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CAREER HONORS
- 2010 Freshman All-America Sporting News & FWAA
- 2010 Rivals.com Freshman All-America Second Team
2012 - JUNIOR
Photo Gallery- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Regained starting center role in preseason camp after starting first six games of 2011 at center
- Started all 12 games in 2012 at center
- A left-hander, Stone is snapping under center with right hand and shotgun snaps with left hand
- Helped offense to 475.9 yards per game (20th in NCAA), 315.6 yards of passing offense (15th in NCAA), just eight sacks allowed (0.67 per game/fourth in NCAA)
- Vols have had five games with 500-plus yards of total offense, the most since posting six in 1997
- Aided offense to school-record 718 yards vs. Troy (11/3)
- Helped Vols to 633 yards of total offense vs. Akron (9/22) including 232 rushing
- UT is 10-8 when he starts at center
2011 - SOPHOMORE
- Games/Starts: 9/7
- Had started 12 games in a row, 11 at center (UT was 7-4 in those games) and one game at left guard
- Part of line that helped UT to 332 yards per game this season including two games with 500-plus yards
2010 - FRESHMAN
- Games/Starts: 12/8
- Selected to the Sporting News' and Football Writers Association of America's Freshman All-America teams
- Also honored as a Rivals.com Second Team All-America selection
- Saw action in 12 games and started eight as a true freshman, including five starts at center and three at left guard
- Bounced around on the offensive line before settling in and starting the final five games at center
- In November, UT only allowed six sacks, including zero at Memphis
- Assisted in Tauren Poole's efforts to tie for the lead the SEC with six 100-yard rushing game
- Aided UT's season-high 537 yards of offense vs. UT Martin
- Part of an offensive line that was the only one in NCAA FBS to start three true freshmen in a game this season (Memphis)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Tennessee AA Lineman of the Year
- Tennessee Sports Writers All-State first team
- Tennessee Class 2A Mr. Football Lineman
- All-Mid-State and member of the Tennessean's Dandy Dozen
- Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in Tennessee and the No. 7 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com
- Rated as the No. 32 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com
- Competed in the 2010 Under Armour All-America Game
- As a junior, amassed 52 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries primarily at defensive tackle
- Recipient of the prestigious William Hume Award as Metro Nashville's Top High School Scholar-Athlete
- Coach at Maplewood High School: Ralph Thompson
PERSONAL
- Full Name: James Robert Stone
- Born on April 26, 1992 in Nashville
- Son of Nancy Drumgoode
- Majoring in Communications
