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A lightning-quick runner who can stop dead in his tracks and re-accelerate past defenders… Can make the first tackler miss and punish the next… Has great vision and the ability to burst through the hole… Earned nine SEC Player of the Week honors in his career, the most in conference history… Honors included 2004 All-American first-team selection (Coaches), and second-team (AP), 2004 All-Southeastern Conference first-team pick as both a running back and return specialist by the league’s coaches… 2004 Semi-finalist for Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation’s top running back… 2003 unanimous All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice… 2001 freshman All-American second-team pick by The Sporting News… 2001 SEC All-Freshman team… In 42 games at Auburn, rushed 741 times for 3,831 yards (5.2 avg.) and 45 touchdowns, breaking the old school career-records of 657 rushing attempts by Joe Cribbs (1976-79) and 43 scores by Bo Jackson (1982-85)… Only Jackson (4,303) gained more yards on the ground in school history… Also added 342 yards on 45 receptions (7.6 avg.) with a touchdown, returned 22 punts for 251 yards (11.4 avg.), had 29 kickoff returns for 609 yards (21.0 avg.) and completed both pass attempts for 48 yards and a score… Scored a school career-record 276 points, topping the old mark of 274 points by Jackson… Finished his career with 5,033 all-purpose yards, ranking second in school annals behind James Brooks (5,596, 1977-80)… Scored a rushing touchdown in 29 of 42 games in his career, and scored two or more rushing touchdowns in 12 of those contests… Majored in sociology. 2004: Started all 13 games for the undefeated Tigers… Led the team with 239 carries for 1,165 yards (4.9 avg.) and 12 touchdowns… Caught a career-high 21 passes for 152 yards (7.2 avg.) and a score… Returned 22 punts for 251 yards (11.4 avg.) and had eight kickoff returns for 150 yards (18.8 avg.)… Also threw a 29-yard touchdown pass against Georgia… Amassed 1,718 all-purpose yards, the third-best season total in school history… Scored at least one touchdown in a nine-game span – a school record – and in 11 of the last 13 contests… Scored his first career receiving touchdown, and gained 103 yards on 23 rushing attempts in seasonng win against Louisiana-Monroe… Was named SEC Player of the Week after gaining 122 yards on 19 carries, and touchdown runs of one and three yards at Mississippi State… Against Kentucky, rushed for a season-high 149 yards and scored two touchdowns on one and nine yard runs en route to being named the Coaches’ Offensive Player of the Week… Had 16 carries for 96 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run, two receptions for 70 yards, including a season-long 57-yard catch, and returned six punts for 71 yards to finish with 237 all-purpose yards against Mississippi… Rushed 19 times for 101 yards and a touchdown, threw a 29-yard touchdown pass, caught four passes for 20 yards and returned four punts for 77 yards against Georgia… Was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and Cingular/ABC Sports All-American Player of the Week Award for his efforts against Georgia… Helped guide Auburn to the SEC Championship after rushing 19 times for 100 yards, including a five-yard touchdown, catching two passes for 11 yards, and returning three kickoffs for 42 yards against Tennessee. 2003: Played in all 13 games with 10 starts… Unanimous All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice… Led the team with a career-high 1,307 yards and 17 touchdowns on 241 carries (5.4)… His 17 scores tied the school season-record, first set by Bo Jackson in 1985… His 1,307 yards ranks fifth on the Tigers’ season-record list… Returned 13 kickoffs for 269 yards (20.7 avg.)… Completed a pass attempt for 19 yards and caught five passes for 20 yards (4.0 avg.)… Earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors as he ran 36 times for 185 yards and a one-yard touchdown against Tennessee…Also caught two passes for 16 yards and had a 31-yard kickoff return… Named the SEC and Coaches’ Offensive Player of the Week after he had 35 carries for 150 yards and a six-yard touchdown at Arkansas… Named SEC Player of the Week for the third consecutive week, and set a school record with six touchdowns on runs of 72, three, 22, 17, two and six yards, against Mississippi State… Became only the third player in SEC history to score six touchdowns in a single game… Finished with 15 carries for 164 yards (10.7 avg.), joining Bo Jackson (1985), as the only other Auburn player to rush for over 150 yards in three straight games… Had seven carries for 113 yards (16.1 avg.) with touchdown runs of one and 72-yard against Louisiana-Monroe… Rushed for a career-high 204 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns, returned two punts for 30 yards and added a 20-yard kickoff return against Alabama…d the game with an 80-yard scoring run on the first from scrimmage, the eight-longest run in school history… Had 18 carries for 68 yards and two one-yard touchdown runs, completed a pass for 19 yards and added a 20-yard kickoff return against Wisconsin in the Music City Bowl. 2002: Played in seven games… Finished second on the team with 745 yards and 10 touchdowns on 141 carries (5.3 avg.)… Scored a touchdown in six consecutive games, becoming the first running back in Auburn history to accomplish that feat… Added six receptions for 30 yards…d the season with 21 carries for 94 yards, and a 23-yard touchdown run at Southern California… Carried the ball four times for 67 yards and touchdown runs from 20 and 42 yards against Western Carolina… Rushed 20 times for 170 yards, and touchdown runs from 23 and 65 yards against Vanderbilt… Had 28 carries for 106 yards and scores of five and nine yards at Mississippi State… Earned SEC Player of the Week honors, as he rushed for 202 yards on 40 carries, including six and eight-yard touchdown runs against Syracuse… Rushed 24 times for 99 yards and a nine-yard touchdown against Arkansas. 2001: Played in nine games with two starts… Carried the ball a team-leading 120 times for 614 (5.1 avg.) yards and six touchdowns… Named Freshman All-American second-team by The Sporting News… Named the SEC All-Freshman team… Caught 13 passes for 140 yards (10.8 avg.)… Added 190 yards on eight kickoff returns (23.8)…Totaled 944 all-purpose yards… Had six carries for 56 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown run, the longest scoring run by a true freshman since 1996, and a one-yard touchdown leap at Vanderbilt… Became the first true freshman to score two rushing touchdowns since Darrell Williams (1989)… Led the team with 78 yards on 16 carries and scored on an 11-yard run against Louisiana Tech… Had 19 carries for 177 yards and a 55-yard touchdown run at Arkansas… His 177 yards were the third-most ever by an Auburn freshman, and his 55-yard run was the sixth longest by a freshman in Auburn history… Set a school single-game record with 41 rushing attempts for 167 yards and two touchdowns at Georgia… Also had four receptions for 71 yards, including a catch on a 61-yard screen pass… Finished with 238 all-purpose yards against the Bulldogs and was named SEC and Coaches’ Offensive Player of the Week.
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