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Ht: 5-9 Wt: 174
Position: TB
Date of Birth: 01/30/1981
Birthplace: Roosevelt, NY
Class: RS - Sophomore
High School: Roosevelt HS
(Roosevelt, NY)

Personal: Born 1/30/81 ... Afro-American studies major ... mother is Elisa.

High School: Rushed for 1,993 yards (22 TDs) as a senior at Roosevelt ... shared Thorp Award, presented to Nassau County’s top player ... gained 5,841 yards rushing and scored 61 TDs in career ... broke Amos Zeroue’s (Steelers) Long Island prep rushing record ... coach was Joe Vita.

2000: Redshirted ... scout team offensive player of the year ... won weekly scout team honors vs. Oregon, Northwestern, Purdue, Hawaii and UCLA ... no player during the Alvarez era had ever won scout team honors five times in one season previously.

2001: Earned first varsity letter … played in all 12 games as reserve running back and as a kickoff returner … carried 60 times for 255 yards and two touchdowns … three kickoff returns for 72 yards (24.0 yards per return) … caught three passes for 14 yards … career highs of 16 carries and 82 yards when he started for injured Anthony Davis vs. Indiana … 13 carries for 45 yards and one touchdown in collegiate debut vs. Virginia … four-yard touchdown run put Badgers ahead to stay in win over Iowa.

 

 
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