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CAREER: Spent the 2008 season on injured reserve with the Denver Broncos after suffering a knee injury in preseason.
As a senior at the University of Houston, rushed for 1,597 yards (6.2 avg.) and 14 touchdowns and caught 42 passes for 428 yards and five touchdowns...Twice received second-team All-Conference USA honors (2006-07) at Houston and was a Doak Walker Award (nation's best running back) semifinalist in 2007...Finished his career at Houston ranked sixth in school history with 2,595 rushing yards on 363 carries for a 7.1-yard rushing average in 39 career games. Also caught 74 career passes for 997 yards (13.5 avg.) with nine touchdowns and returned 38 kickoffs for 846 yards (22.3 avg.)...Totaled the fourth-most career all-purpose yards (4,438) in Houston history, averaging a school-record 9.4 yards per play. Posted the second-highest single-season rushing total in Houston annals (1,597 yds., 6.2 avg., 14 TDs) along with 42 receptions (428 yds., 5 TDs) as a senior...Averaged 10.1 yards per rush (95-959) as a junior, leading the nation in that category and posting the highest single-season average (min. 75 att.) in the NCAA since 1945 (Army's Glenn Davis, 11.5 avg., 82-944)...In 2005, as a wide receiver, he appeared in all 12 games, starting six games. He was the Cougars leading receiver at yards per catch with an average of 22.7...Majored in sociology
Signed as undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos on April 27, 2008...Put on the injured reserve by the Broncos following the 53-man cut, ending his season...Waived by Broncos on February 11, 2009...Claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins on February 12, 2009...Released on September 5, 2009...Signed by Texans to practice squad on September 16, 2009...Signed by the Washington Redsksins on September 22, 2009.
Rated the 19th best all-purpose running back in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior at Denton High School in Denton, Texas, where he was a third-team all-state choice and was named District 6-4A Offensive Player of the Year...Rushed for 1,626 yards (9.3 avg.) and scored 27 touchdowns as a senior at Denton...Enjoys playing the drums in his spare time
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