PRO: Sixth in NFL history in receptions in one season among
running backs (90)…fifth in NFL history in single-season yards from scrimmage
(2,334)…since becoming a full-time starter in 2005, ranks fourth in the NFL in
career receptions among running backs (211) and third in receiving yards
(1,776)…fourth among Rams’ running backs in single-season rushing yards
(1,528)…fourth in receiving yards among Rams’ running backs in a single season
(806)…second among Rams’ running backs in receptions in one game (13)…fourth in
receiving yards in one game among Rams’ running backs (133)…one of only two
Rams’ running backs to have four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons
(2005-2008), joining Eric Dickerson (1983-86)…has 5,291 career rushing
yards, one of only five Rams’ running backs to eclipse the 5,000-rushing yards
mark…only two Rams’ running backs have gained more yards in their first five
seasons with the team (Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk).
2008 SEASON: Rushed 253 times for 1,042 yards with seven
touchdowns in 12 games…notched his fourth-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season,
matching RB Eric Dickerson (1983-86) for most consecutive 1,000-yard rushing
seasons in team history…caught 40 passes for 379 yards and one touchdown…his
9.4-receiving yard average was highest among all NFL running backs…118.4
scrimmage yards per game average ranked first in the NFL…recorded 100 or more
scrimmage yards in nine of 12 games…Week 4 vs. Buffalo (9/28):
Rushed for 110 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown…led the team with
five receptions for 78 yards…Week 7 vs. Dallas (10/19):
Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 160 yards on 25
carries and tying a career high with three touchdowns..160 yards mark the
third-highest rushing total of his career…passed Elroy Hirsch to move into 10th
place on the Rams all-time all-purpose yards list...Week 16 vs. San
Francisco (12/21): Rushed for 108 yards on a season-high 32
carries…Week 17 at Atlanta (12/28): Rushed for a season-high
161 yards on 30 carries with two touchdowns…161 yards are the second-highest
rushing yard total of his career…215 scrimmage yards are the third-most of
his career.
2007 SEASON: Produced third consecutive 1,000-yard
rushing season…scored a 50-plus yard touchdown in three consecutive games, the
first player to do so since Deuce McCallister in 2003…at Tampa Bay
(9/23): Rushed 30 times for 115 yards…suffered groin injury…at
New Orleans (11/11): Led the team with 76 rushing yards and one
touchdown…threw first-career touchdown on a 2-yard pass to TE Randy
McMichael…vs. Green Bay (12/16): Rushed for a season-high 143
yards on 24 carries with one touchdown…sixth-highest rushing output of career.
2006 SEASON: Finished season with a career high 1,528
yards rushing (third in the NFC, fifth in the NFL) on 346 carries with 13
touchdowns…led all NFL running backs with 90 receptions (fourth in the NFC,
seventh in the NFL) for 806 yards and three touchdowns…2,334 yards from
scrimmage led the NFL…90 receptions were the most by a Rams’ running back…his
436 offensive touches were the second-most in Rams’ history and 11th in NFL
history…1,528-yard rushing total was the best by a Ram since Hall of Famer Eric
Dickerson’s 1,821-yard season in 1986…earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month
honors in December after leading the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns, 849
yards from scrimmage (169.8 average), and 10 touchdowns…vs. Denver
(9/10): Rushed 22 times for 121 yards, fifth career 100-yard
game…at San Francisco (9/17): Carried the ball 22 times for 103
yards…vs. Kansas City (11/5): Made a career-high 13 receptions
for a career-high 133 yards, as well as then career-high 219 scrimmage yards and
first career 100-yard receiving game…tallied the most receptions by a Rams’
running back since Marshall Faulk had 14 at Denver (9/8/02)…vs. San
Francisco (11/26): Gained 121 yards on 23 carries…vs. Arizona (12/3):
Gained 165 yards from scrimmage, the third-best output of the season…at
Oakland (12/17): Rushed for 127 yards on 31 carries and two
touchdowns…vs. Washington (12/24): Earned NFC Player of the
Week Honors after gaining a season-high 150 yards rushing on a career-high 33
carries with one touchdown...added six receptions for 102 yards and another
touchdown…at Minnesota (12/31): Rushed 25 times for 142 yards
and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 24 yards and one
touchdown…marked the first time a Ram has had three rushing touchdowns in a game
since Marshall Faulk vs. Minnesota (11/30/03)…59-yard touchdown run is the
longest of career.
2005 SEASON: Ranked seventh in the NFC (14th in the NFL)
with 1,046 yards on 254 carries with eight touchdowns…registered his first
1,000-yard rushing season…vs. New Orleans (10/23): Rushed 20
times for 97 yards and two touchdowns, the first multiple rushing touchdown game
of career…vs. Jacksonville (10/30): Rushed 25 times for a
career-high 179 yards…at Houston (11/27): Notched 25 carries
for 110 yards and one touchdown.
2004 SEASON: Second on team, third among NFL rookies, with
673 yards on 134 carries with a team-high four rushing touchdowns…performance
ranked fourth in Rams’ history for rushing by a rookie (Eric Dickerson 1,808;
Jerome Bettis 1,429; Ron Waller 716)…vs. Arizona (9/12): Rushed
seven times for 50 yards in NFL debut…vs. San Francisco (12/5):
Rushed career-high 26 times for 119 yards, first-career 100-yard
performance…vs. Philadelphia (12/27): Rushed 24 times for a
career-high 148 yards and one touchdown…performance marked the sixth best
rushing performance by a rookie in team history.