Eric Garror

Eric Garror Punt Return vs. South Alabama

Photo by: Hunter Neel

Photo by: Ben Massey

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mobile, Ala.
High School:
McGill Toolen

• 2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2021 Sun Belt Preseason Second Team
• 2021 Athlon Sports Sun Belt Preseason First Team Specialist
• 2021 Athlon Sports Sun Belt Preseason Third Team Defense
• 2020 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference

2021 Season (Junior)
Produced 23 tackles, 1.05 tackles for loss and seven breakups … Notched two picks, the sixth and seventh of his career against App State (Oct. 12) and Texas State (Oct. 30) … credited with a season-high five tackles, four of which were solo stops, in the opener against Texas (Sept. 4) … Added four stops versus Ohio (Sept. 16) … Recorded three tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss in the victory over South Alabama (Oct. 2) … Led the Ragin’ Cajuns with two pass breakups on the road at Arkansas State (Oct. 21) … Recorded a pass breakup to seal the win and added a tackle against Georgia State (Nov. 4) … Posted a breakup in the title game win over App State (Dec. 4).

2020 Season (Junior)
Earned Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after starting in all 10 games in which he appeared…Credited with 23 tackles while recording three interceptions and three pass breakups…His three picks were tied for the second most on the team, the eighth most in the Sun Belt and the 31^st most nationally…Credited with a season-high five tackles against both Georgia State (Sept. 19) and in the home opener against Georgia Southern (Sept. 26)…With the two picks, he became the first player since Tracy Walker on Nov. 8, 2014, to tally two picks in a single game…Had a huge game at Texas State (Oct. 31), picking off two passes in the victory…Credited with five tackles and an interception against A-State (Nov. 7)…Served as the team’s primary punt returner, posting 20 returns for 156 yards and a score…His return yardage ranked 16^th nationally, while he tied for fourth nationally with his one score…Notched his return touchdown against Iowa State, an 83-yard scamper…It marked the first punt return score since Montrel Carter did so on Nov. 7, 2015…The score was the 10^th Louisiana punt return for a touchdown in the last 20 years.

2019 Season (Sophomore)
Started in all 14 of Louisiana’s games, playing cornerback and serving as the team’s primary punt returner…Posted 35 tackles and a team-leading eight pass breakups…Posted two, four-tackles performances against Liberty (Sept. 7) and Appalachian State (Oct. 9)…Added three tackles in games against Ohio (Sept. 21), Texas State (Nov. 2) and ULM (Nov. 30)…Recorded a season-high three breakups against Ohio…Finished the season with seven tackles and a 0.5 tackle-for-loss in the LendingTree Bowl…Named the Defensive MVP of the bowl game…Returned 25 punts for 161 yards…His top return came against South Alabama (Nov. 16) when he brought back a punt 72 yards…Ranked third in the Sun Belt and 30th in FBS in punt return yards per game at 6.7.

2018 Season (Freshman)
Played in 13 or 14 games this season…Recorded 13 solo tackles on the season and 22 total tackles…Recorded his first interception at Mississippi State on (09/15)…Was one of two players on the team who had a sack, interception and a pass defended all in the same year.