Troy Majors Fleming (born October 1, 1980) is an American former professional

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fullback. He was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He played

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Early life

Fleming attended

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in Franklin, Tennessee and was a

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, and track. In football, he led his teams to three Division II Class A Championships, was a three-time first-team All-State selection and a three-time All-Region selection, and was twice named Division II Class A Mister Football. He finished his career as the number two all time yards gainer in national high school football history, currently third all-time. He was a former coach at Concord Christian School in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is now employed by Knox County Parks and Recs in Knoxville. Fleming is now the defensive line coach at Knoxville Catholic.

College career

Fleming attended the

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. During his time there, he played

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for the

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. As a

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he saw limited time on the field. He averaged 3.9 yards on 9 carries and totaled 35 yards for the entire season. He caught the ball six times for 71 yards and averaged 11.8 YAC. He had no touchdowns receiving or rushing. His

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he averaged 4.2 yards on 24 carries and rushed for 102 yards. He caught the ball ten times for 39 and averaged 3.9 YAC. That year, he had three receiving touchdowns. His

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year he carried the ball 34 times and rushed for 162 total yards averaging 4.8 and totaled one rushing touchdown. He caught the ball 21 times for 120 yards and averaged 5.7 YAC. His

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year he rushed 17 for 43 averaging 2.5 yards. He caught the ball 36 times for 36 times for 262 and averaged 7.3 YAC and totaled 2 touchdowns.

Professional career

Fleming was selected by the

in the sixth round of the

with the 191st overall pick. He played two seasons for the Titans before being released in 2006. With the Titans, he started played 29 games and started two at Fullback. He rushed seven times for 40 yards and averaged 5.7 yards a carry in 2004. He caught 19 passes and totaled 164 yards averaging 8.6 YAC for two touchdowns. In 2005, Fleming caught 10 passes for 69 yards averaging 6.9 YAC for one touchdown. He later played for the

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and

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References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, Troy 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Franklin, Tennessee Players of American football from Williamson County, Tennessee American football fullbacks Tennessee Volunteers football players Tennessee Titans players Denver Broncos players Carolina Panthers players