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Player Dossier
2007-2009Tennessee
Eric Berry
DB • 5'11" • Fairburn, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eric Berry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Eric Berry built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a defensive back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Eric Berry's career was his defensive production: 14...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 5
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Berry, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Tennessee. Eric Berry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 3
Featured Highlight
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Eric Berry Tennessee Highlights
2009 · Tennessee · Player Highlight
Eric Berry college highlights at Tennessee.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Eric Berry quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Creekside · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Creekside · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 1 · Pick 5 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 54.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 63.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.5 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Eric Berry
Eric Berry played DB for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Eric Berry recorded 9 passing yards, 37 rushing yards, and 3 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 7 primary output with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
15.6
Usage
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Consistency
74.8
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 1. UAB: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Georgia: 1. Mississippi State: 1. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Kentucky: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
20 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Kentucky | W 28-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Vanderbilt | W 20-10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ South Carolina | L 6-27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Alabama | L 9-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Mississippi State | W 34-3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Georgia | L 14-26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Northern Illinois | W 13-9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs UAB | W 35-3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tue 9/2 | @ UCLA | L 24-27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Eric Berry story
Eric Berry built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a defensive back from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Eric Berry's career was his defensive production: 14 interceptions across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Eric Berry's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 passing yards, 37 rushing yards, and 3 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Eric Berry moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 20 | — | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 15.6 | — | 2 |
| 2009 Postseason | Tennessee | 2 | 10 | — | -5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 10 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 11 · W 34-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 13 · W 20-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 10 · L 6-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Mississippi State
Week 8 · W 34-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia
Week 7 · L 14-26 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Tennessee
7 primary output · 15.6 efficiency · — usage
63.5
#2
2007 Regular Season · Tennessee
54.6
5 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Tennessee
29.5
2 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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