Selected after junior season by Oakland Raiders as second of two fourth-round selections (125th overall) in 2011 NFL Draft, April 30, 2011…Signed first contract, July 31, 2011.
Selected after junior season by Oakland Raiders as second of two fourth-round selections (125th overall) in 2011 NFL Draft, April 30, 2011…Signed first contract, July 31, 2011.
CAREER: Playmaking running back with outstanding speed, saw first pro action last season…Played in 10 games, seeing time at running back and kick returner.
2011: Played in 10 games as a rookie…Totaled 16 carries for 73 yards…Added two receptions for 25 yards…Returned eight kickoffs for 165 yards…Posted six special-teams tackles…Inactive due to hamstring injury for final six games of the season…(9/12) at DEN: Made NFL debut, on special teams…(9/18) at BUF: Had first career carry, for 4 yards, the second snap of a 14-play, 71-yard touchdown drive…(9/25) vs. NYJ: Had an 8-yard rush…Made first career reception, on a pass from Jason Campbell for minus-5 yards…(10/23) vs. KC: Rushed for a season-long 14 yards on a first-quarter carry…Registered a 30-yard reception on a pass from Carson Palmer in the fourth quarter…(11/10) at SD: Had three rushing attempts for 19 yards on a second-quarter FG drive …(11/20) at MIN: Had two carries for 3 yards.
COLLEGE: Played in 31 career games at running back and cornerback at Eastern Washington…Led Eagles to a 13-2 record and the 2010 NCAA FCS national championship as a junior, his final college campaign…Named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2010…Finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 2,995 rushing yards on 383 carries and 29 touchdowns…Also caught 64 passes for 903 yards and seven touchdowns…Returned 50 kickoffs for 1,134 yards (22.8 avg.) and one touchdown…Added 29 yards on six punt returns…Had 5,021 all-purpose yards to rank second in Eagles history…Set the school record with an average of 161.9 all-purpose yards per game, and scored 37 career touchdowns, the third-highest total in program history…Averaged 123.1 rushing yards per game to rank second in school annals…Recorded 56 tackles (35 solo) on defense with four passes defensed and two blocked kicks…A consensus All-America selection, named the Phil Steele NCAA FCS Offensive Player of the Year as a junior…Led the conference and ranked second in the nation with 145.1 rushing yards per game and 201.7 all-purpose yards per contest…Rushed for 1,742 yards on 221 carries to rank third on the school’s single-season list…Also recorded 24 receptions for 342 yards and three touchdowns…Totaled 2,241 all-purpose yards…Had a string of seven straight 100-yard rushing games to close out his career…As a sophomore, earned third-team All-America honors from the NFL Draft Report, Associated Press and the Sports Network…Also named first-team All-Big Sky Conference…Saw action in 12 games with 10 starts…Totaled 1,213 rushing yards on 162 carries with 15 touchdowns…Also ranked third on the team with 40 receptions for 561 yards and three touchdowns…Returned 28 kickoffs for 571 yards (20.4 avg.)…Led the Big Sky and ranked second in the nation with an average of 195.4 all-purpose yards per game …Rushed for at least 100 yards in seven contests…Played in seven games with four starts at cornerback as a redshirt freshman…Recorded 54 tackles (33) with a pair of stops for losses…Also recorded four passes defensed and blocked two kicks…Returned seven kickoffs for 254 yards including a 93-yard touchdown against Northern Colorado…Interdisciplinary liberal arts major.
PERSONAL: Attended Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif., 45 miles from the O.co Coliseum…Named the Contra Costa Times Player of the Year and also earned first-team all-metro honors from the San Francisco Chronicle…Selected MVP of the Bay Valley Athletic League…As a senior, started at both tailback and cornerback…Set the school’s single-season record with 19 touchdowns…Rushed for 1,466 yards (9.3 avg.) and 13 touchdowns…Also scored three receiving touchdowns and two touchdowns on punt returns…Three of his six catches went for touchdowns…On defense, had 37 tackles with a sack and three interceptions…Returned one interception for a score…Led team to a 10-0 regular-season record and program’s first league title…In April of 2012, made appearance at the Oakland Boys and Girls Club… Volunteered at the High School Player Development event in Oakley in May 2012…Served as a celebrity judge for 95.7 The Game’s Lucky Break contest in 2012.
