TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Oakland Raiders in the first round (24th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 25, 2019.
COLLEGE: Played three years at Alabama from 2016-18, appearing in 42 games…Totaled 1,491 rushing yards on 251 rushes (5.9 avg.) with 16 TDs, adding 48 receptions for 571 yards (11.9 avg.) and five TDs…Also recorded 18 kickoff returns for 514 yards with one TD, ranking third in school history with an average of 28.6…As a junior in 2018, totaled 15 TDs (11 rushing, three receiving, one kickoff return) to rank eighth in the Southeastern Conference…His 11 rushing scores tied for seventh in the conference...Tied for the team lead in all-purpose yards with 1,315 to average 87.7 yards per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring with 90 points...Rushed 120 times for 640 yards and a team-high 11 scores while catching 20 passes for 247 yards and three TDs...Recorded 50 carries for a first down on the season with 14 of his receptions resulting in a first down...Added 14 kickoff returns for 428 yards with one score of 77 yards...Led the SEC and ranked second in the FBS with a kickoff return average of 30.6 yards...His 30.6 kickoff return average is second-best in Alabama single-season records (min. 10 returns)...Earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors from Alabama coaches for his play against Louisville, Ole Miss and Missouri, while earning Offensive Player of the Week recognition for his performances against Missouri, Mississippi State and Auburn…Rushed six times for 45 yards with one TD against Louisville, while adding a 77-yard kickoff return for a TD, the first of his career…Rushed six times, totaling 49 yards with two TDs against Louisiana…Rushed nine times for 52 yards and returned three kickoffs for 88 yards against Missouri, finishing with 140 all-purpose yards…Recorded 68 rushing yards on 12 carries with two TDs at Tennessee…Totaled a career-high 20 carries for 97 yards and one TD against Mississippi State...Added two catches for 12 yards and the Tide’s lone TD reception of the day…Finished with 81 yards of total offense against Auburn, rushing five times for 28 yards and recording four catches for 53 yards and one score…Selected as the SEC Championship’s Most Valuable Player for his standout performance against Georgia...Led all Tide rushers with 86 yards and two TDs on only eight carries, averaging a game-high 10.4 yards per carry…Accumulated 158 all-purpose yards in the Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma...Rushed a team-high 15 times for 98 yards and added four receptions for 60 yards and one score…Rushed 11 times for 47 yards in the National Championship game against Clemson, adding one reception for 16 yards and one kickoff return for 30 yards…In 2017, appeared in 12 games and totaled 284 yards on 46 carries and one TD, while catching 14 passes for 168 yards and two TDs...Returned four kickoffs for 86 yards with a long return of 23 yards...Earned Special Teams Player of the Week recognition from the Alabama coaches for his efforts against Arkansas and was named Offensive Player of the Week for his performances against Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Mercer…Recorded two carries for 51 yards and two receptions for 36 yards with one TD against Ole Miss…Rushed six times for 36 yards with one TD against Mississippi State…Recorded six carries for 41 yards and two receptions for 45 yards with one TD against Mercer…Returned two kickoffs for 42 yards, while adding three rushes for eight yards en route to winning the National Championship against Georgia…As a freshman in 2016, rushed 85 times for 567 yards (6.7 avg.) and four TDs and added 14 receptions for 156 yards...Selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week after his performance against Kentucky...Earned Offensive Player of the Week for his performances against Kent State and Kentucky, and Special Teams Player of the Week after the Florida game from Alabama’s coaches…Led all Tide backs with 11 rushes for 97 yards and a pair of TDs against Kent State, while adding two receptions for 23 yards…Set career highs with 16 carries for 100 yards with one TD and three receptions for 44 yards in his first career start against Kentucky…Rushed nine times for 89 yards, adding three receptions for 34 yards against Mississippi State…Returned a blocked punt for a TD, adding one rushing TD on six carries for 35 yards against Florida.Â
PERSONAL: Attended McLain High School in Tulsa, Okla. …Recorded 5,372 rushing yards and 56 TDs in his career at McLain…Ranked a four-star prospect, the No. 2 player in Oklahoma and the No. 6 all-purpose running back nationally despite arriving late on the scene in the recruiting process…Ranked as the No. 10 all-purpose running back by 247Sports and the No. 2 player in the state of Oklahoma…Ranked ninth in the state by Rivals.com…ESPN listed him as the No. 4 player in Oklahoma and the No. 36 running back nationally…As a senior, recorded 2,704 rushing yards on 179 carries (15.1 avg.) with 31 rushing TDs, while averaging 245.8 yards per game…Earned first-team All-State honors by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and OKPreps.com.
