0", 185 lbs
S
Cobey Sellers
0
5'11", 178 lbs
Transfer — Texas A&M
CB
Jack Wanzung
37
6'0", 184 lbs
CB
Jaylin Davies
16
5'11", 180 lbs
Transfer — Oklahoma State
CB
Jaylin Lackey
2
6'0", 195 lbs
CB
Jeremy Garner II
31
6'2", 155 lbs
CB
Mustafa Dannett
46
6'0", 175 lbs
CB
Payne Daniel
35
5'11", 185 lbs
S
Thomas Jones
28
5'11", 195 lbs
S