#76 Chris Faulk Season 2024
2011 Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference (AP)
2011 SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (at Tenn.)
CAREER
Played in 26 games with 16 starts (14 at left tackle, 2 at right tackle) on offensive line for the Tigers … Missed all but one game as a junior in 2012 after suffering knee injury in practice the week of the Washington game … Opted to forgo final season of eligibility and entered the 2013 NFL Draft … Second team All-SEC as a sophomore in 2011 … Played a total of 1,012 offensive snaps with 104 knockdowns during his collegiate career.
JUNIOR SEASON (2012)
Suffered a season-ending knee (right) injury during practice the week of the Washington game … Only appearance of the season came against North Texas in the season-opener … Played 67 snaps with 4.5 knockdowns vs. North Texas.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)
Saw action in all 14 games, starting 13 times at left tackle … Posted 73.5 knockdowns on 768 snaps … Ranked third on the team with 73.5 knockdowns behind Will Blackwell (112.5) and T-Bob Hebert (80) … Named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after he led the team with a career-high 12.5 knockdowns in 69 plays at Tennessee and helped the offense produce 237 rushing yards against the Vols … Played every offensive snap in five games (Oregon, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and BCS National Championship Game) … Played a season-high 74 snaps versus Oregon … Second on the team with nine knockdowns in 58 snaps at Alabama … Sidelined with an ankle injury after seven plays at Mississippi State but returned in limited action the next game at West Virginia … Played a team-high 63 snaps against Northwestern State and finished with five knockdowns … Moved from right tackle to left tackle during the spring and won the starting job to replace Joseph Barksdale..
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Came on strong late in the year and played in 11 games with two starts at right tackle … Earned a starting nod in the final two games of the regular season — Ole Miss and Arkansas … Competed in 177 plays with 26 knockdowns on the year … Posted seven knockdowns in three straight games to end the regular season against Louisiana-Monroe, Ole Miss and Arkansas … Played a season-high 70 snaps with seven knockdowns at Arkansas … Saw action on the line in five plays versus Florida and tallied two knockdowns … Was in at tackle on the final play of the Tennessee game and enabled Stevan Ridley to reach the endzone for the game-winner … Entered the season as the backup at left tackle to Joseph Barksdale.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top prep offensive linemen in 2008, earning Parade All-America honors … Named first-team all-state in Class 5A as a senior … Helped lead Northshore to a second-place finish in district 6-5A with a 7-3 record as a senior… As a junior, named second-team all-state in Class 5A … Named second-team all-district as a sophomore while playing both offensive tackle and defensive end … Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … Rated a five-star prospect in the Sports Illustrated Tackle and the No. 9 offensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep … Named to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Blue Chip List, the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen and the Mobile Press-Register Southeast 120 … Also played center on the basketball team at Northshore High School … Coached by Mike Bourg.
PERSONAL
Full name is Christopher Brook Faulk … Goes by Chris … Born Jan. 21, 1990, in Slidell, La. … Parents are Harris and Christine Faulk … Has one brother, Harris, Jr. … Majoring in general studies.