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He set a state record with 138 touchdowns and rushed for over 2,000 yards in each of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEric is a guy that comes from a winning football program,\u201d Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt said. \u201cHe is used to having the ball in his hands. He\u2019s very creative. He has really good hands, runs with power and great vision. It\u2019s hard to get a good lick on him. He\u2019s a guy that we targeted early in the process and we\u2019re really excited that he is here. He\u2019s another guy that\u2019s a very good student, comes from a good family and we\u2019re fired up about having him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gray was selected for the All-American Bowl, which will be played on Jan. 5 in San Antonio, along with his new teammate&nbsp;<strong>Ramel Keyton<\/strong>, a wide receiver from Marietta, Ga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the class features two other signees who will play in national high school all-star games. Defensive back&nbsp;<strong>Jaylen McCollough<\/strong>&nbsp;and offensive lineman&nbsp;<strong>Wanya Morris<\/strong>were selected for the Under Armour All-America Game, which will be played on Jan. 3 in Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Early Signing Period continues on Friday and the later National Signing Day will be on Feb 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn.&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;The Tennessee football program added its 18th signee to the 2019 Signing Class on Thursday when running back&nbsp;Eric Gray&nbsp;inked with the Vols. A Memphis native, Gray is the first-ever three-time Mr. Football recipient in the state of Tennessee. 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