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Rajion Neal

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2012 - JUNIOR

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2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts: 10/6
Earned starting tailback job in training camp, ran for 181 yards in two preseason scrimmages
Missed games (Alabama & Miss State) with ankle injury
Leading rusher on team with 708 yards (70.8 per game)
Finished with nine TDs (five rushing, four receiving)
Had 19 receptions for 149 yards with four receiving TDs
Started first six games of 2012, missing first game vs. #1 Alabama (10/20) with ankle injury
Back-to-back 100-yard games, first career 100-yard games in consecutive games (9/22-29)
Ran for 53 yards on nine carries vs. Kentucky (11/24)
Rushed for 61 yards at Vanderbilt (11/17)
Ran for 62 yards and had two catches for 12 yards including an 8-yard TD catch in overtime vs. Missouri (11/10)
Gained 40 yards including 6-yard rushing TD at #19 Miss State (10/13) before suffering injury that sidelined him

Gained 104 rushing yards on career-high tying 23 carries along with career-high five catches for 53 yards at #5 Georgia; Scored 10-yard receiving TD and 9-yard rushing score for second-career multi-TD game
First-career 100-yard rushing game vs. Akron (9/22)
Career-high rushing yards for second game in a row with 151 yards vs. Akron (9/22), also scored a receiving touchdown on a 3-yard catch
Career-high 87 rushing yards on career-high 23 rushes vs. #18 Florida (9/15); also had two catches for 20 yards
First-career multi-touchdown game with runs of 1 and 5 yards vs. Georgia State (9/8), gained 65 rushing yards
In first-career start at tailback, ran for 53 yards on career-high 22 carries vs. NC State (8/31).

2012 - INDOOR TRACK

Joined the Vols indoor track & field team in January 2012
Competed in the 60m and 200m at the SEC Indoor meet but did not advance out of the prelims. Posted PRs of 7.00 and 22.55

Made his track & field debut at the Akron Invitational. Ran the 60m prelims in 7.02.

2011 - SOPHOMORE

2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts: 11/3
Played receiver, tailback and Wildcat quarterback in 2011
Had 13 catches for 269 yards and carried 27 times for 134 yards with three touchdowns
Finished fourth on team in receiving yards
Had four catches of at least 38 yards in 2011
Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game in finale at Kentucky (11/26) with career-highs of four catches for 125 yards including a 53-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter
Started for second time vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) as a receiver, had no catches but ran six times for 29 yards out of Wildcat formation at times
Scored second-career rushing TD on an 11-yard rush at #8 Arkansas (11/12). Gained 24 rushing yards along with three catches for 63 yards

Started as a receiver and made two catches for 10 yards vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29)
Rushed for 22 yards on three carries along ith a catch for 18 yards vs. MTSU (11/5)
Ran once for 6 yards and catch a pass for a yard at #2 Alabama (10/22)
Snagged a 38-yard catch vs. #1 LSU (10/15), which was reviewed by video and ruled a catch after being incomplete
Scored first-career TD on a 20-run, also had first catch of the season vs. Buffalo (10/1)
Gained 10 yards on three totes vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
Saw late action vs. Montana (9/3), gained seven yards on two carries

2010 - FRESHMAN

Games/Starts: 10/0
Played in 10 games as a freshman for Tennessee and was the second featured running back in six contests
Rushed 46 times for 197 yards and caught seven passes for 100 yards
Provided a balanced weapon for the UT offense, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and 14.3 yards per reception
Recorded UT's second-highest rushing total in four games
Saw first action in season opener vs. UT Martin, setting career bests with nine rushes for 79 yards and a long of 40 yards
Hauled in first three career receptions at Georgia for 70 yards, including UT's longest play of the game, a career-long 58-yard wheel route that advanced the Vols to the Georgia 2-yard line and set up one of UT's two touchdowns three plays later

Also returned first career kick 15 yards against the Bulldogs
Tied career high with nine rushing attempts in Music City Bowl vs. North Carolina, which went for 28 yards
Ran six times for 36 yards, caught a pair of passes for 29 yards and returned two kickoffs for 38 yards vs. Alabama
26-yard reception in the third quarter was UT's longest passing play vs. the Tide
Finished with 16 yards on six rushes at South Carolina

HIGH SCHOOL

Associated Press All-State and Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year
Ranked as the No. 9 Tailback in the nation and No. 151 overall prospect on the Rivals250 list by Rivals.com
Also rated as the No. 11 prospect in Georgia
Named the No. 31 running back by Scout.com
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50
Georgia Sportswriters Class AAAA State Offensive Player of the Year
All-Region 5-AAAA by the coaches

Ran for 166 yards and one touchdown in 2009 state title game win over Clarke Central
Rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries against rival Starr's Mill
Added 159 rushing yards and three TDs along with 110 return yards in victory over Thomas County
Helped lead Sandy Creek to Class AAAA state championship in 2009 over Clarke Central
Coach at Sandy Creek High School: Chip Walker

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