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Jersey Number 5
Ralph Abernathy IV
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westminster School
Bio
Ralph David Abernathy IV
CAREER HIGHS
- Rushes - 24 at Miami (Ohio), 9/21/13
- Rushing Yards - 98 at Toledo, 10/20/12
- Receptions - 4 (3x), last, vs. Louisville, 12/5/13
- Receiving Yards - 76 vs. Virginia Tech, 9/29/12
- Kickoff Returns - 6 at Connecticut, 12/3/11
- Kickoff Return Yards - 169 at Connecticut, 12/3/11
- Touchdowns - 2 at Louisville 10/26/12 & vs. Pittsburgh 9/6/12
2015 - R-SENIOR
Photo Gallery- 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Graduate student, joined Vols in Summer of 2015 following four seasons at Cincinnati, where he played for Butch Jones and staff in 2011-12
- Played in seven games in only season at Tennessee
- 2,205 career kickoff return yards (2,186 at Cincinnati)
- Has been playing wide receiver since early November
- First catches with Vols came in regular-season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/28), with two receptions for 15 yards
- Played in opener vs. Bowling Green (9/5), but was sidelined with foot injury for the next six games
2014 - SENIOR (AT CINCINNATI)
- Missed most of the 2014 season with lingering heel/hamstring ailments
- Moved from running back to slot receiver, appeared in Cincinnati's first two games, had three receptions for 26 yards and one rushing attempt for minus-5 yards for the Bearcats
2013 - JUNIOR (AT CINCINNATI)
- Appeared in 13 games, ran for 518 yards and five touchdowns on 132 carries
- Returned 16 kickoffs for 351 yards
2012 - SOPHOMORE (AT CINCINNATI)
- Appeared in 13 games, ran for 366 yards and three touchdowns.
- Caught 28 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns.
- Returned 32 kickoffs for 801 yards.
2011 - FRESHMAN (AT CINCINNATI)
- Appeared in all 13 games, as a running back and kick-off returner
- Carried the ball 14 times for 38 yards
- Returned 38 kickoffs for 1034 yards and one touchdown
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lettered at Westminster School in Atlanta, Ga., for coach Gerry Romberg
- Despite being limited by injury during his senior season, rushed for 224 yards, including runs of 80 and 40 yards, along with three touchdowns against rival Lovett to give Westminster the Region 6-AA Division B title
- Named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's and Gaprepnews.com's 2010 Preseason AA All-State Team
- An All-State selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a junior after rushing for over 1,200 yards and scoring 21 touchdowns
PERSONAL
- Son of Annette and the Reverend Ralph David Abernathy III
- Born: December 24, 1992
- Father is a former Georgia State Senator
- Late grandfather Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was a leader in the American Civil Rights movement and a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Has two siblings, Christiana and Micah
- Brother Micah is a freshman defensive back for the Vols
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