Running back, Louisiana Tech (from Tennessee), 2007–11
Lennon Creer
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Tatum, TX
Lennon Creer played running back at Tennessee (2007–08) and Louisiana Tech (2009–11).
At a glance
Career highs
252rushing yards, career highat San José State, 20103rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Central Arkansas, 20116catches, career hightwice; last vs. Hawai’i, 2011Team titles: WAC champions, 2011
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Tennessee | 36 | 214 | 5.9 | 1 | 38 |
| 2008* | Tennessee | 73 | 388 | 5.3 | 4 | 45 |
| 2010 | Louisiana Tech | 212 | 1,181 | 5.6 | 10 | 66 |
| 2011 | Louisiana Tech | 198 | 838 | 4.2 | 9 | 53 |
| Career | 519 | 2,621 | 5.1 | 24 | 66 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008* | Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | Louisiana Tech | 25 | 181 | 7.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2011 | Louisiana Tech | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 48 | 297 | 6.2 | 1 | 36 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tennessee | 5 | RB | |
| 2008 | Tennessee | 5 | RB | |
| 2009 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | RB | |
| 2010 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | RB | |
| 2011 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | RB | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 838 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Southern Miss | L 17–19 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 48–42 | 32 | 177 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Houston | L 34–35 | 25 | 99 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| Sep 24 | at Mississippi State | L 20–26 | 24 | 82 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Hawai’i | L 26–44 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| Oct 8 | at Idaho | W 24–11 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Utah State | W 24–17 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 29 | vs. San José State | W 38–28 | 31 | 112 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 5 | at Fresno State | W 41–21 | 17 | 113 | 1 | 53 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at Ole Miss | W 27–7 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
2010 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 1,181 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Grambling | W 20–6 | 17 | 69 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 18 |
| Sep 11 | at Texas A&M | L 16–48 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Navy | L 23–37 | 13 | 90 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Southern Miss | L 12–13 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 2 | atHawai’i | L 21–41 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 39 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Utah State | W 24–6 | 18 | 120 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Idaho | W 48–35 | 23 | 179 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Boise State | L 20–49 | 35 | 149 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 41 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Fresno State | L 34–40 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 41 |
| Nov 13 | at New Mexico State | W 41–20 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 27 | atSan José State | W 45–38 | 30 | 252 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 25 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Nevada | L 17–35 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
2008 Tennessee 10 games, 388 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. UAB | W 35–3 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 45 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Florida | L 6–30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Auburn | L 12–14 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | at Georgia | L 14–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs.Mississippi State | W 34–3 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Alabama | L 9–29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at South Carolina | L 6–27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Wyoming | L 7–13 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 20–10 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–10 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
2007 Tennessee 9 games, 214 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.Southern Miss | W 39–19 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 15 | atFlorida | L 20–59 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. Arkansas State | W 48–27 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs.Georgia | W 35–14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | atAlabama | L 17–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisiana | W 59–7 | 7 | 109 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. LSU | L 14–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 21–17 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23); offensive MVP of the 2012 East–West Shrine Game.
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 219 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.71 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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