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Keith DeLong
1988
Linebacker
Lawrence, Kan.

According to his coach, Johnny Majors, "they don't come any finer as a college performer than Keith DeLong." DeLong proved as much his senior year, his second consecutive season of leading the Vols in tackles - he had 159 as a senior and 125 as a junior.

Despite the Vols finishing 5-6 in 1988, DeLong earned All-America status and was a finalist for the Butkus Award given annually to the nation's best collegiate linebacker.

Against Alabama, he earned SEC Player of the Week, collecting 19 tackles, four assists, a pass deflection and an interception in what was dubbed the second-best single-game performance in Tennessee history.

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Class/Year	UT	AT	Total Hits	FR	FC	Sacks	PBU	INT
Freshman 1985	17	2	19	1	0	0	0	0
Sophomore 1986	12	15	27	0	0	0	1	0
Junior 1987	87	38	125	2	0	2	2	1
Senior 1988	117	42	159	0	0	2	4	2
Totals	233	97	330	3	0	4	7	3

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