2010 Football Roster
Roster
Sykes, Rae

Jersey Number 98
Rae Sykes
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Alcoa
Bio
Career Statistics
DEFENSE
Tackles | Sacks / | TFL / | Int/ | High | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | G | Solo | Asst | Total | Yards | Yards | FF | FR | P Def | Yds | Tackles |
2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -- | 0.5/0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2-UAB |
2010
- Games/Starts: 8/0
- Played in a career-best eight games
- Posted first two career tackles at UAB
- Also registered a quarterback hurry vs. the Blazers on third down that led to a missed field goal
- First career QB hurry came vs. Florida the week before to force an incompletion on third down
- Contributed a tackle vs. Georgia
- Final QB hurry came at Memphis to force the Tigers into third-and-long
2009
- Games/Starts: 1/0
- Made his collegiate debut against Western Kentucky
Junior College
- Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2009 and participated in spring drills
- Did not play in his two seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College due to injury
- Coach at Coffeyville Community College - Darian Dulin.
High School
- Three times named first-team All-State (2004-06)
- Preseason All-America prior to senior season
- Named All-Region and All-County four consecutive years and three-time All-District as a senior, junior and sophomore
- As senior, tallied more than 70 tackles with 10 sacks
- As junior, totaled 70 tackles and eight sacks
- As sophomore, totaled 132 tackles and 10 sacks
- Tallied 15 tackles and four sacks in state championship game as sophomore
- Contributed to three straight state championship teams from 2004-06
- Four-year starter in football
- Honored as team captain as senior
- Two-year letterman in basketball and one-year starter for Tornadoes
- Originally signed with Tennessee in 2007 but did not qualify
- Coach at Alcoa High School - Gary Rankin
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01