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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Humble, Texas
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 | High School: Nimitz HS
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 | Height / Weight: 5-7 / 190
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 | Position: Running Back
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2001:
All-Big 12 Third Team (Big 12 Coaches), All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Associated Press) ... most valuable offensive player in the SBC Cotton Bowl after he rushed 19 times for 56 yards and caught nine passes for 32 yards ... No. 2 on the team with 55 receptions ... rushed for a career-best 201 yards on 26 carries at Air Force ... scored three rushing and one receiving touchdown against Tulsa for the sixth multi-touchdown day of his career ... caught 10 passes against North Texas, the highest single-game receiving total ever for an OU running back ... those receptions went for 111 yards, the second-highest receiving total ever for an OU back ... had five or more receptions in six games ... his 55 catches rated as the third-highest figure in school history and the most by a RB ... ranked No. 6 in the Big 12 in all purpose yards (103.7) and No. 7 in receptions per game (4.58).
2000:
All-Big 12 First Team (Associated Press), All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches), All-Big 12 Academic Second Team) ... leading rusher in the Orange Bowl with 40 yards on 11 carries ... scored the only touchdown of the national championship game on a 10-yard carry up the middle with 7:46 left to play ... also recorded six catches for 23 yards on the night ... became the first OU running back to post 1,000 all-purpose yards since De'Mond Parker in 1998 ... ended the season with 1,189 which included 783 on the ground and 406 through the air ... led OU in rushing and was No. 8 in the Big 12 with a 63.3-yard average ... had the most rushing TDs of any Big 12 RB and finished third in the league in scoring (8.7 ppg) ... set a school record and tied the Big 12 mark for rushing TDs in a single game with six against Texas ... scored at least one TD in all but three games ... rushed for 117 yards against Rice and 115 versus Oklahoma State ... also scored three rushing touchdowns against the Owls ... the Sooners second-leading receiver with 45 catches for 406 yards ... season high in receptions with six versus Kansas State and Texas Tech ... season-high 59 yards on five grabs at Oklahoma State.
1999:
Destined for a redshirt before injuries to Sooner running backs forced him into action
missed the first seven games of the regular season
finished as the Sooners' second-leading rusher with 285 yards
had the best yards per carry average (6.5) among OU running backs with more than 10 carries
made his first collegiate appearance against Missouri and gained 69 yards on 14 carries with just one week to learn the offense
also hauled in one pass for 25 yards
made his first career start a week later at Iowa State where he had 123 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries (11.2 avg.)
also caught three passes for 28 yards and one TD in the Sooners' win
first Sooner true freshman to rush for 100 yards since James Allen did so against Texas in 1993
also the first OU true freshman to score two touchdowns in a game since 1997
rushed for two TDs and 58 yards against Texas Tech despite a bruised hip
OUs leading rusher in the Independence Bowl with 86 yards on 12 carries (7.2 avg.)
also finished with eight receptions and 65 receiving yards
didn't have enough carries to qualify, but would have finished the '99 regular season ranked No. 6 in the Big 12 in rushing with a 71.3-yard average
honored at the end of the year by the OU coaches with the Freshman/Newcomer of the Year Award (shared it with Antwone Savage).
High school:
District 5A-21 Offensive Player of the Year
finalist for the Houston Area Offensive Player of the Year
rushed for 1,053 yards and eight touchdowns while sharing time at running back
helped his team to a combined 22-8 record his final three seasons, including a 9-1 mark his last year
coached by Burnis Simon.
Wrapup:
Holds the school record for receptions in consecutive games with 30, a streak that is current and spans every game of his OU career ... only the fourth OU player to record 100 receptions in a career ... owns the top seven games at OU for receptions by a running back and 10 of the top 13 ... posted the top two seasons for receptions by a running back at OU ... No. 3 on the career receptions list with 111 -- 51 more than any other Sooner running back ... scored 31 touchdowns as a sooner (28 rushing, three receiving) ... reached 2,000 all-purpose yards for his career in his 21st game as a Sooner and entered this season with 2,825 all-purpose yards, the 15th-best figure in school history ... one of the strongest and fastest backs on the squad, he can squat 465 pounds ... has a 38.5 vertical ... clocked at 4.36 in the 40 ... born: January 12, 1981 in Houston, Texas ... mother: Barbara Griffin ... major: sociology.
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