2021 Football Roster
Deneric Prince
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Manvel, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel HS / Texas A&M
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner … transferred to Tulsa from Texas A&M … enrolled at Tulsa in January 2020 … played in 26 career games at Tulsa and had 12 starts at Tulsa … had 1,728 career rushing yards and 14 TDs at Tulsa … had five100-yard career rushing games and two over 200 yards.
2022 – Played in eight games … missed the first four contests … had a team-leading 729 yards, a 5.8 average and five TDs … had two 200+ rushing games … had 220 yards and two TDs, while catching one pass for 19 yards against USF … rushed for a career-best 231 yards and one TD, and also had two receptions for 29 yards and an 18-yard TD at Temple …was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Temple … also earned AAC weekly honor roll merits for that game … his 231 yards tied for the 10th most in school history … saw his first action this year in the fifth game vs. Cincinnati and rushed for 71 yards and two TDs on 18 carries … had his first start this year at Navy.
2021 – Played in 10 games … had three starts – Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Arkansas State … totaled 100 carries for 524 yards, five touchdowns and a 5.2 average … missed the Houston, Memphis and Cincinnati games with an injury … had a career-high 151 yards and one TD on 14 carries for a 10.8 average per rush in the season opener vs. UC Davis … had a season-long 59 yard run against UC Davis … rushed for 110 yards and one TD on 19 carries for a 5.8 average at South Florida.
2020 – Played in eight games and had two starts … was in the starting lineup in the season opener at Oklahoma State and also against East Carolina … missed the Navy game …gained 475 yards and four touchdowns for a 5.4 average … also returned two kicks for 40 yards … rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries for a 6.3 average per attempt in the opener at Oklahoma State … came off the bench at #11 UCF and rushed for 41 yards on eight carries … tallied Tulsa's first 100-yard rushing game of the season with 109 yards and two TDs on 15 carries for a 7.3 average at USF … had a long TD run of 62 yards against USF, the longest for a Tulsa running back since the 2015 season … was named to the honorable mention list for the Tyler Rose Player of the Week Award for his performance against USF …?rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown on nine carries in the AAC Championship game against #6 Cincinnati.
AT TEXAS A&M – Was a member of the Texas A&M team for two seasons … played one game in 2018 before redshirting … rushed for 21 yards on two attempts against Northwestern State … did not see action in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL – Played his prep football at Manvel High School ... earned second-team all-district honors after rushing for 863 yards and 10 touchdowns on 105 attempts for a 14-1 team as a senior in 2017 ... rushed for 417 yards and eight touchdowns on 69 carries his junior season ... a consensus 3-star recruit … 247 Sports and ESPN listed him in the Texas Top-150 as a prep senior … high school coach was Kirk Martin.
PERSONAL – Favorite sports movie is The Longest Yard … his favorite TV show is “Power” … favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … Reggie Bush is his favorite NFL player … his favorite superhero is Flash … began playing football at age 3 … has two siblings … parents are Eric and Deena Prince … majoring in organizational studies … born April 11, 2000.
