Full Name: Erik Douglas Ainge

Born: June 12, 1986

Coach at Glencoe High School: Craig Ruecker

HONORS -

• 2005 Academic All-SEC
• 2004 Freshman All-America The Sporting News (2nd)
• Freshman All-SEC Coaches and Knoxville News Sentinel
• SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year The Sporting News
• Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 18, 2004)

CAREER GAMES/STARTS - 17/11

2005 - Games/Starts: 8/5 ... Shared QB snaps with senior Rick Clausen throughout season ... Completed touchdown passes vs. UAB and Florida to stretch consecutive games with TD pass to 11, tying Peyton Manning for fourth-best streak in UT history ... Played the entire game at Notre Dame, completing 13-of-32 for 187 yards, one TD and two INTs ... Also had a career-high 11 rushing attempts vs. Irish ... Season's best showing came at Kentucky in season finale ... Threw TD strikes of 50 and 32 yards while completing 17-of-25 passes for 221 yards in Vols' 27-8 triumph in Lexington ... Earned Academic All-SEC honors.

2004 - Games/Starts: 9/6 ... Threw for 1,452 yards to rank second on UT freshman list ... Came off bench vs. Florida to lead four Vols scoring drives, completing 16-of-24 for 192 yards and three TDs ... Went 5-of-7 for 72 yards on third- and fourth-down plays in second half against Gators ... Led Vols to victory at No. 3-ranked Georgia in first career road start ... Threw pair of TD passes while going 12-of-21 for 150 yards ... Notched second consecutive road win by orchestrating Tennessee's fourth-quarter comeback drive that gave Vols 21-17 victory at Mississippi ... Completed 14-of-30 for career-high 231 yards, one TD and one INT against Rebels ... South Carolina game marked his third three-TD outing ... Started Notre Dame game and completed 11-of-18 for 149 yards and one TD before suffering separated shoulder on final play of first half ... Missed final four games due to that injury.

HIGH SCHOOL - 2003 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year ... PrepStar All-America ... Northwest Nugget (awarded to top six athletes in Northwest U.S.) and All-State as senior ... First-team All-Metro quarterback as both junior and senior ... Led state in passing yards, completions and TDs ... Threw for 3,078 yards, 24 touchdowns and 8 interceptions as senior ... Best game that year was against Aloha, finishing 20-of-28 for 475 yards and 5 TDs accounting for 62 points in three quarters of action ... As junior, passed for 2,554 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Also named second-team All-Metro in basketball with 16.4-point average junior season ... Street & Smith named him preseason honorable mention guard heading into senior year ... Baseball pitcher, shortstop and first baseman as freshman and sophomore.