Eric Gray (American football)

Eric Gray

Oklahoma Sooners No. 0
Position	Running back
Class	Junior
Career history
College	Tennessee (2019–2020) Oklahoma (2021–present)
Bowl games	2021 Alamo Bowl
High school	Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999
Height
Weight
Career highlights and awards
USA Today High School All-American (2017)
Stats at ESPN.com

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

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. He was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year a second time and Mr. Football for a third straight season as a senior. Towards the end of his senior season, Gray decommitted from Michigan and reopened his recruitment. He ultimately committed to play at Tennessee a few weeks later.

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. 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. 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. In January 2021, Gray announced that he was entering the transfer portal.

Gray chose to transfer to the University of Oklahoma.

External links

• Tennessee Volunteers bio