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Jersey Number 22
Micah Abernathy
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Greater Atlanta Christian
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Member of 2016-17 VOLeaders Academy Class
- PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (11/13/18)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/12/16)
2018 - SENIOR
- 2018 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 8/8
- Third-year starter at safety who finished ninth on the Vols with 38 tackles despite missing four games
- Tied for team lead with nine tackles at Vanderbilt in season finale (11/24)
- Totaled four tackles, including one tackle for loss, against Missouri on Nov. 11
- Made his first start since missing four games with an injury vs. No. 11 Kentucky. He recorded a season-high seven tackles in the outing against the Wildcats (11/10)
- Notched four tackles, including a TFL, at No. 2 Georgia (9/29)
- Recorded his first tackle for loss of the season, a 3-yard stop vs. Florida (9/22)
- Tied for third on the team with four tackles vs. UTEP (9/15)
- Made four tackles and recovered a fumble vs. ETSU in the home opener (9/8)
- Started the 2018 season opener vs. West Virginia at defensive back and made five tackles (9/1)
2017 - JUNIOR
- 2017 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Ranked third on the Vols with 81 tackles, while starting every game at safety
- Added one TFL and one fumble recovery
- Reached double digit tackles for the second time in three games with 11 against Vanderbilt (11/25)
- Made a career-high 13 tackles at Missouri (11/11)
- Recorded at least five tackles in every SEC game played.
- Made nine tackles vs. #7 UGA (9/30) and #1 Alabama (10/21)
- Collected nine tackles and recovered one fumble vs. Georgia Tech (9/4)
2016 - SOPHOMORE
Photo Gallery- 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/10
- Played in 12 games, starting 10 at safety, and played on special teams
- Tied for team lead with two interceptions and six passes defended, ranked second on team with 69 tackles and led team with three fumbles recovered
- Also returned six kickoffs for 123 yards (20.5-yard average) with a long of 26
- Tied for eighth in the nation and second in the SEC with three fumbles recovered
- Made three tackles and returned one kickoff for 15 yards in win over Nebraska (12/30) in 2016 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
- Had eight tackles and made second interception of career at Vanderbilt (11/26)
- Set new career highs with 12 tackle and one interception in win vs. Missouri (11/19). Intercepted pass from Drew Lock and returned it 26 yards.
- Recorded a then-career-high 10 tackles (nine solo) against Kentucky (11/12) and had one TFL
- Made two tackles, including one TFL and had one pass breakup vs. Tennessee Tech (11/5)
- Had four tackles against Alabama (10/15)
- Came off the bench at Texas A&M (10/8) and posted two solo tackles
- Recorded career-high nine tackles (four solo) and had two kick returns for 45 yards (long 23) in comeback win at #25/20 Georgia (10/1)
- Tallied three tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup in win vs. #19/16 Florida (9/24)
- Made five tackles and returned three kickoffs for 63 yards (21.0 avg) vs. Ohio (9/17)
- Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/12) after recording three solo tackles and setting a new Tennessee record with three fumbles recovered against Virginia Tech (9/10) in the Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol
- His three fumble recoveries vs. VT resulted in 14 points for the Vols. He recovered a fumble by Virginia Tech quarterback Jerod Evans at the VT 5-yard line at the beginning of the second quarter and the Vols scored on a TD pass from Joshua Dobbs to Jauan Jennings on the ensuing possession to pull to within 14-7. Abernathy's second fumble recovery was early in the fourth quarter and halted a 10-play, 45-yard Virginia Tech drive. On the Vols' following possession, Abernathy recovered a VT fumble while playing punt coverage, grabbing the loose ball at the VT 43-yard line. Tennessee turned his third fumble recovery into a 27-yard Dobbs TD run and a 38-17 Tennessee lead.
- Made first career start and recorded career-highs of eight tackles and one TFL vs. Appalachian State (9/1)
2015 - FRESHMAN
- Photo Gallery
- 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/0
- True freshman defensive back, seeing time at nickelback
- Contributor on special teams, blocking for Evan Berry and reserve kickoff return man
- Had his black stripe removed on Aug. 25
- Played in 12 games in 2015, making nine tackles
- Returned four kickoffs for 69 yards on the season
- Career-best three tackles in late action in Outback Bowl win over Northwestern (1/1)
- Had three kickoff returns for 42 yards in win vs. Vanderbilt (11/28), also made one tackle on defense
- First kickoff return came vs. Western Carolina (9/19) for 27 yards
- One of 15 true freshman to make college debut vs. Bowling Green (9/5), made first college tackle
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lettered at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Ga., for coach Tim Hardy
- 247 Sports: 4-star (No. 24 cornerback, No. 28 prospect in Georgia)
- ESPN: 4-star (No. 7 cornerback, No. 12 prospect in Georgia)
- Rivals: 3-star (No. 52 safety, No. 36 prospect in Georgia)
- Scout: 4-star (No. 34 cornerback, No. 2 cornerback in Georgia)
- Selected to 2015 Under Armour All-America Game, becoming first from GAC to play in the game
- Member of ESPN 300
- Played both cornerback and running back in high school
- Named 2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Offensive Player Of the Year
- Honored as 2014 Gwinnett Daily Post Offensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-county as a junior and senior
- Leading rusher in Gwinnett County in 2014 with 1,526 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns
- Helped Spartans to a 14-1 record and berth in Georgia State Championship Game as a senior in 2014
- During Spartans' run in the 2014 playoffs, he ran for 833 yards and 12 touchdowns in five games
- Ran for 186 yards and two scores in state title game
- Posted 41 tackles in the secondary as a senior in 2014
- First team all-state by the Associated Press as a junior in 2013
- Named honorable mention all-state by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior
- As a junior in 2013, gained 2,003 all-purpose yards and scored 22 total touchdowns
- Led Gwinnett County in rushing yards with 1,664 and 20 rushing touchdowns as a junior
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Micah Alexander Abernathy
- Born: Feb. 10, 1997
- Son of Annette and Ralph David Abernathy III
- Brother of Ralph David Abernathy IV, who played at Cincinnati
- Grandfather Ralph David Abernathy Sr., was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement and close associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Majoring in Finance
- Recipient of the Lambert Athletic Scholarship
- Recipient of the Lee/Sprouse Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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