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Devrin Young

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2012

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2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts: 10/0
Seeing time in tailback role, earned backup spot in preseason camp, also serving as team's primary return man
Ranks 10th in career kickoff return yards with 770 in just 19 games; Next on the list are #9 Carl Pickens (777) and #8 Anthony Morgan (862)
Compiled 446 all-purpose yards in 2012 (155 punt return, 142 kickoff return, 140 rushing and 9 receiving)
Returned one punt for 10 yards in finale vs. Kentucky (11/24)
Did not travel to Vanderbilt (11/17) due to personal reasons

Returned two kicks for 21 yards vs. Missouri (11/10) in return
Carried five times for 21 yards vs. #1 Alabama (10/20)
Career-best rushing day with 58 yards on 13 carries at #19 Miss State (10/13)
Then career-high 46 rushing yards along with two catches for 11 yards and four punt returns for 46 yards vs. Georgia State (9/8) for total of 103 all-purpose yards
Began 2012 with two carries, a catch for four yards and 45 kickoff return yards vs. NC State (8/31)

2011

2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts:9/1
In nine games, finished third on team in all-purpose yards with 756 and second best on team at 84.0 per game
Had 27 kickoff returns for 628 yards along with eight punt returns for 94 yards
Averaged 69.8 kickoff return yards per game and 23.3 yards per return (ninth in SEC)
Total of 628 kickoff yards, ranked fifth-most in a single-season in UT history
Mark of 27 kickoff returns, tied for fourth-most in a single-season in UT history
Also has six carries for nine yards and three catches for 25 yards in 2011
Finished year with 36 kickoff return yards on two returns at Kentucky (11/26)
Had two kickoff returns for 34 yards vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)
Returned four kickoffs for 62 yards at #8 Arkansas (11/12)
Gained 63 all-purpose yards vs. MTSU (11/5) with 39 on kickoff returns, 19 on punt returns, three rushing and two receiving

Returned two kicks for 63 yards vs. #14 So. Carolina (10/29)
Second-straight 100-yard kickoff game with exactly 100 yards at #2 Alabama. Also returned a punt for 11 yards, caught a pass for two yards and rushed once for six yards for 119 all-purpose yards
Had career-high 135 kickoff return yards vs. #1 LSU (10/15) including career-long 60-yarder, the longest by a Vol since Da'Rick Rogers vs. Kentucky (11/27/10). Also made first-career catch vs. LSU for 21 yards
Made debut vs. Buffalo (10/1) to be one of 15 true freshmen to play in 2011 after missing first three games recovering from a broken collarbone
In first college game, returned punts and kickoffs and saw time in the slot on offense. Returned first punt for 43 yards and brought back two kickoffs for 51 yards vs. Buffalo (10/1)
Punt return of 43 yards vs. Buffalo was longest by a UT player since Dennis Rogan had a 45-yard return in 2007
Suffered fractured right collarbone in late July

High School

Totaled 7,433 all-purpose yards and 83 touchdowns in decorated prep career, while intercepting three passes and compiling 54 tackles on defense
Averaged 7.7 yards per carry throughout career...In senior campaign, rushed for 2,271 yards and 32 TDs on 228 carries, while catching 13 passes for 201 yards and four TDs
As a junior in 2009, rushed for 1,455 yards with 19 touchdowns in 10 games
Also hauled in 19 receptions for 189 yards and a score
Ran for 1,366 yards and 17 touchdowns while also catching eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore in 2008
Factored in special teams, returning 31 punts for 518 yards and two TDs and returning 30 kickoffs for 1,173 yards and six TDs in three years
2010 Football Captain at Bearden
Finished second in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 Class AAA Tennessee state track and field meet
Coach at Bearden: Brad Taylor

Career Highs