Eric Gray (American football)

Eric Gray is an American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Eric Gray
Oklahoma Sooners
PositionRunning back
ClassJunior
Career history
CollegeTennessee (2019–2020)
High schoolLausanne Collegiate School
(Memphis, Tennessee)
Personal information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)

Early life and high school

Gray grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and attended Lausanne Collegiate School. He was named Tennessee Mr. Football after rushing for 2,251 yards and 38 touchdowns in his sophomore season. As a junior, Gray rushed for 3,151 yards and 45 touchdowns and was selected the Tennessee Gatorade Football Player of the Year and repeated as Tennessee Mr. Football. Rated a four-star recruit, he initially committed to play college football at Michigan during the summer going into his senior year.[1] He was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year a second time and Mr. Football for a third straight season as a senior.[2] Towards the end of his senior season, Gray decommitted from Michigan and reopened his recruitment.[3] He ultimately committed to play at Tennessee a few weeks later.[4]

College career

As a true freshman, Gray gained 539 yards and scored four touchdowns on 101 carries and caught 13 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.[5][6] He rushed for 246 yards, a school record for a freshman, and three touchdowns in the Volunteers final regular season game against Vanderbilt and was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week.[7] Gray lead Tennessee with 772 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 157 attempts and also gained 254 yards and scored two touchdowns on 30 receptions.[8] In January 2021, Gray announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[9]

Gray chose to transfer to the University of Oklahoma.[10]

References
  1. "Michigan football gets commitment from 4-star running back Eric Gray". Detroit Free Press. July 1, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. "Lausanne's Eric Gray named Tennessee Gatorade football player of year". The Commercial Appeal. December 6, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. McMahon, Eric (December 1, 2018). "4-star RB Eric Gray pulls commitment to Michigan". MLive.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. "UT Vols football recruiting: Eric Gray picks Tennessee". The Commercial Appeal. December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. "Vols' Eric Gray would love to be first 1000-yard rusher in 10 years". Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. Paschall, David (December 1, 2020). "Tennessee's Eric Gray on a 1,000-yard season: 'I think about that all the time'". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. "Eric Gray sets UT freshman rushing record". Knoxville News Sentinel. November 30, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. Wilson, Mike (January 21, 2021). "Eric Gray, Tennessee football's top running back, enters transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  9. Brown, Patrick (January 20, 2021). "Tennessee star RB Eric Gray enters NCAA transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  10. Rittenberg, Adam (January 27, 2021). "Ex-Tennessee running back Eric Gray heading to Oklahoma as transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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