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Jersey Number 23
Prentiss Waggner
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clinton, La.
- High School:
- Clinton
Bio
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Honors
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC 2nd Team by SEC Media
- 2012 Preseason All-SEC 2nd team by Phil Steele
- 2012 Senior Bowl Watch List as starting right cornerback
- Named to Preseason Watch List for Thorpe, Bednarik, Nagurski,Lott
- 2010 Associated Press All-SEC Second Team
- 2010 Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team
2012
Photo Gallery- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/11
- Started 11 of 12 games as a senior in 2012
- Had started 33 games in row from 2010 through eighth game of 2012
- Finished with 159 career tackles and nine career interceptions
- Tied for 10th in career pass defended with 24 (with Andre Lott)
- Sixth on team with 48 tackles, along with two interceptions and forced fumble in 2012
- On Senior Day, posted seven tackles vs. Kentucky (11/24)
- Second interception of season along with five tackles vs. Missouri (11/10)
- In first non-start in 33 games, vs. Troy (11/3), posted season-best eight tackles and had 1.5 TFLs
- Four stops and a pass break-up at #19 Miss State (10/13)
- Three tackles and pass break-up at #5 Georgia (9/29)
- Eight stops and a pass break-up vs. Akron (9/22)
- Three stops, forced fumble and TFL vs. Georgia St. (9/8)
- Eighth-career interception along with five tackles in opener vs. NC State (8/31)
- Has started 27 games in a row, dating to first game of 2010
2011
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Started 25 games in a row, including all 12 this season and 13 last season
- Started all 12 games in 2011: first six games at free safety, and last six games at cornerback
- Led team in passes broken up (7) and passes defended (9), also had two interceptions, two sacks and 3.0 TFLs
- Racked up 48 tackles in 12 starts to rank tied for sixth on team with Izauea Lanier
- Finished with five tackles at Kentucky (11/26) with a TFL
- Second interception of season vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) along with three tackles
- Three stops at #8 Arkansas (11/12)
- Posted 100th-career tackle vs. MTSU
- Four tackles and two passes defended vs. MTSU (11/5)
- First interception of the season, returned for 54 yards vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29) to match career-long return. Also had five tackles including a 2-yard sack
- Started at right cornerback against #2 Alabama (10/22)
- Career-high 11 tackles (10 solos) vs. Georgia (10/8), as well as a forced fumble and two pass break-ups
- Four tackles including a 3-yard sack vs. Buffalo (10/1) and two quarterback hurries
- Six tackles and a pass break-up at #17 Florida (9/17)
- Three tackles and had pass break-up vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- In 2011 opener vs. Montana (9/3) had two tackles as starting free safety
2010
- Games/Starts: 13/13
- Second Team AP All-SEC performer
- Earned Scout.com Second Team All-America honors
- One of 10 Vols to start in all 13 games for Tennessee
- Broke the UT season record for interceptions returned for touchdowns, taking an NCAA FBS-leading three to the end zone
- Tied for seventh in NCAA FBS and tied for first in the SEC with three recovered fumbles
- Tied for team lead with five INTs (Janzen Jackson), which also ranks tied for third in the SEC
- Five INTs are the most by a UT defender since 2008 (Eric Berry with seven), while eight total takeaways are the most by a Vol since 1999 (Deon Grant, 9 INTs)
- Second on the Vols with nine passes defended and ranks second among the UT secondary with 57 tackles, which places fifth overall for UT
- Had seven games with at least five tackles
- Against Memphis, became the first Vol to recover two fumbles in the same game since 1999
- Returned one fumble 37 yards, UT's longest fumble return of the season
- Returned first career INT a career-high 54 yards for his first TD vs. UT Martin and led the Vols with six tackles
- Took his second INT nine yards for his second TD of the season right before halftime vs. UAB to give UT a 23-7 lead, while contributing four tackles
- Made it three-for-three, returning his third INT for a score against Mississippi on the Rebels' second play of the second half
- Also tied for second on the team with six stops
- Shut down a second quarter Vanderbilt drive on its first play with his second INT in as many weeks
- Collected fifth INT vs. Kentucky midway through the fourth quarter and added five tackles
- Recovered first career fumble on Oregon's first kickoff return
- Added seven tackles against the Ducks and a pass breakup
- Tallied a season-best nine tackles at LSU and added a key pass breakup in the UT end zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter
- Contributed five tackles at South Carolina
2009
- Games/Starts: 13/2
- Started at free safety versus Memphis and Mississippi and appeared in every game
- Contributed five of his six tackles at Ole Miss
- Added one tackle against Memphis
2008
- Redshirted
High School
- Louisiana Football Coaches Association All-State wide receiver and defensive back as senior
- Defensive MVP as senior in 2007
- Finalist for Warrick Dunn Award presented to most outstanding player in Baton Rouge area
- PrepStar All-Region
- Named Class 2A All-State, Louisiana Class 2A MVP, All-Metro and All-District as junior in 2006
- Earned outstanding defensive player award for 2006 by Louisiana Sports Writers Association
- All-District as sophomore in 2005
- Finished with 45 tackles and nine interceptions, while adding 873 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007
- Caught 31 balls for 795 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 70 tackles, 16 interceptions and 14 pass break-ups on defense in 2006
- In 2005, caught 23 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns, while adding one interception and five pass breakups
- As freshman in 2004, brought in 18 passes for 328 yards and two touch-downs
- Four-year starter in football
- Holds school records with 26 career interceptions and 16 season interceptions (2006)
- Three-year starter at guard in basketball
- Led team in assists, averaging more than 10 per game
- Led basketball team in assists as junior, averaging 11 per game
- Earned second-team All-District honors in basketball as junior
- Three-year letterman in track and field
- Qualified for state championships in 200m (4th place), 4x200m (4th) and 4x400m (4th) as junior
- Personal best time of 22.0 in 200m
- Coach at Clinton High School - Robert Signater
Career Highs
- Tackles - 11 vs. Georgia, 10/8/11
- Passes Defended - 2, three times, last vs. Georgia, 10/8/11
- Quarterback Hurries - 2 vs. Buffalo, 10/1/11
- Interceptions - 1, nine times, last vs. Missouri, 11/10/12
- INT Return Yards - 54 vs. UT Martin, 9/4/10 & vs. South Carolina, 10/29/11
Personal
- Full Name: Prentiss P. Waggner
- Born: June 28, 1990
- Son of Paris Waggner
- Majoring in Arts & Sciences
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