Versatile running back Alvin Kamara is returning to Tennessee for his junior season, the player told 247Sports’ Rusty Mansell on Monday.

Kamara, had a big debut season for the Vols as a third-year sophomore in 2015, collecting 698 yards and seven touchdowns on just 107 carries, 291 yards and three touchdowns on just 34 catches and one punt-return touchdown. He averaged 6.5 yards per carry and 8.6 yards per catch.

Despite being a sophomore, Kamara would have been eligible to declare for the 2016 NFL Draft because he was three years removed from his days at Atlanta-area Norcross High School.

The return of Kamara, a former five-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite during his time at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College,Â will be another boost for a Tennessee offense that’s returning almost its entire nucleus from a group that rushed for 2,908 yards —Â the second-highest total in school history —Â during the 2015 season.

UPDATE: Kamara took to Twitter himself after the 247Sports report to confirm the news himself.

Welp... Another year of this college football thing on rocky top.! What y'all think @Migos @DaFlippaMan ? — Alvin Kamara (@A_kamara6) January 18, 2016



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