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Eric Berry selected to 2023 College Football Hall of Fame class

Former Vol Eric Berry was selected to the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame class Monday.

Berry played defensive back at Tennessee from 2007-09.

He appeared in 39 games at Tennessee, totaling 245 tackles, three sacks, 17.5 tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 31 pass deflections and 14 interceptions.

Berry came to Tennessee from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia.

The former Vol was selected No. 5 overall in the first round during the 2010 NFL draft by Kansas City.

Berry becomes the 26th Vol to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

22 of the 26 inductees were enshrined as players and four as coaches. The 22 players represent the most of any program in the SEC and the eighth-most nationally.

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Story originally appeared on Vols Wire