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DeAnthony Arnett
DeAnthony Arnett

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Saginaw, Mich.

Last College:
Tennessee

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 175

Position:
WR

Experience:
1L


04/21/2013

Green-White Spring Game Notebook

04/20/2013

Post-Game Quotes: Green-White Spring Game

04/20/2013

White Defeats Green in Spring Game, 24-17

Andrew Maxwell throws game-winning, 46-yard touchdown pass to AJ Troup in the fourth quarter.

04/13/2013

Last-Minute Touchdown Gives Offense 28-26 Win Over Defense in Second Spring Scrimmage

Nick Hill's 7-yard touchdown run the difference in the second scrimmage.

04/10/2013

Receiving Corps Ready To Turn Growing Pains Into Explosive Plays

Returning wide outs Keith Mumphery, Bennie Fowler, Tony Lippett and Aaron Burbridge combined for 148 receptions, 1,795 yards and nine TDs in 2012.

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2012


2012 (SOPHOMORE): Transfer from Tennessee enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 9, 2012, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . ruled eligible to play in 2012 after the NCAA granted his request for a residence waiver; transferred from Tennessee so he could be closer to his hometown of Saginaw, Mich., and his father William, who is battling heart and kidney problems . . . saw action in seven games in 2012 . . . had three catches for 69 yards (23.0 avg.) . . . had a 12-yard catch vs. Northwestern . . . recorded a 9-yard reception vs. Iowa . . . had 52 all-purpose yards at Central Michigan, including a 48-yard reception and a 4-yard rush.

2011 SEASON (TENNESSEE): True freshman played in all 12 games with one start (at Arkansas) . . . had 24 catches for 242 yards (10.1 average) and two TDs . . . was third on team in catches and fifth in receiving yards . . . his 24 catches tied for second most by a true freshman in UT history with William Howard (1984), only behind Kelley Washington's 64 in 2001 . . . his 242 yards are the sixth most by a true freshman in UT history . . . had three or more catches in six different games . . . had three catches for 20 yards at Kentucky . . . had an 8-yard catch at No. 8 Arkansas in first-career start . . . hauled in three receptions for 47 yards vs. Middle Tennessee State . . . produced three catches for career-high tying 59 yards vs. No. 14 South Carolina . . . had three receptions for 22 yards vs. Georgia . . . scored first two TDs of career on 13- and 8-yard receptions vs. Buffalo; finished with three catches for 27 yards . . . had a breakout game with eight receptions for 59 yards for first career catches at No. 16 Florida; it marked the most catches by a UT freshman since Washington (11) vs. LSU in 2001 SEC Championship Game . . . was one of 12 true freshmen to make debut vs. Montana.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the top prospects in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 57) and Rivals.com (No. 84) . . . member of the ESPNU 150 Team and Rivals.com 100 Team . . . ranked among the top wide receivers in the nation by Scout.com (No. 8), ESPN.com (No. 9) and Rivals.com (No. 12) . . . named to the Class of 2011 Sporting News Top 100 (No. 24 overall/No. 2 wide receiver) . . . ranked among the top players in Michigan by Rivals.com (No. 2) . . . selected to U.S. Army All-America Bowl . . . earned Division 1-2 all-state honors as a senior and junior . . . as a senior, led the Saginaw Valley League with 42 receptions for 782 yards and eight touchdowns while adding six more TDs rushing and returning kicks; finished season with more than 1,200 all-purpose yards . . . had 41 receptions for 876 yards and 10 TDs as a junior . . . racked up more than 2,100 all-purpose yards and 15 total TDs in his high school career . . . defensively, collected 46 tackles, three interceptions and 26 pass breakups . . . three-year starter for the Trojans under Coach Gary Lee . . . also lettered in basketball and track and field . . . son of William and Virginia Arnett . . . born June 27, 1992 . . . no-preference major.

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