Former Tennessee Vols commit named the UFL offensive player of the week

A former Tennessee Vols commit was named the UFL (United Football League) offensive player of the week by Pro Football Focus. 

Birmingham Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez, a former Vols commit, was awarded the honor by PFF after passing for 368 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions this past weekend. 

From PFF: Martinez went 23-of-36 for 368 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions this past week. He produced a big-time throw on 9.5% of his pass attempts and finished the game with zero turnover-worthy plays.

Martinez was committed to Tennessee from May 2017 to December 2017. 

The California native committed to the Vols when Butch Jones was the program's head coach. 

After Jones was fired, new Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt reached out to Martinez to let him know that the new Vols coaching staff would be honoring his commitment. 

A few days later, Martinez decommitted from Tennessee and committed to Nebraska, where he spent the first four years of his college career. Martinez spent his final college season at Kansas State. 

The former Tennessee commit had a cup of coffee with the Detroit Lions in 2023 before making the jump to the UFL in 2024.