Chris Talley

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
181
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Whitehaven

Played running back for coach Rodney Saulsberry at Whitehaven High … earned Class AAA First Team All-State in 2024 and Class AA in 2023 … rushed for 1,795 yards and 20 touchdowns in his first two years of high school football … led Whitehaven to a 7-5 record his senior year and advanced to the third round of the Tennessee Division I (Class 6 – large school) state playoffs … had five games with at least 100 rushing yards as a junior … tallied 1,600 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior … won two state track titles in the 110-meter hurdles (13.83 in 2024) … also was second in the state meet in the 300-meter hurdles (37.88) … finished with 478 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … ranked as the No. 30 running back in the country and No. 18 player in Tennessee by ESPN … rated as the No. 63 running back in the country and No. 36 player in Tennessee by 247Sports … is the No. 14 rated prospect in Tennessee and No. 32 running back overall by Rivals … also offered by Arkansas, Cincinnati, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Pitt and Memphis.