2015 record: 4-8 (2-6)
Final AP rank: N/A
2016 Way-too-early rank: N/A
2016 FPI rank: 50
Spring game date: Friday, March 25
Key newcomers: DB Joejuan Williams, DB Zaire Jones, OL Sean Auwae
How will Vanderbilt replace Herring and Weatherly?
As talented and as deep as Vanderbilt’s linebacking corps was a season ago, it will take a hit with the losses of Herring and Weatherly. Herring finished second on the team with 64 tackles, and Weatherly, who surprised everybody by leaving early for the NFL, was second on the team with 9.