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Full Name: Jabari O'Have
Davis ... Tennessee's active touchdowns leader returns for senior season
... Has 20 career rushing touchdowns ... Led Vol rushers in TDs each of last
two seasons, with 10 and eight, respectively ... Physical, bruising runner who
has speed ... Can play both tailback and fullback positions and play them well
... Experience in goal-line situations also makes him very dependable short-yardage
back ... Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week last year after 78-yard, two-touchdown
performance in win at Florida ... His second such honor in as many years ...
Made one start last season and responded with best rushing effort of year, 113
yards on 17 attempts against Duke ... Has two career 100-yard rushing games,
with career-high 135 vs. Arkansas in 2002 ... Nicknamed the "J-Train"
... Coach Taylor's evaluation: "I'm looking forward to what
Jabari brings to our backfield. He's been a factor here the past two years
and we need him again this season." ... Born: July 27, 1983.
HONORS - 2003 SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20); 2002 SEC
Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7) CAREER - Games/Started:
37/6 ...
2003 - Games/Started: 13/1 ... Bruising tailback added speed in the
off-season ... Tennessee's go-to back in goal-line situations, the "J-Train"
scored eight regular-season rushing touchdowns to lead the team and rank fourth
in the SEC ... Has 20 career rushing touchdowns ... Averaged 4.5 yards-per-carry
during the regular season ... His first carry of the year became his first touchdown
of the season when he rumbled 44 yards to paydirt against Fresno State ... Plunged
into the checkerboard end zone from two yards out in the third quarter against
Marshall ... Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his 78-yard,
two touchdown performance during the Vols' victory over No. 17 Florida in the
Swamp ... In that game, he gained 74 of his 78 yards in the game's final 24
minutes ... Made his first start of the season against Duke and rushed for a
season-high 113 yards on 17 carries (his second career 100-yard performance)
... A 42-yard burst highlighted his nine-carry, 67-yard, two touchdown performance
vs. Mississippi State ... Netted 29 yards on eight carries against Vanderbilt
and added a 7-yard touchdown run ... Gained 56 yards on 14 carries at Kentucky.
2002 - Games/Started: 13/5 ...
Valuable back in short-yardage situation as he led the Vols with 10 rushing
touchdowns ... Also showed his break-away ability with 62-yard scamper against
South Carolina ... The dash against the Gamecocks moved the ball down the South
Carolina 9-yard line where the Vols scored two plays later ... Also had 58-
yard touchdown run against Arkansas ... Finished the game with Arkansas
...Finished the game against Arkansas with 135 yards
on 25 carries, which are both career highs ... Scored three touchdowns versus
Arkansas as well ... His final score of the game a 12-yard run in the game's
fifth overtime ... Had two touchdowns in victory over Wyoming ... Had one touchdown
in each of the Vols' final three games ... Touchdown against Mississippi State
pushed the Vols out to a 28-17 during the opening minutes of the fourth quarter
... Vols' second leading rusher with 559 yards.
2001 - Games/Started: 11/0 ... Scored the first two touchdowns of his
career in Vols' victory over Florida ... His first carry of the game saw
him bull his way into the end zone from two yards out ... He later carried three
consecutive times from the Florida 9-yard line ... He picked up four yards apiece
on the first two carries and then powered his way into the end zone from 1-yard
out ... Most productive game statistically came against Vanderbilt ... He rolled
up 43 yards on five carries against the Commodores ... Long run of season was
26 yards against Vanderbilt ... Carried the ball three consecutive times against
Vanderbilt picking up 16 yards to move the ball into Vanderbilt territory and
set the Vols up in scoring position.
| RUSHING STATISTICS | |||||
| Class/Year | |
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| Fr. 2001 | |
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| So. 2002 | 125 |
587 |
4.6 |
10 |
62-S.C. |
| Jr. 2003 | 124 |
565 |
4.6 |
8 |
44-FSU |
| TOTALS | 260 |
1212 |
4.7 |
20 |
62-S.C. |
| RECEIVING STATISTICS | |||||
| Class/Year | NO |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
LONG |
| Fr. 2001 | 2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
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| So. 2002 | 4 |
42 |
10.5 |
0 |
18-UF |
| Jr. 2003 | 4 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
0 |
3-DU |
| TOTALS | 10 |
38 |
3.8 |
0 |
18-UF |






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