Eli Austin
| Tennessee Volunteers No. 10 | |
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| Position | Wide Receiver |
| Class | Redshirt Junior |
| Major | Public Administration |
| Career history | |
| High school | Stockton High School |
| Personal information | |
| Place of birth | Stockton, MO |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Eli Austin is the current starting wide receiver of the Tennessee Volunteers.
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Early Life
Austin was born in Stockton, Missouri. With his lanky frame, Austin was used primarily as a tight end and linebacker in high school, becoming one of the top two way players in Missouri. He received quite a number of options coming out of high school, but after a visit from LDYo, Austin joined Tennessee and the #1 recruiting class in 2015.
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Eli Austin WR |
Stockton, MO | Stockton High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Round 3 | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Austin attends Tennessee. He is currently working on a degree in Public Administration.
2016 Season
Austin was redshirted in 2016
2017 Season
In his redshirt freshman year, Austin was put directly into the starting line up, starting along side Will London. In week 1 against BYU, Austin had his first two receptions for 20 yards. It wasn't until Week 9 against the eventual SEC Champions Florida that Austin caught his first touchdown pass, a 28 yard deep bomb from Julius Thomas. Austin ended the season leading all Tennessee receivers with 457 yards.
2018 Season
With his second season, Austin emerged as the dangerous receiving threat he was expected to be coming out of high school. Statistically, Austin had the greatest receiving season of any Tennessee Volunteer in history, and was the first Vol to crack the 1,000 receiving yard mark. Austin also tied the record for most receptions in a season with Eric Minter, at 69 receptions. In a losing effort against Texas A&M, Austin had an incredible 10 reception, 165 yard and 2 touchdown game.
College Statistics
| Year | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rating | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 457 | 12.69 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1091 | 15.81 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1548 | 14.74 | 8 | ||
