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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Football - Tennessee

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FOOTBALL

Eric Gray

Running back
LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

2499

rushing yards

40

rushing touchdowns
“Eric Gray is a very elusive guy with great speed. He can run you over or he can beat you in the open field. Most teams load the box to stop the run against him, but that hasn’t happened yet.”
Andre Lott
Head Coach Head Coach at St. George’s School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 195-pound senior running back rushed for 2,499 yards and 40 touchdowns on 241 carries this past season, leading the Lynx to the Division II-AA semifinals. The state’s returning Gatorade Football Player of the Year, Gray shattered the state record for career touchdowns with 138. Also the first player in state history to win three Mr. Football awards, he is a two-time Commercial Appeal Offensive Player of the Year and has been chosen to play in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

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Academic Achievement

Gray has maintained a 3.50 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

Gray has served as a middle school math tutor and has volunteered locally on behalf of Touchdowns Against Cancer. “