Players

Transaction:

• Selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round (105^th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

PRO:

• Started in 5 of 15 games as a rookie in 2011.
• Named to the 2011 Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team
• Owns 151 rushes for 640 yards and caught 49 passes for 379 yards.
• Holds the Redskins record for receptions in a single game with 14.
• Recorded three 100-yard rushing games and one 100-yard receiving game.

 2011 (Redskins)

• Had 151 rushes for 640 yards.
• Notched 49 receptions for 379 yards.
• Scored a total of three touchdowns, two on the group and one through the air.
• Set a Redskins record with 14 receptions, also was the most by any NFL running back in a single game in 2011.
• Led all NFL rookie running backs with 49 receptions.
• Had a 47-yard touchdown reception which was a career-long and the longest by a rookie running back in Redskins history.
• Finished with a combined 1,019 combined rushing and receiving yards, the first time a Redskins rookie running back had reached 1,000 combined yards since Reggie Brooks in 1993.

College:

• Played in 48 career games, making 28 starts. T
• Totaled 578 rushes for 3,404 yards (5.89 avg.) and 28 touchdowns.
• His 3,404 rushing yards rank 11^th in Big 12 Conference history.
• Became the sixth Husker to rush for over 3,000 yards in his career and finished fourth on the school all-time rushing list.
• Also caught 54 passes for 501 yards (9.28 avg.).
• As a senior, played in 14 games (12 starts) and rushed 188 times for 1,245 yards (6.62 avg.) and 11 touchdowns and caught five passes for 46 yards.
• Set a school record rushing for 307 yards vs. Missouri.
• Earned All-Big 12 Conference second-team honors from The NFL Draft Report, the league’s coaches and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
• Served as a team captain and was named the squad’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season.
• As a junior was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference by The NFL Draft Report, the league’s coaches, the Kansas City Star, Dallas Morning News and Rivals.com.
• Named Nebraska’s Offensive MVP and a member of the Doak Walker Award and Maxwell Award Watch Lists.
• Started 14 games and ranked fourth in the conference with 220 carries for 1,147 yards (6.58 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. Finished third on the team with 19 receptions for 149 yards (7.84 avg.) and ranked second among the Huskers with 1,296 all-purpose yards.
• As a sophomore, appeared in 13 games, making two starts and earned All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention.
• Carried the ball 125 times for 803 yards (6.42 avg.) and seven touchdowns, while also catching 25 passes for 266 yards (10.64 avg.).
• Played in seven games as a freshman, totaling 209 yards on 45 carries (4.64 avg.).

Personal:

•  Hobbies include playing tennis and bowling.
• He iss an avid soccer fan, particularly of Tottenham Hotspurs of the English Premier League.
• In 2011, worked with the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation to speak to students about the importance of good health and lead kids in fitness activities as part of NFL’s PLAY 60 campaign, helping kids get 60 minutes of exercise a day.
• Earned Academic All-Big 12 Conference and Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring and Fall Academic Honor Roll recognition in 2010.
• Was a regular participant in Nebraska’s community outreach activities working with numerous FCA activities, as well as volunteering at Elliot Elementary School as part of the Huskers’ team hospital visits.
• Attended San Ramon Valley High School, where he earned All-East Bay League honors in each of his final two seasons.
• Totaled 181 rushes for 1,085 yards (5.99 avg.), 11 touchdowns and 20 catches for 280 yards (14.0 avg.) and one touchdown, while guiding his team to a 10-2 record.
• As a junior, rushed for 1,526 yards and 19 touchdowns on 186 carries (8.2 avg.) and caught 30 passes for 500 yards and four touchdowns.