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B I O

Quick and athletic running back who has been a reserve most of his career...has 224 yards on 46 carries and two touchdowns along with two receptions for three yards in 103 snaps over 20 games in his career.

2011: Had 63 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown along with one reception in 44 snaps over 13 games...had six yards on two carries against #11 Florida State on Sept. 24...had a five-yard rush and one reception for -1 yards against Boston College on Oct. 8...had 17 yards on three carries against North Carolina on Oct. 22...Scored touchdown in Orange Bowl.

2010: Had 161 yards on 32 carries (5.0 yard per carry) and a touchdown in 59 snaps over seven games...third-leading rusher on the team...saw more action in the second half of the season when Andre Ellington was injured...had 86 yards on nine carries and a touchdown against Presbyterian College...had 26 yards on eight carries at Wake Forest...had a 39-yard run against #17 South Carolina.

2009: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #25 running back in nation by ESPN.com...#4 running back in the nation by Rivals.com...member of the Rivals.com 250...#6 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com...#48 running back in the nation by Scout.com...#22 running back in the nation by SuperPrep...#7 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep...#38 player in the ACC by Athlon...member of the All-America Top-250 team by PrepStar...had 1,892 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior...played his last high school game in the state championship game in Death Valley...had 1,399 yards on 158 carries and 28 total touchdowns as a junior...Shrine Bowl participant...invited to the U.S. Army All-American game...coached by Paul Sorrells at Sumter High School...recruited by André Powell...chose Clemson over Florida, Kentucky, and South Carolina.

Personal: Majoring in sociology...born Feb. 7, 1990.

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