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BRIAN RANDOLPH DEFENSIVE BACK
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R-JUNIOR • 2L • 6-0 • 197 MARIETTA, GA. • KELL H.S. HONORS
• 2013 College Football News All-Sophomore Honorable Mention • 2013 College Sports Madness All-SEC Third Team • 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll • 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll • 2011 Second-Team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports • 2011 Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele • 2011 SEC Coaches All-Freshman selection
2013 - R-SOPHOMORE
• Games Played/Started: 12/12 • Returned to starting lineup as a redshirt sophomore in 2013, starting at strong safety • Second on team with 75 tackles • Led team with four inteceptions also had seven passes defended (third on team) • Closed 2013 with nine tackles including 0.5 TFLs and a pass break-up at Kentucky (11/30) • Fourth interception of season, returned for 41 yards, along with five tackles and forced fumble vs. Vanderbilt (11/23) • Tied for team lead with eight tackles vs. #7 Auburn (11/9) • Made five tackles at #10 Missouri (11/2) • Seven tackles in OT game vs. #6 Georgia (10/5) • Tied career high with 12 tackles and made game-saving interception in end zone as South Alabama (9/28) was driving with chance to tie the game in final minutes • Game-high 11 tackles, including two TFLs, at #19 Florida (9/21); made 100th career tackle in the game • Made five tackles at #2 Oregon (9/14) • Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/9) after his eight tackle, two INT game vs. W. Kentucky • Intercepted first two passes of career vs. WKU (9/7) for returns of 20 and 18 yards; also raked up eight tackles and an addition pass break-up for three passes defended • First Vol since Byron Moore (9/22/12 vs. Akron) to have two INTs in the same game • Made a tackle in return to action in 2013 opener vs. Austin Peay (8/31)
2012 - SOPHOMORE
• Games/Starts: 3/3 • Starting free safety in second season with Vols prior to suffering season-ending knee injury vs. Florida (9/15) • At time of injury, was leading tackler for Vols with 22 stops and two break-ups • Made seven tackles vs. #18 Florida (9/15) • Tied for team lead in tackles for second game in a row vs. Georgia State (9/8) with seven stops • Tied for team-lead with eight tackles vs. NC State (8/31) • Earned the John Stucky Off-Season Award as the player who demonstrated the best physical and mental conditioning during the offseason
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TENNESSEE FOOTBALL // 2014 FOOTBALL
2011 - FRESHMAN
• Games/Starts: 12/8 • 2011 Second-Team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports • 2011 Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele • 2011 SEC Coaches All-Freshman selection • True freshman played in all 12 games with eight starts, seeing action at free safety and in nickel • Finished fifth on team in tackles with 55 along with two pass break-ups and a TFL • Posted fifth-most tackles by a UT true freshman all-time with 55, ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980) • Had 23 tackles in three-game span, coming against nation’s top teams: #1 LSU, #2 Alabama & #14 S. Carolina • Notched career-high 12 tackles including first TFL at Kentucky (11/26) in season finale, tied with A.J. Johnson for the third-most stops in a single game by a UT true freshman ever. • Three tackles vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) • Made five tackles at #8 Arkansas (11/12) • Six tackles, forced fumble vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29) • Posted eight tackles at #2 Alabama (10/22) in start • Racked up nine tackles vs. #1 LSU (10/15) • Started in a nickel, and had three tackles vs. Buffalo (10/1) • Two tackles at #16 Florida (9/17) • First-career start vs. Cincinnati (9/10), making two tackles • One of 12 true freshmen to debut vs. Montana (9/3)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at Kell High School in Kennesaw, Ga., for coach Derek Cook • Rivals: 3-star (No. 32 overall safety, No. 29 overall in Georgia) • Scout: 3-star (No. 42 overall safety) • ESPN: 3-star (No. 32 overall safety) • 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia • Chosen as Georgia 4A Defensive Player of the Year by both AP and Coaches • Parade All-America honors; Three-time All-State honoree • Named to Georgia Super 11 by Atlanta Journal Constitution • Earned 2010 Rivalshigh.com All-America Team honors • 2010 Atlanta Sports Council Athlete of the Year • Named Marietta Daily Journal’s Defensive Player of the Year • Selected to the GACA North/South All-Star Game • As a senior, totaled 162 tackles (98 solo), nine pass breakups, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries • Also ran for 1,068 yards and 16 touchdowns, while catching 17 passes for 414 yards and a pair of scores • In junior campaign, tallied 125 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 18 pass breakups, three INTs and a pair of sacks
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Brian Anthony Randolph • Born: October 20, 1992 in Marietta, Georgia • Son of Mark and Lisa Randolph • Majoring in Management • Took part in an NFL-NCAA Round Table in Charlotte, N.C., in Feb. 2012