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Jersey Number 3
Eric Gray
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Lausanne Collegiate School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2020 Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List2020 Preseason All-SEC Fourth Team (Athlon)
2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl MVP
2019 PFF College All-Freshman Team (HM)
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Freshman of the Week (12/2/19)
PFF College SEC Team of the Week (12/2/19)
2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER
Talented running back who has played in all 23 games and made five starts since arriving at Tennessee ... Led the team in rushing and had the second most receptions on the team as a sophomore in 2020 ... Has scored 10 total touchdowns in his last 12 games dating back to the 2019 season ... Finished his freshman season with back-to-back dazzling performances, combining for 366 total yards and four scores against Vanderbilt and Indiana ... His 246 rushing yards against the Commodores is the most by a true freshman in Tennessee history, surpassing a record set in 1997 by Jamal Lewis ... Recorded the second-longest rushing touchdown in program history and the 10th longest in SEC history on a 94-yard run in the second quarter against Vanderbilt in 2019.2020 - SOPHOMORE
Played in nine games and made five starts while emerging as the Vols' feature back and top offensive playmaker ... Finished the year ranked sixth in the SEC in rushing yards per game (85.8), eighth in total rushing yards (772) and sixth in yards from scrimmage per game (114.0) ... Rushed for a touchdown in four of UT’s 10 games and scored six total touchdowns on the year (4 rushing, 2 receiving) ... Finished second on the team with 30 receptions for a career-high 254 receiving yards ... Led the Vols in rushing for the seventh time this season with 74 yards on 13 carries at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Led UT with seven catches for 46 yards and a TD while also rushing for 47 yards vs. #6 Florida (12/5) ... Had his fourth 100-plus yard rushing performance of the season with a season-high 173 yards on 22 carries and one TD at #23 Auburn (11/21). Also led the team with 49 receiving yards and accounted for six plays of 15 or more yards from scrimmage. His 222 yards from scrimmage was the second most of his career ... Posted his third 100-plus yard rushing performance of the season at Arkansas (11/7), leading all players with 123 yards and a TD while setting a new career high with 31 carries. Also had three catches for 27 yards against the Razorbacks ... Made his first-career start and led UT in rushing with 19 carries for 57 yards vs. #2 Alabama (10/24) ... Recorded his third career 100-yard rushing game and second this season with a game-high 128 yards vs. Kentucky (10/17) ... Led UT in rushing (25 yards) and receiving (54 yards) at #3 Georgia (10/10) ... His eight catches and 54 receiving yards against the Bulldogs were both career highs ... Recorded his second-career 100-yard rushing game (105 yards) and totaled 118 all-purpose yards while scoring two TDs in win over Missouri (10/3) ... Became the first Vol to score a rushing and receiving TD in a game since Alvin Kamara against Vanderbilt (11/26/16) ... Rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown and finished with 91 all-purpose yards in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26)2019 – FRESHMAN
Heads into his sophomore season with high expectations after back-to-back dazzling performances to close his freshman campaign, combining for 366 total yards and four scores against Indiana and Vanderbilt ... Led Tennessee with four rushing touchdowns and finished second on the squad with 539 rushing yards on 101 carries (5.3 ypc) ... Added 13 receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown ... Played in all 13 games with one start … Had a game-high 120 all-purpose yards, recovered an onside kick and scored the game-winning touchdown against Indiana to earn MVP honors in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Finished with 86 rushing yards and the game-winning 16-yard touchdown on 14 carries against the Hoosiers ... Added 34 yards and two catches ... Had a breakout performance against Vanderbilt (11/30), recording three rushing touchdowns, becoming the first Vol to score three TDs on the ground since 2017 ... Finished with 246 rushing yards against the Commodores, the most by a true freshman in Tennessee history, surpassing a record set in 1997 by Jamal Lewis ... Recorded the second-longest rushing touchdown in program history and the 10th longest in SEC history on a 94-yard run in the second quarter ... His performance was the fifth-most rushing yards in a single game in program history (11/30) ... His 246-yard performance was the most by a running back in the SEC in 2019 ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 13-yard catch against UAB (11/2) ... Set then-career highs in carries (17) and rushing yards (77) vs. BYU (9/7) ... Made his collegiate debut against Georgia State (8/31) recording seven carries for 29 yards and six catches for 51 yards ... His six receptions were the most by a freshman running back since Jalen Hurd had seven at South Carolina on Nov. 1, 2014 … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and a top 10 recruit in Tennessee out of Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis … Graduate high school early and enrolled at Tennessee in January 2019 … Played in the 2019 All-American Bowl … Three-time Tennessee Mr. Football Winner (2016, 2017, 2018) … First player to be named Tennessee’s Mr. Football three times ... Two-time Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year (2017 & 2018) … Set the Tennessee state record for career touchdowns with 138 … Finished with 2,499 yards and 40 touchdowns in 2018 after leading Lausanne to the Division II-AA state semifinals … Rushed for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns as a junior in 2017 … Totaled 2,251 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2016 … Two-time Memphis Commercial Appeal Offensive Player of the Year … Served as a middle school math tutor and raised money for Touchdowns Against Cancer, an initiative for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital … Held a 3.5 GPA in high school.PERSONAL
Full name is Eric DeWayne Gray … Born on Nov. 4, 1999 … Parents are Eric and Sharone Gray … Majoring in kinesiology ... Favorite movie is “The Temptations” … Models his game after Barry Sanders … Father played running back at Tennessee State from 1985-87 and was his running back coach in high school … His uncle, Maurice Hall, played running back at Ohio State from 2001-04 ... Played quarterback up until eighth grade and transitioned to running back where his dad taught him the skills of the position … Recipient of Inman Family Men's Athletic Endowment Scholarship.FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
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