| 2006: First-team All-SEC as chosen by SEC Coaches and The Associated Press ... Had 32 catches for 386 yards and two touchdowns, leading all SEC tight ends in pass receptions ... Key performer in the Music City Bowl upset of Clemson with four catches for 59 yards and a touchdown ... Had another big game at Neyland Stadium against No. 19 Tennessee, catching seven balls for 120 yards, both career highs ... Preserved wins over Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe, and Clemson by deftly fielding onside kicks late in the game.
2005: Played in all 11 games, starting 10 ... Second on the team in pass receptions with 29 catches for 253 yards and one touchdown ... Had a career-best five catches vs. Auburn and Georgia ... Caught a TD pass vs. Louisville ... Blocked punts vs. Louisville and Florida ... Earned a slot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.
2004: Played in all 11 games ... Started three games at wide receiver before starting at tight end for the season-ending game at Tennessee ... Caught four passes for 55 yards and his first two collegiate touchdowns against the Volunteers ... Season totals featured 16 catches, third on the team, for 161 yards ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2003: Redshirted.
High School: Rangy wideout and defensive back who has a great instinct for the football … He nabbed 46 passes for 797 yards, a 17.3-yard average, and 13 touchdowns … A finalist for “Mr. Football” in Kentucky … Chosen for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” top-22 seniors in Kentucky … Four-year letterman was a three-year starter at wide receiver and cornerback for Boyle County, which won four consecutive state championships, two in Class AA and two in Class AAA, and had a sterling 58-2 record over those four seasons … Named Most Valuable Player of the state championship games as both a junior and senior … Career totals include 97 receptions for 1,866 yards, a 19.2-yard average, and 32 touchdowns … Intercepted 23 passes on defense, including two returns for touchdowns … Returned 25 punts for 395 yards, a 15.8-yard average, and two touchdowns. Multi-sport star is an all-region performer in basketball … Academic all-state in football and basketball … Very active in school activities, he is a member of the student council and Beta Club … Editor of the school newspaper … In picking Kentucky, he turned down Northwestern, Louisville, West Virginia, and Indiana.
Personal: Born in Lexington, Ky. … Son of Theo and Pam Tamme … Last name is pronounced the same as “Tammy” … Got married in May, 2007, wife’s name is Allison ... Completed his degree in integrated strategic communications in only three years; began work on a master’s in business administration in the fall of 2006. |
