At JMU: Third-year Duke who is expected to again be among the league's top RBs after missing most of 2007 with a knee problem and having off-season surgery... received an additional season of eligibility after playing only briefly in 2007... added size and speed during the off-season after recovering from the knee problem and provides good TB experience, said RB coach Ulrick Edmonds... preseason All-CAA honoree... enters 2008 17th on JMU's career rushing yards list (1,265).
2007: Played only in JMU's first two games after being preseason all-league... ran 23 times for a game-high 82 yards at North Carolina... vs. New Hampshire ran a career-high 26 times for 98 yards and had an 11-yard TD reception to break a 24-24 tie in JMU's 41-24 win.
2006: Played in 10 games and started eight after the JMU staff planned to hold him out for the year behind two 2,000-yard career rushers... didn't play vs. Bloomsburg or Virginia Military (ankle)... led JMU in rushing yards, carries and rushing TDs... his 1,085 rushing yards were JMU's No. 7 season mark and his 192 attempts No. 8 ... 21st nationally in rushing... first team All-A-10... second team All-Virginia by the Roanoke Times and VaSID... co-team offensive MVP... had six 100-yard games, including a season-best 171 on 15 carries vs. Delaware... caught 11 passes for 122 yards and a TD... had seven runs of 25 yards or longer and five of 50 yards or longer for the year... scored on a season-long 80-yard run vs. Delaware... led JMU in all-purpose yards (1,207)... had 126 all-purpose yards in his debut at Appalachian State... ran 17 times for 63 yards and caught five passes for 63... ran 10 times for 137 yards and had a 74-yard TD run (JMU's second play), all during the first half, vs. Northeastern... ran for 137 yards and a TD on 10 carries vs. Rhode Island in his first start... put JMU up to stay 28-23 with a 64-yard scoring run with 10:29 left... ran 24 times for 117 yards and two TDs (28, 10 yards) and caught a 27-yard TD pass at New Hampshire... ran 22 times for 118 yards and a TD vs. William & Mary... had TD runs of 80 and 50 yards during the first half vs. Delaware... ran for 131 yards and a TD (4 yards) at Towson.
Before JMU: Played two years at Highland (Kan.) Community College... enrolled at JMU for the 2006 spring semester... 2005 honorable mention all-league return specialist... as a Bayside High School senior was a first-team all-district and second-team all-area DB... as a junior was a second-team all-district DB... all-state in track... as a sophomore was a second-team all-district DB.
Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration.