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Shuler, West Siekerman, J.T. Simmons, Elijah Slaughter, Doneiko Small, Jabari Smith, Spencer Smith, Trey Solomon, Aubrey Solomon, Kenney Spraggins, Javontez Stephens, Dawson Taylor, Alontae Thomas, Omari Thompson, Bryce Tillman, Cedric To'o To'o, Henry Valentine, Eunique Ware, Marshall Warren, Jacob Whitehead, Len'Neth Wideman, Malachi Williams, Savion Wilson, Toby Wright, Darnell Wright, William Go Profile Stats Profile QB Position Redshirt Senior Class Lodi, N.J. Hometown 6'4 Height 230 Weight Bergen Catholic High School Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics Amanda Pruitt/Tennessee Athletic Austin Perryman/Tennessee Athlet Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics #2 Jarrett Guarantano QB Position Redshirt Senior Class Lodi, N.J. Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography Last name pronounced gar-an-TAN-o CAREER HONORS 2020 Golden Arm Award Watch List 2020 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (10/28/19) Maxwell Award National Player of the Week (10/16/18) SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/15/18) PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (10/15/18) CFPA Honorable Mention Nat’l Performer of the Week (10/15/18) Manning Star of the Week (10/15/18) Davey O’Brien Great 8 (10/14/18) PFF College SEC Team of the Week (9/14/18) PFF College SEC Team of the Week (10/31/17) CAREER Veteran quarterback, leader and tough competitor who is in his fifth and final season on Rocky Top … Played in 41 games with 32 starts … Thrown for 6,174 yards and 38 touchdowns on 494-of-808 pass attempts (61.1%) ... Owns three career 300-yard games, 13 career multi-touchdown pass games and joined Peyton Manning and Tyler Bray as the only Vols to throw for 400 yards in a game … Ranks seventh in Tennessee history in passing yards (6,174), sixth in passing touchdowns (38), seventh in completions (494) and seventh in total offense (6,122) … Accounted for 43 career scores – 38 passing and five rushing … Will wear the SEC graduate patch in 2020 after earning degree in 2019 and working toward his master’s degree. 2020 - RS-SENIOR Had a 9-yard rushing TD at #23 Auburn (11/21), the longest rushing TD of his career ... Set a new career high with 31 rushing yards, including a career-long rush of 20 yards at Arkansas (11/7) ... Was 13-of-24 passing for 162 yards and two TDs against #2 Alabama (10/24) ... Passed for 215 yards and two TDs at #3 Georgia (10/10), moving into a tie for sixth on UT's career TD passes list ... Accounted for three total touchdowns and set a career high with two rushing touchdowns in win vs. Missouri (10/3) ... Scored UT’s first touchdown of the year with a one-yard quarterback sneak in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26) ... Totaled 271 yards of total offense, scoring on the ground and through the air against the Gamecocks. 2019 – RS-JUNIOR Led Tennessee with 2,158 passing yards and 16 touchdowns, while completing 152-of-257 pass attempts ... Averaged 14.2 yards per completion, tops in the SEC ... Played in all 13 games and made seven starts ... Spearheaded UT's six-game win streak to end the season as a "sixth-man" ... Came off the bench to lead the Vols to victories against Mississippi State, South Carolina, UAB and Kentucky ... Broke his non-throwing wrist against South Carolina (10/26) but never missed a game ... In first start since Sept. 21, passed for a career-high 415 yards against a Missouri defense that was ranked sixth nationally in pass defense to propel the Vols to a bowl berth (11/23) ... His 415-yard performance was the fourth-most ever by a Vol ... Rebounded from a poor start to finish with 221 yards passing, leading the Vols to a 23-22 victory over Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Split time with Brian Maurer in UT’s comeback victory on the road against Kentucky, tossing two touchdown passes and completing 7-of-8 passes for 115 yards (11/9) ... After having surgery on his left hand, completed 13-of 21-passes for 147 yards with a touchdown and an interception against UAB (11/2) ... Split time with J.T. Shrout in 41-21 win over South Carolina, completing 11-of-19 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns (10/29) ... Came on in relief of Maurer for second consecutive game, finishing 7-of-16 with 55 passing yards in hard-fought loss to No. 1 Alabama (10/19) ... Finished 6-of-7 for 106 passing yards and one touchdown after coming on in relief of Maurer in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Threw a career-high three touchdown passes against Chattanooga (9/14), completing 7-of-8 passes for 142 yards ... His 87.5 completion percentage was a career best ... Posted his second consecutive two-TD game of the season against BYU with scoring-passes to Jauan Jennings (5yd, 15yd) to mark the second-time of his career he's had back-to-back games with at least two TDs (9/7) ... Tossed second 300-yard game of his career totaling 311 yards against Georgia State with 26 completions on a career-high 40 attempts, also matched his then career-high with two touchdowns on a six-yard pitch to Marquez Callaway and an 18-yard throw to Jauan Jennings (8/31). 2018 – RS-SOPHOMORE Showed drastic improvement in his second year as a starter with the Vols, passing for 1,907 yards and 12 touchdowns with just three interceptions … Started all 12 games … Shattered the UT record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception by tossing 166 straight passes without a pick, breaking the old mark of 143 set by Casey Clausen in 2003 … Completed 153-of-246 passes for a 62.2 completion percentage and finished with a 140.97 passer rating … His three interceptions were the lowest total by a Vols’ starting quarterback since Condredge Holloway also threw only three picks in 1972 … Capped the season with 139 yards and one touchdown in the season finale at Vanderbilt (11/24) … Finished 12-for-20 with 197 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-7 upset win over No. 11 Kentucky (11/10) … Tossed a 39-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to Marquez Callaway as time expired in the first half versus the Wildcats … Finished with a season-high 76.6 completion percentage (16-of-21) against Charlotte and 172 yards … Tallied then-career highs in attempts (39) and completions (27), while passing for 207 yards and two scores at South Carolina (10/27) … Injuries forced him to miss the majority of games against Alabama and Missouri, but the resilient redshirt sophomore never missed a start … Led Tennessee to a 30-24 upset at No. 21 Auburn (10/13) by passing for a career-best 328 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-32 attempts … Captured several National Player of the Week honors following the win over the Tigers and earned his first career SEC Offensive Player of the Week honor … Finished 8-of-8 passing for 168 yards and one touchdown on 3rd-and-8 or longer in the win at Jordan-Hare Stadium … Threw for 143 yards and tied his career high with two passing touchdowns at No. 2 Georgia (9/29) ... Tallied 164 passing yards in SEC opener vs. Florida (9/22) … Connected on 12-of-16 passes for 168 yards against UTEP … Had two game-high 51-yard passes to Marquez Callaway and Josh Palmer in the home opener against ETSU (9/8) en route to 154 yards … Began the season by completing 19-of-25 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers vs. West Virginia at the Belk College Kickoff in Charlotte (9/1) … Completed a 4th-and-goal touchdown pass to tight end Dom Wood-Anderson for the Vols’ first score of 2018. 2017 – RS-FRESHMAN Demonstrated impressive toughness as the Vols’ starting quarterback in the second half of the season … Started six games and appeared in nine contests … Finished with 997 passing yards and four touchdowns with a completion percentage of 62.0 (82-of-139) … Set a then-career high with two touchdown passes against Vanderbilt (11/25) to cap the season … Threw 60-yard pass vs. LSU and completed 12-of-23 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown (11/18) … Finished 9-of-13 for 102 passing yards and scored his first career rushing touchdown in win over Southern Miss (11/4) …Threw for 242 yards in close loss at Kentucky (10/28) … Made first career start in a loss vs. South Carolina (10/14) in Neyland Stadium, completing 11-of-18 passes for 133 yards. 2016 – FRESHMAN Redshirted as a true freshman … Did not see action. HIGH SCHOOL Rated a consensus four-star prospect and a top-three prospect from New Jersey after starring at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and No. 37 overall prospect by Rivals … Ranked as the nation’s No. 4 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN and 247 … 2016 Under Armour All-American … Finalist at the Nike Sparq Combine’s prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp … Collected All-Bergen County First Team honors … Threw for 3,028 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushed for 523 yards and 12 touchdowns in his prep career. PERSONAL Full name is Jarrett James Guarantano … Born on Nov. 14, 1997 … Son of James and Karen Guarantano … Father, James, was a star wide receiver at Rutgers from 1989-92, setting the school record for career receptions and later joining the Rutgers Hall of Fame … Has one sister, Victoria, who is also a Tennessee student ... Completed his bachelor’s degree in psychology in December 2019 and is pursuing a master’s degree in agricultural leadership, education and communications … Recipient of the Phillip Fulmer Award for Excellence Scholarship.