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Jersey Number 20
Rajion Neal
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ga.
- High School:
- Sandy Creek
Bio
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CAREER HONORS
2013 - SENIOR
Photo Gallery- 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Starting tailback as a senior, gained team-high 1,124 rushing yards in 12 starts along with team-best 12 touchdowns
- Rushing yards total was most in a regular-season since Montario Hardesty in 2009
- Also made 27 catches for 108 yards
- Posted five 100-yard games as a senior in 2013
- Averaged 93.7 yards per game in 2013 including 116.0 over four games (9/28-10/26)
- 2,163 career rushing yards, ranks 14th all-time at UT; next on list: #13 Aaron Hayden (2,061), #12 Charlie Garner (2,091), #11 Travis Stephens (2,336)
- Seven career 100-yard rushing games, five in 2013, including two games in a row (9/28-10/5)
- 2,163 career rushing yards, ranks 12th all-time at UT
- 14th 2,000-yard rusher in a career at Tennessee
- 17th 1,000-yartd rushing season in Tennessee history
- Finished career with 444 carries, 12th all-time at UT
- 215 carries as a senior are the 10th-most in a season
- In college finale, ran for 134 yards on 20 carries at Kentucky (11/30); on first rush of the game, ran for 60-yard touchdown - the longest rush of his career
- Ran for 124 yards including a 17-yard touchdown vs. #7 Auburn (11/9)
- Scored first touchdown by an opponent at #1 Alabama (10/26) this season on a 3-yard rush; ran for 70 yards
- Ran for 77 yards including 5-yard TD score vs. #11 South Carolina (10/19)
- Against homestate #6 Georgia, ran for 148 yards -- his most against an SEC opponent -- on a career-high 28 carries; scored two rushing TDs on carries of 1 and 7 yards to tie and give Vols the lead in the fourth quarter
- Ran for career-high 169 yards vs. South Alabama (9/28), including career-long 53-yard scamper. Scored on an 11-yard touchdown
- 169 rushing yards vs. South Alabama were most since Montario Hardesty ran for 179 vs. Kentucky in 2009
- Rushed for 42 yards at #19 Florida (9/21)
- Ran for 42 yards and had four catches for 23 yards at #2 Oregon (9/15)
- Became first Vol to run for three touchdowns in a game since Montario Hardesty (11/28/2009) when he scored on rushes of 1, 1, 7 yards vs. WKU (9/7); ran for 74 yards
- Opened 2013 with third career 100-yard rushing game, picking up 141 yards including career-long 47-yard rushing touchdown vs. Austin Peay (8/31); Ran for 104 yards in the first quarter alone.
2012 - JUNIOR
- Photo Gallery
- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 10/6
- Earned starting tailback job in training camp, ran for 181 yards in two preseason scrimmages
- Missed games (Alabama & Miss State) with ankle injury
- Leading rusher on team with 708 yards (70.8 per game)
- Finished with nine TDs (five rushing, four receiving)
- Had 19 receptions for 149 yards with four receiving TDs
- Started first six games of 2012, missing first game vs. #1 Alabama (10/20) with ankle injury
- Back-to-back 100-yard games, first career 100-yard games in consecutive games (9/22-29)
- Ran for 53 yards on nine carries vs. Kentucky (11/24)
- Rushed for 61 yards at Vanderbilt (11/17)
- Ran for 62 yards and had two catches for 12 yards including an 8-yard TD catch in overtime vs. Missouri (11/10)
- Gained 40 yards including 6-yard rushing TD at #19 Miss State (10/13) before suffering injury that sidelined him
- Gained 104 rushing yards on career-high tying 23 carries along with career-high five catches for 53 yards at #5 Georgia; Scored 10-yard receiving TD and 9-yard rushing score for second-career multi-TD game
- First-career 100-yard rushing game vs. Akron (9/22)
- Career-high rushing yards for second game in a row with 151 yards vs. Akron (9/22), also scored a receiving touchdown on a 3-yard catch
- Career-high 87 rushing yards on career-high 23 rushes vs. #18 Florida (9/15); also had two catches for 20 yards
- First-career multi-touchdown game with runs of 1 and 5 yards vs. Georgia State (9/8), gained 65 rushing yards
- In first-career start at tailback, ran for 53 yards on career-high 22 carries vs. NC State (8/31).
- Scored third-career rushing touchdowns on an 8-yard scamper
2012 - INDOOR TRACK
- Joined the Vols indoor track & field team in January 2012
- Competed in the 60m and 200m at the SEC Indoor meet but did not advance out of the prelims. Posted PRs of 7.00 and 22.55
- Made his track & field debut at the Akron Invitational. Ran the 60m prelims in 7.02.
2011 - SOPHOMORE
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 11/3
- Played receiver, tailback and Wildcat quarterback in 2011
- Had 13 catches for 269 yards and carried 27 times for 134 yards with three touchdowns
- Finished fourth on team in receiving yards
- Had four catches of at least 38 yards in 2011
- Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game in finale at Kentucky (11/26) with career-highs of four catches for 125 yards including a 53-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter
- Started for second time vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) as a receiver, had no catches but ran six times for 29 yards out of Wildcat formation at times
- Scored second-career rushing TD on an 11-yard rush at #8 Arkansas (11/12). Gained 24 rushing yards along with three catches for 63 yards
- Started as a receiver and made two catches for 10 yards vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29)
- Rushed for 22 yards on three carries along ith a catch for 18 yards vs. MTSU (11/5)
- Ran once for 6 yards and catch a pass for a yard at #2 Alabama (10/22)
- Snagged a 38-yard catch vs. #1 LSU (10/15), which was reviewed by video and ruled a catch after being incomplete
- Scored first-career TD on a 20-run, also had first catch of the season vs. Buffalo (10/1)
- Gained 10 yards on three totes vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
- Saw late action vs. Montana (9/3), gained seven yards on two carries
2010 - FRESHMAN
- Games/Starts: 10/0
- Played in 10 games as a freshman for Tennessee and was the second featured running back in six contests
- Rushed 46 times for 197 yards and caught seven passes for 100 yards
- Provided a balanced weapon for the UT offense, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and 14.3 yards per reception
- Recorded UT's second-highest rushing total in four games
- Saw first action in season opener vs. UT Martin, setting career bests with nine rushes for 79 yards and a long of 40 yards
- Hauled in first three career receptions at Georgia for 70 yards, including UT's longest play of the game, a career-long 58-yard wheel route that advanced the Vols to the Georgia 2-yard line and set up one of UT's two touchdowns three plays later
- Also returned first career kick 15 yards against the Bulldogs
- Tied career high with nine rushing attempts in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina, which went for 28 yards
- Ran six times for 36 yards, caught a pair of passes for 29 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards vs. Alabama
- 26-yard reception in the third quarter was UT's longest passing play vs. the Tide
- Finished with 16 yards on six rushes at South Carolina
HIGH SCHOOL
- Associated Press All-State and Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year
- Ranked as the No. 9 Tailback in the nation and No. 151 overall prospect on the Rivals250 list by Rivals.com
- Also rated as the No. 11 prospect in Georgia
- Named the No. 31 running back by Scout.com
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50
- Georgia Sportswriters Class AAAA State Offensive Player of the Year
- All-Region 5-AAAA by the coaches
- Ran for 166 yards and one touchdown in 2009 state title game win over Clarke Central
- Rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries against rival Starr's Mill
- Added 159 rushing yards and three TDs along with 110 return yards in victory over Thomas County
- Helped lead Sandy Creek to Class AAAA state championship in 2009 over Clarke Central
- Coach at Sandy Creek High School: Chip Walker
PERSONAL
- Full name: Rajion Lashad Neal
- First name pronounced RAY-zhon
- Born: March 28, 1992
- Son of Kovondria and Ant Neal
- Majoring in Sociology
CAREER HIGHS
- Rush Attempts - 28 vs. Georgia, 10/7/13
- Rushing Yards - 169 vs. South Alabama, 9/28/13
- Receptions - 5 at Georgia, 9/29/12
- Receiving Yards - 125 at Kentucky, 11/26/11
- Touchdowns - 4, last 169 vs. South Alabama, 9/28/13
- 100-Yard Rushing Games - 7 (last 134 at Kentucky, 11/30/13)
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
