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Eric Gray, Running Back, Oklahoma, Round 5, Pick 172

Eric Gray, Running Back, Oklahoma, Round 5, Pick 172


Played in nine games and made five starts … did not play in season finale vs. Texas A&M (12/19) … scored a team-high six touchdowns (four rushing, two receiving) … ranked sixth in SEC in rushing yards per game (85.8) and yards from scrimmage per game (114.0) and eighth in total rushing yards (772) … averaged 4.9 yards per carry with a long of 33 … led Vols in rushing in seven of his nine games and surpassed 100 rushing yards in four contests … ranked second on team with 30 receptions for a career-high 254 yards … ran for 74 yards on 13 carries at Vanderbilt (12/12) … made a team-high seven catches for 46 yards and a TD while rushing for 47 yards vs. No. 6 Florida (12/5) … rushed for a season-high 173 yards and a TD on 22 carries while finishing with a team-high 49 receiving yards at No. 23 Auburn (11/21) … accounted for six plays of at least 15 yards against Auburn and his 222 yards from scrimmage were the second most of his career … registered a career-high 31 carries for a game-high 123 yards and a TD at Arkansas (11/7) … made first career start vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24) and rushed 19 times for a team-high 57 yards … registered a game-high 128 rushing yards vs. Kentucky (10/17) … posted career highs of eight receptions and 54 receiving yards at No. 3 Georgia (10/10) … ran for 105 yards against Missouri (10/3) and became first Vol to score a rushing and receiving TD in a game since Alvin Kamara in 2016 … rushed for 40 yards and a TD and finished with 91 all-purpose yards in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26).

A PFF College All-Freshman Team honorable mention selection … Named to First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll … played in all 13 games … led team with four rushing touchdowns … averaged 5.3 yards per carry and finished second on squad with 539 rushing yards on 101 carries … caught 13 passes for 115 yards and a TD … combined for 366 total yards and four touchdowns over final two games vs. Indiana and Vanderbilt … earned TaxSlayer Gator Bowl MVP honors after recording a game-high 120 all-purpose yards, recovering an onside kick and scoring the game-winning touchdown (16-yard rush) vs. Indiana (1/2) … ran 14 times for 86 yards and caught two passes for 34 yards vs. Hoosiers … rushed 25 times for a career-high 246 yards and three TDs in home win vs. Vanderbilt (11/30) en route to SEC Freshman of the Week honors … his 246 rushing yards vs. Commodores were the most by an SEC player on the year,…

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