14-TIME ACC CHAMPIONS • 56 ALL-AMERICANS • 243 ACC VICTORIES
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Tyshon Dye
Position: Running Back
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Elberton, GA
High School: Elbert County

Talented running back who is ranked in top 125 in the nation by ESPN.com...ranked #123 overall, is 18th among running backs and 12th best player in state of Georgia...member of top 300 All-America team by PrepStar, who also lists him as four-star player...Rivals ranks him as #204 player in the nation, 17th among running backs and 16th among players from state of Georgia...247sports.com ranks Dye as 167th best player in the nation overall, 12th best running back and 16th best player from Georgia...as a senior, had 95 rushes for 817 yards and 12 scores in just seven games, an injury limited his play...still Region Offensive Player of the Year in 2012...selected to North-South All-Star game as a senior...also had eight kickoff returns for 120 yards and a touchdown...as a junior, gained 1561 yards on 212 carries and scored 21 touchdowns...also had 17 receptions for 198 yards and two scores and a pair of punt returns for scores...all-state and Region Player of the Year in 2011...selected to Georgia Rising Seniors game in 2011...had 889 yards on just 90 rushes as a sophomore, a 9.8 average...had 11 rushing touchdowns and three on kickoff returns as a sophomore...also had 96 tackles to rank among the team leaders...played four years of basketball and four years of track as well...a member of 2011 state championship track team...played for Sid Fritts at Elbert County High School...recruited by Tony Elliott...born December 7, 1993.

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