14  Eric Berry Class: Junior Hometown: Fairburn, Ga. High School: Creekside Height / Weight: 5-11 / 203 Position: DB Major: Psychology

BERRY TENNESSEE TRIVIA - Enters 2009 needing just 15 interception return yards to break NCAA record of 501 set by Florida State's Terrell Buckley from 1989-91.

CAREER GAMES/STARTS - 26/26

2008 - Games/Starts: 12/12 ... First Tennessee player to claim unanimous All-America honors since 1990 ... Led nation with 265 interception return yards, and his seven interceptions tied for tops ... Only 2008 player with interception in seven different games ... First two interceptions of season were returned for 0 and 1 yard, then had five picks for 264 yards ... Interception returns for TDs against Mississippi State (72 yards) and Vandy (45 yards) ... Also had big returns against Georgia (54 yards), South Carolina (47 yards) and Northern Illinois (46 yards) ... For career in just 26 games, owns 12 interceptions for 487 return yards and three touchdowns ... Set to enter 2009 season just 15 yards from breaking major college record (501) ... Broken interception return yardage records that had stood for combined 187 years ... Now owns records for UT season (previously stood 37 years), UT career (39 years), SEC season (52 years) and SEC career (59 years) ... 72 tackles placed him third on UT team and 18th among SEC leaders ... Led team in tackles vs. Mississippi State (10) and tied for team honors vs. UAB (7) ... Recorded first career sack against Florida ... Season-high 11 tackles against Alabama ... Joined Dan Williams as only Vols with at least three tackles in all 12 games ... Never had fewer than three tackles in game in his career ... Started every contest of his collegiate career.

2007 - Games/Starts: 14/14 ... SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year by Sporting News ... Consensus Freshman All-America and Freshman All-SEC ... Second team All-SEC selection by Coaches, Writers ... Finished freshman season with five interceptions for 222 interception return yards, breaking old Tennessee mark of 177 yards set by Bobby Majors in 1970 ... Led all SEC freshmen with 86 tackles ... Twice named SEC Freshman of the Week in final three weeks ... First honored after breaking 37-year-old UT record in win over Arkansas ... Returned two interceptions against Razorbacks for combined 98 yards ... Set career-high with 14 tackles and had one PBU against Kentucky, earning second SEC freshman honor ... Seventh among SEC interception leaders and ranked third nationally among freshmen ... Interception return yardage total ranked second nationally and second in SEC history book ... Started every game of his young collegiate career ... Interception return of 96 yards for TD at Florida tied for third-longest in UT history and was longest in 35 years ... Became first defensive player--and just third player overall--in Phillip Fulmer era to start season-opener as true freshman ... Recorded four tackles and first career TFL against Alabama ... Set up two first-half touchdowns in that game by returning fumble 52 yards and intercepting second career pass and returning it 13 yards ... Career-high 14 tackles against Kentucky ... Recovered fumble and intercepted pass on consecutive possessions in third quarter of SEC Championship Game against LSU.

HIGH SCHOOL - Parade All-America and selected nation's top cornerback by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN and PrepStar ... U.S. Army All-American Bowl starter ... Gatorade Player of the Year for Georgia and state's No. 1 prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Georgia Player of the Year by Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... G&W Recruiting Report All-America defensive back and Southeast's No. 3 player ... Rushed for more than 1,500 yards and threw for more than 1,000 yards as senior in 2006 ... Added three interceptions and more than 40 tackles on defense ... As junior, totaled 67 tackles and five interceptions ... Rushed for more than 1,200 yards and 12 TDs while passing for 1,100-plus yards and nine touchdowns ... Led team to combined 37-5 record as four-year starting quarterback ... Also started four years at safety ... Squad twice won region championship and advanced to State 4A quarterfinals in 2006 ... Set school records in long jump (22-8) and 200-meter dash (21.76) ... 200-meter state champion as sophomore and member of 4x400 state title relay squad as junior ... National Honor Society member with 3.75 grade-point average ... Served dental internship ... Father, James, was 1981 Vols captain, four-year letterman and three-year starter.

COACH AT CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL - Kevin Whitley.

BORN - Dec. 29, 1988.

SUPERLATIVES
• 2008 All-America NCAA Unanimous (AFCA, Sporting News, AP, FWAA and Walter Camp)
• 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year Coaches and Associated Press
• 2008 All-SEC Coaches and Associated Press
• 2008 Jim Thorpe Award Finalist
• 2008 Draddy Trophy and Bednarik Award Semifinalist
• 2008 Tennessee Sports Writers Player of the Year
• 2008 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Male Amateur Athlete of the Year
• 2008 Jack Tatum Award (Nation's Best Defensive Back by Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio)
• 2008 Vince Dooley Award (Top Defensive Back in Southeast by Touchdown Club of Atlanta)
• 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18 and Nov. 22)
• 2007 Defensive Freshman of the Year Collegefootballnews.com
• 2007 Freshman All-America FWAA, Rivals.com and Collegefootballnews.com
• 2007 All-SEC Coaches (2nd) and Associated Press (2nd)
• 2007 SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year Sporting News
• 2007 Freshman All-SEC Coaches, Rivals.com, Sporting News
• 2007 SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 10 and 24)
• 2007 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll