| 2006: Led the Wolfpack in rushing with 688 yards, his 57.3 yards per game ranked 10th in the ACC ... Rushed for a career-high 174 yards in the loss at Clemson, the fourth-best single-game tally in the league last season ... His 199 yards of total offense against the Tigers was the league's eighth-best mark for 2006 ... Had 34 carries in that game, fourth-highest in school history ... Broke 13 tackles against Clemson - that tied for his career best ... Has rushed for 1,234 yards in his career, he is 212 yards away from ranking in the top 15 in school history ... Led the team in rushing five times, he ranked second on the squad in total offense and in all-purpose yardage ... One of the strongest players on the squad ... Had an outstanding spring, in three scrimmages combined, he gained 407 yards on 52 carries and scored five touchdowns.
2005: Powerful rookie runner who led the team in rushing seven times, more than any other player ... Posted his highest rushing output of the season in the bowl win over South Florida, running for 93 yards on 23 carries ... Team's second-leading rusher with 546 yards on the season, scoring five touchdowns ... Ranked 15th in the ACC with 45.5 yards per game ... Ranked third on the team in all-purpose yards with 678, he also had 13 catches ... Earned his first career start against Eastern Kentucky, he rushed for a pair of touchdowns and scored on a reception while playing just nine snaps ... Had one of the highlights of the season when he steamrolled over a defender in that contest to score his first career rushing touchdown (a 32-yard run) ... Also started the Georgia Tech game, he had 13 broken tackles in that contest, gaining 64 yards after contact ... Named the Wolfpack's most dependable running back following 2006 spring drills.
Prep: A Parade All-American who played at Ragsdale High School for coach Tommy Norwood ... Finished his high school career as the state’s all-time leading rusher, breaking former NC State rusher T.A. McLendon’s record by over 1,000 yards ... Finished with 10,231 rushing yards, third highest in national high school history ... Also finished with 161 touchdowns ... Rushed for 3,030 yards and scored 36 touchdowns as a senior ... National high school player of the year nominee ... Rushed for 3,411 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior and 2,007 yards and 32 touchdowns his sophomore season ... His junior season rushing total is second-best single-season total in the history of North Carolina high school football, while the senior-season total is seventh ... Had 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns as a freshman ... Top game as a senior was 376 yards and five touchdowns against Southeast Guilford ... As a junior, had 418 rushing yards and five scores against Southern Alamance ... Earned all-state honors all four years ... Started for the East in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January ... Also a Shrine Bowl selection ... Ran 14 times for 52 yards and a touchdown in that game ... A SuperPrep and EA Sports All-American ... SuperPrep’s Mid Atlantic Offensive Player of the Year ... First-team 2004 Fox Sports Net Countdown to Signing Day All-South Team ... State champion as a junior in the shot put with a toss of 54’11.75” ... Father, Tony, played football at East Carolina and in the NFL ... Rated as North Carolina’s top prospect by many recruiting publications ... Enrolled in the first-year college program ... Born 6/16/86.
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