CAREER

Veteran wide receiver who has flashed his big play potential in his fourth season with the program … Played in 41 games with 10 starts in his career and has two seasons of eligibility remaining … Has been an impact wideout in starting action and is a valuable asset to the quick-strike Tennessee offense … Has caught 47 passes for 738 yards and four touchdowns ... Surpassed 500 career yards against Alabama in Week 7.

2022 – SENIOR

Has 27 catches and 486 yards through 11 games this year, his first season with double-digit receptions and 200+ yards in his career ... Made his 10th career start at Vanderbilt (11/26) and hauled in three passes for 36 yards, including a 23-yard connection on his first reception of the day ... Had two catches for 33 yards at South Carolina (11/19) ... Earned the start against Missouri (11/12) and had a big play in the fourth quarter, snaring a 46-yard strike from Joe Milton III for his fourth TD of the season ... Finished with two catches for 60 yards against the Tigers in the 2022 home finale ... Continued a strong run, posting his first career multi-touchdown performance in the victory over UT Martin (10/22) ... Logged five catches for 77 yards with his scores coming from eight and 17 yards out against the Skyhawks ... Had a career day in the victory over #3 Alabama (10/15), posting a new personal-best in receiving yards with 78 on five catches ... Started and logged a pair of receptions for 19 yards in the road victory over #25 LSU (10/8) ... Had three receptions for career-high 69 yards in the win over #20 Florida (9/24), including an incredible 43-yard diving reception late in the first half that extended a go-ahead drive that helped the Vols take a 17-14 lead into halftime ... Made one catch, a 57-yard connection with Joe Milton III for a touchdown with four seconds remaining in the third quarter in win over Akron (9/17) ... The reception marked his first collegiate touchdown and the longest reception of his career ... Recorded four receptions for 57 yards, including a 32-yard connection with Hendon Hooker for his first catch of the season, in the season-opening win over Ball State (9/1).

2021 – JUNIOR

Played in 10 games and made one start at wide receiver, tallying seven receptions for 72 yards … Saw action as a reserve wide receiver against Purdue in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30) … Started his first game of the season and tallied one catch for 14 yards in victory over South Alabama (11/20) ... Had a career-high five receptions for 48 yards against No. 1 Georgia (11/13) ... Made his first catch of the season for 10 yards in win over Tennessee Tech (9/18).

2020 – SOPHOMORE

Saw action in seven games and made three starts, totaling nine receptions for 76 yards ... Hauled in two catches for a season-high 29 yards at No. 3 Georgia (10/10) ... Made his first career start and had two receptions for 20 yards in season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26) … Other start came against Missouri in Week 2 … Did not play in the final three games of the year – Florida, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M.

2019 – FRESHMAN

Appeared in 12 games as a reserve wide receiver … Finished with four catches for 104 yards (26.0 ypc) ... Totaled two receptions for a career-high 60 yards against Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, including a 46-yard grab in the first quarter (1/2) ... Had a 41-yard reception in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Georgia State, finishing with one catch for 10 yards (8/31).

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated as a four-star recruit and a top-15 prospect out of Georgia ... Starred at Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia … Selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl … 2017 Georgia Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention … Named to Atlanta Journal Constitution’s 2018 Super 11 Football Prospects list … Totaled 44 receptions for 694 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018 despite missing the second-half of the season with an injury … Finished with 184 receptions for over 3,000 yards and 34 touchdowns in his prep career.

PERSONAL

Full name is Ramel Pierre Keyton … Born on Sept. 14, 2000 … Son of Salena Starr and Mel Keyton … Majoring in communication studies ... Recipient of Forrest L. Preston Athletic Scholarship … Twitter handle is @Wlmel10 and Instagram handle is @dba.mel.

Ramel Keyton