50 J.T. Rankin
50 - J.T. Rankin
Height: 6-2
Weight: 285
Year: So
Hometown: Alcoa, Tenn.
High School: Alcoa HS
Position: 00
Previous School: Alcoa HS
gp 5
tk 0.0
sac -
int -
ffum -

A highly promising prospect coming out of a very strong high school program, J.T. came to the Golden Eagles with unlimited potential...began to realize that potential by seeing action in eight games in his first season on the field...good size and outstanding strength...worked extremely hard through his initial fall camp in 2012 and was primed to make huge contributions as a true freshman...suffered a season-ending injury in his first game and was granted a medical redshirt...came back as a redshirt freshman in 2013 season and provided consistent depth to the center position...consistent entry on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

AT TECH (IN 2013): J.T. played in eight games and started in three during his redshirt freshman year...during his first start he made his first career tackle, that coming against UT Martin.

(IN 2012): J.T. appeared in the North Greenville game in the opener and sustained an injury that forced him to take a medical redshirt...kept his focus in the classroom and made two appearances on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

IN HIGH SCHOOL: The starting center for Alcoa High School where he played for his father, coach Gary Rankin, J.T. helped the Tornadoes rank among the top teams in the state throughout his career which featured 43 consecutive starts...named all-state as both a junior and senior, he was a key in Alcoa winning the TSSAA state title in 2008, 2009 and 2010, including undefeated seasons in both 2009 and 2010...team captain as a senior...Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra first-team selection and selected for the Tennessee East-West All-Star game...graded out at 88 percent as a senior with 82 pancake blocks.

PERSONAL: The son of Gary and Sandra Rankin, he was an Honors student... born January 31, 1993, in Alcoa, Tenn... full name is John Tucker Rankin (J.T.)... majoring in EXPW/fitness and wellness.

Recent Games
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 28 Kentucky Christian W, 33-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Indiana St. L, 49-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tennessee State L, 10-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Northern Iowa L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Murray State W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at UT Martin L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 39-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Jacksonville State L, 49-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Eastern Illinois L, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Southeast Missouri W, 27-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Chattanooga L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Austin Peay W, 41-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2012-13 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2012-13 2 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 5 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 4 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2012-13 2 - - - - - - -
2013-14 8 - - - - - - -
2014-15 5 - - - - - - -
2015-16 4 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2012-13 2 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 5 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 4 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2012-13 2 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 8 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 5 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 4 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2012-13 2 - - - - 0 .0
2013-14 8 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 5 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 4 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 30 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2012-13 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2012-13 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 8 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 0 1 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 5 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 1 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -