Selected after junior season by Carolina Panthers in fourth round (111th overall) of 2009 NFL Draft, April 26, 2009…Signed first contract, June 26, 2009…Traded by Panthers to Oakland Raiders for G Bruce Campbell, March 30, 2012.
Selected after junior season by Carolina Panthers in fourth round (111th overall) of 2009 NFL Draft, April 26, 2009…Signed first contract, June 26, 2009…Traded by Panthers to Oakland Raiders for G Bruce Campbell, March 30, 2012.
CAREER: Versatile back with outstanding speed, played in 28 games with three starts over three seasons with the Panthers…Career totals include 125 carries for 501 yards and three touchdowns…Also has 43 career receptions for 329 yards.
2011: Saw limited action with the Panthers, battling illness and a hamstring injury…Played in season’s first four games, primarily as a return man…Returned 11 kickoffs for 250 yards (22.7 avg.)…Had a long return of 31 yards…Inactive for five games, before ending the year on injured reserve (hamstring).
2010: Played in all 16 games with three starts…Rushed for 452 yards on 103 carries with a team-high three touchdowns…Recorded 47 kickoff returns for 1,034 yards with a long of 46…(11/14) at TB: Made first career start…Rushed for 100 yards on a career-high 23 carries…(11/21) vs. BAL: Set a career high with 120 rushing yards, on 22 attempts…Also had five receptions for 31 yards…(11/28) at CLE: Accounted for 136 yards from scrimmage…Totaled 55 rushing yards on 14 carries and scored his first career touchdown…Set a career high with eight receptions, for 81 yards, tying Carolina’s single-game record for receptions by a running back…(12/5) at SEA: Had a 40-yard return on game’s opening kickoff, setting up his own 6-yard touchdown run…(12/12) vs. ATL: Rushed for a 13-yard touchdown.
2009: Played in eight games as a rookie…Carried the ball 22 times for 49 yards, and recorded two receptions for 15 yards…Averaged 20.7 yards on 17 kickoff returns…(9/13) vs. PHI: Made NFL debut…(1/3/10) vs. NO: Totaled 13 carries for 44 yards.
COLLEGE: Played at Texas A&M…Saw action in 36 games with 14 starts…Rushed for 1,964 yards on 374 carries with 13 touchdowns…Also recorded 90 receptions for 860 yards and seven touchdowns…As a junior in final college season, totaled 406 yards on 94 rushing attempts with five touchdowns…Had an 80-yard touchdown run against Oklahoma State…As a sophomore, rushed for 711 yards and four touchdowns on 153 carries…Finished second on team with 36 receptions for 361 yards and four touchdowns…An honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection as a freshman, rushed for 847 yards on 127 attempts with four touchdowns…Also recorded 17 catches for 113 yards…Majored in agriculture and life sciences.
PERSONAL: Attended Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas…Finalist for the 2005 Houston Touchdown Club’s Offensive Player of the Year…Played in the U.S. Army All-American Game…Rushed for 973 yards on only 99 carries as a senior…Named first-team All-District 14-5A and honorable-mention all-state…Ran for 1,152 yards on 101 carries and 14 touchdowns as a junior…Also returned two punts (65 and 57 yards) and two kickoffs (96 and 86 yards) for touchdowns…Accounted for more than 1,800 yards of total offense…As a junior running back and return man, earned both all-district and all-state honors in each role…Made an appearance at the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland in May 2012.
