Tauren Poole

American football player (born 1989)

American football player

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Position:| Running back
Personal information
Born:|  (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 (age 35)
Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:| 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:| Stephens County (Toccoa, Georgia)
College:| Tennessee
NFL draft:| 2012: undrafted
Career history

* Carolina Panthers (2012–2013)
* Indianapolis Colts (2013)*
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2014)*
* Carolina Panthers (2014)
* New Orleans Saints (2014)*
* Carolina Panthers (2014)*
* Baltimore Ravens (2014)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tauren Chasmaine Poole (born October 19, 1989) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Tennessee.

## College career

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Poole attended University of Tennessee from 2008 to 2011 under head coaches Phillip Fulmer, Lane Kiffin, and Derek Dooley.[1][2] The 2010 season was Poole's breakout with the Volunteers. He had six games going over 100 rushing yards on the season: UT Martin, Oregon, LSU, Alabama, Memphis, and Ole Miss.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In addition, he had 11 rushing touchdowns.[9] During his career, he rushed for 1,898 yards on 423 carries and 17 touchdowns. He was awarded the Pat Tillman Award at the 2012 East–West Shrine Game.[10]

## Professional career

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### Carolina Panthers

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Poole was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers.[11] He later spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. He signed again to the Panthers' active roster on September 27, 2014.[12] On September 28, he made his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens. However, on his first career carry, he fumbled.[13] He was released by the Panthers the next day, but re-signed with their practice squad soon after.[14]

### New Orleans Saints

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The New Orleans Saints signed Poole to their practice squad on November 4, 2014.[15] On November 20, he was released by the team.[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Tauren Poole - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
2. ^ Barker, Joel (January 30, 2012). "Tennessee's Tauren Poole: Thankful for Past, Working for Future". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
3. ^ "Tennessee-Martin at Tennessee Box Score, September 4, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
4. ^ "Oregon at Tennessee Box Score, September 11, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
5. ^ "Tennessee at LSU Box Score, October 2, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
6. ^ "Alabama at Tennessee Box Score, October 23, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
7. ^ "Tennessee at Memphis Box Score, November 6, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
8. ^ "Ole Miss at Tennessee Box Score, November 13, 2010". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
9. ^ "Tauren Poole 2010 Game Log". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
10. ^ "Poole Wins Prestigious Pat Tillman Award". University of Tennessee Athletics. January 21, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
11. ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 30, 2012). "Panthers agree to terms with 12 college free agents". Panthers.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
12. ^ "Panthers Sign RB Tauren Poole To Active Roster". wfmynews2.com. September 27, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
13. ^ "Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens - September 28th, 2014". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
14. ^ Hartstein, Larry (September 29, 2014). "Tauren Poole: One carry, one fumble, now released". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
15. ^ Triplett, Mike (November 4, 2014). "Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
16. ^ Woodbery, Evan (November 21, 2014). "New Orleans Saints re-sign Edwin Baker to practice squad, cut Tauren Poole". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

## External links

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* Career statistics from ESPN
* Tennessee Volunteers bio

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Tennessee Volunteers rushing leaders

* Lund (1945–46)
* Littleford (1947–48)
* Sizemore (1949)
* Kozar (1950, 1952)
* Lauricella (1951)
* Wade (1953)
* Tracy (1954)
* J. Majors (1955)
* Bronson (1956)
* Gordon (1957)
* B. Majors (1958)
* Glass (1959–60)
* Faircloth (1961, 1963)
* Canale (1962)
* Mitchell (1964)
* Chadwick (1965, 1967)
* Fulton (1966)
* Pickens (1968)
* Watson (1969–71)
* Stanback (1972–73)
* Morgan (1974–75)
* Emmons (1976)
* Finch (1977)
* Streater (1978)
* Simpson (1979)
* Berry (1980–81)
* Coleman (1982)
* Jones (1983–84)
* Davis (1985)
* Howard (1986)
* Cobb (1987–88)
* Webb (1989)
* Thompson (1990)
* Stewart (1991, 1994)
* Garner (1992–93)
* Graham (1995–96)
* Lewis (1997, 1999)
* Henry (1998, 2000)
* Stephens (2001)
* Houston (2002–03)
* Riggs Jr. (2004)
* Foster (2005, 2007–08)
* Coker (2006)
* Hardesty (2009)
* Poole (2010–11)
* Neal (2012–13)
* Hurd (2014–15)
* Dobbs (2016)
* Kelly (2017)
* Chandler (2018–19)
* Gray (2020)
* Small (2021)
* Wright (2022–23)
* Sampson (2024)

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