Tennessee State statistical leaders using 2022 statistics
The most prominent name presently connected to Tennessee State is coach Eddie George, once one of the NFL’s most prominent running backs. While George did not attend Tennessee State, over 100 NFL players have. Among them are Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent and Ed “Too Tall” Jones, the top overall pick in the 1974 draft who played 15 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.
Saturday’s game is prominent in that it’s the first time Notre Dame has played a program from the Football Championship Subdivision. If that had to happen, and many Irish fans weren’t happy about it when it was announced, at least the Irish are playing a historically Black university and not some seemingly random FCS school that the Alabamas and Ohio States of the world love to schedule to inflate their College Football Playoff resumes.
Statistically, here are the top returning players on this year’s Tigers from 2022:
Passing
Draylen Ellis: 153 for 279 (54.8%), 1,807 yards, 11.8 yards a pass attempt, eight touchdowns, six interceptions
Rushing
Jalen Rouse: 613 yards on 129 carries, 4.8 yards a carry
Jordan Gant: 92 yards on 18 carries, 5.1 yards a carry
Chayil Garnett: 73 yards on 13 carries, 5.6 yards a carry
Tre Boone III: 47 yards on 11 carries, 4.3 yards a carry
Edwin Rhodes III: 41 yards on 11 carries, 3.7 yards a carry
Receiving
Karate Brenson: 329 yards on 25 receptions, 10.7 yards a catch
Da’Shon Davis: 210 yards on 19 receptions, 11.1 yards a catch
Gerand Turner: 14 yards on one reception
Tysean Jefferson: 5 yards on one reception
Touchdowns
Ellis: four (all rushing)
Rouse: three (two rushing, one receiving)
seven tied with one
Tackles
Josh Green: 56
Terrell Allen: 36
Bryce Phillips: 35
Boogie Trotter: 29
Jalen McClendon: 23
Sacks
Allen: 4.5
Chris Walker: 2.0
Cameron Stewart: 1.5
Abraham Alabi: 0.5
Interceptions
Green: three
Darius Harper: two
Jashon Watkins: one
