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2 Eric Price

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 165
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Rocky River HS

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2019): Played in all 10 games … Recorded seven catches for 31 yards, while also tacking on a pair of rushing attempts … Caught passes against five different opponents. Winston-Salem State: Registered season highs for both receptions (3) and receiving yards (20) … also logged a rush attempt (-3 yards) … kicked off UNCP’s eventual game-winning drive with a season-longest 11-yard reception. Virginia State: Tallied one reception for three yards. Limestone: Credited with one rushing attempt (-3 yards). #13 Wingate: Turned in one reception for seven yards … Also scooped up a blocked punt in the fourth quarter and returned it 17 yards for a score. Tusculum: Recovered a blocked punt early in the second quarter and returned it two yards for a touchdown. Newberry: Logged one reception for two yards. #7 Lenoir-Rhyne: Credited with one reception (-1 yard) … also logged a tackle assist on special teams (kickoff).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): Saw action in all 10 games … Hauled in four catches for 20 yards, while also registering one rushing attempt for two yards. Winston-Salem State: Logged a tackle assist on special teams (punt). Elizabeth City State: Recorded season highs for both receptions (2) and receiving yards (16) … tallied a season-longest 9-yard reception in third quarter that set up UNCP’s fifth touchdown of the day. Newberry: Finished with one reception for three yards. Lenoir-Rhyne: Credited with one rushing attempt for two yards. Carson-Newman: Tallied one reception for one yard.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017): Saw action in seven games on special teams … Returned two kickoffs for 24 yards at Concord … Logged three tackles, including a solo stop in the season opener against Winston-Salem State.

AS A FRESHMAN AT APPALACHIAN STATE (2015-16): Competed in six indoor meets and seven outdoor meets for the track & field team … Won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.01 at the Marshall Invitational … Also placed third in the 55-meter dash at the Mountaineer Indoor Open with a mark of 6.52 … Ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay squad that won event titles at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open (40.81) and the Charlotte Invitational (40.79) during the outdoor season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Rocky River High School for coach Jason Fowler … Rushed for 65 yards (16 carries) as a senior … Was also an all-conference performer in both track & field and wrestling for the Ravens … Qualified for state track & field championships as a senior … Regional qualifier in wrestling.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Hopey Clinton and Russell Price … Has an older sister, Brittany … An exercise and sports science major at UNCP.

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'6" 165 lbs
    46
  • 2

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    WR
    5'6" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'6" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'6" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'6" 165 lbs
    2