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2009 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Totaled 136 all-purpose yards in the Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State ... rushed four times for 31 yards and caught three passes for 33 yards ... also returned three kickoffs 72 yards ... set the single-season school kick return yardage record against Baylor and has 751 on the season ... finished the game with 179 all-purpose yards, including 137 kick return yards ... rushed five times for 37 yards and a 7.4 yard average ... also caught two passes ... broke the Tech freshman record for kick returns against Oklahoma and has 614 this season ... broke the old mark of 606, set by Ivory McCann in 2001 ... carried the ball eight times for 46 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Sooners ... caught an 11-yard receptions and rushed twice for 18 yards at Oklahoma State ... also returned two kickoffs 42 yards ... rushed six times for 17 yards in the win over Kansas ... returned two kickoffs 41 yards ... had a 37 yard kickoff return against Texas A&M ... Returned a kickoff 40 yards in the fourth quarter to set up Tech's final score at Nebraska ... had a 101 all-purpose yards in the win over Kansas State ... rushed five times for 34 yards and returned two kickoffs 49 yards ... also had three receptions for 18 yards ... returned one kickoff 20 yards in the win over New Mexico ... rolled up 124 all-purpose yards at Houston, including 93 on five kick returns ... rushed five times for 20 yards and caught an 11-yard pass ... made his first career start against Texas and set a new school record with 182 kickoff return yards ... scored his first touchdown on a 34 yard reception against the Owls ... rushed for 17 yards and had a kick return of 54 yards against Rice.
TIMBERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star (Rivals.com) all-purpose back from Timberview High School in Mansfield, Texas ... PrepStar Top 250 All-American ... ranked among Rivals.com Rivals250 ... No. 4 Best-in-Space running back nationally, per Rivals.com ... No. 6 all-purpose back nationally, according to Rivals.com ... No. 21 on the Rivals.com Texas Postseason Top 100 list ... No. 50 player on the Superprep Texas 111 ... slippery, elusive back ... clocked at 4.5 in the 40 ... 3.9 shuttle time ... rushed for 1,000+ yards each of the last three seasons, including a 1,906-yard effort as a junior ... accounted for 52 rushing scores in four years, including 19 during senior season ... caught 28 passes for 297 yards in 2008 ... Class 4A All-State honorable mention ... District 8-4A first team ... elusive, shifty runner ... possesses tremendous strength with a 355-pound bench and 650-pound squat ... solid hands out of the backfield ... also offered by Vanderbilt, Buffalo, Boise State, Duke, Houston and Minnesota ... High School Coach: Terry Cron.
PERSONAL
Eric Stephens Jr. ... born February 20, 1991 in Marshall, Texas ... son of Erich Stephens Sr. and Tonia Cleaver ... has three siblings.
