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28 Fred Taylor

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Veteran running back and team captain who ranks among the NFL's all-time best … Longest tenured Jaguar as he is in his 11th season with the club … Played in Pro Bowl in 2007 for the first time in his career … Has led the Jaguars in rushing in eight of his 10 seasons … Has started 123 of 127 games in 10 seasons, the second-most in team history in both categories … Enters the season with the second-most rushing yards (10,715) by an active running back and ranks 17th all-time … Has career rushing totals of 2,285 carries for 10,715 yards (4.7-yard average) and 61 touchdowns … Has recorded 100-plus yards in 47 games and 20 of his last 26 100-yard games have come after Nov. 1 … Has 270 career receptions for 2,263 yards and eight touchdowns … Jaguars' career, single-season and single-game rushing leader and career yards from scrimmage leader … Owns the top seven single-season club marks for rushing yards and top four longest runs in franchise history … Tied with Jimmy Smith for most career touchdowns in franchise history with 69 … Owns franchise record for most all-purpose yards and most yards from scrimmage with 12,978 … Has played in seven of the club's 11 playoff games … Selected with the ninth overall pick in 1998 draft, the highest drafted running back and second-highest drafted skill-position player ever by Jaguars, on a pick acquired from Buffalo … Now holds 34 Jaguars records … Ranks fifth in NFL history and leads all active players with 311 rushes of 10-plus yards and ranks fourth in NFL history with 13 rushes of 50-plus yards … Ranks eighth in NFL history in rushing yards per game (84.4) and 10th in yards from scrimmage per game (102.2) … Became the 21st player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards as he accomplished the feat on Nov. 11, 2007 at Tennessee … One of 28 players in NFL history with 2,000-plus carries and 4.7 yards per carry average ranks tied for third-best among the top 25 rushers in NFL history … Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in 2007 for the seventh time in 10 seasons, tied for the ninth-most in the NFL, and is the only 1,000-yard rusher in Jaguars history … One of only 11 players to rush for 1,000 yards at the age of 31 or older since 2000 … Teamed with Maurice Jones-Drew from 2006-07 for the second-most rushing yards by a duo in the NFL … Led a Jaguars rushing attack that rushed for the two highest totals in team history the last two seasons with 2,391 yards in 2007 and a franchise-record 2,541 in 2006 … Owns the top seasonal marks in team history for rushing yards (1,572, 2003), rushing attempts (345, 2003) and most 100-plus rushing games (9, 2000) … Holds the single-game club record for rushing yards (234, 11/19/00 at Pittsburgh, 30 att.), rushing attempts (37, 9/25/05 at NYJ, 98 yards), rushing average (8.5, 10/31/99 at Cincinnati, 15-128) and longest run from scrimmage (80t, 12/9/07 vs. Carolina) … Also has two of the five longest pass receptions in Jaguars' history (78t and 72 yards) … Developed into one of the NFL's top backs in his rookie season of 1998, and by 2000 was already breaking records held by O.J. Simpson and approaching others held by Barry Sanders … Missed 14 games in 2001 with groin injury … Rushed for three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons from 2002-04 … Rushed for a team-record 1,572 yards in 2003, ranking fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL … Because of injuries, had missed 24 full games and parts of nine others in first four NFL seasons until starting 46 consecutive games in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Missed final two games of 2004 with a knee injury … Big-play performer who set 29 team records in 1998, set an NFL postseason record in '99 (longest run) and shattered most Jaguars rushing records by 2000 … Has rushed for 100-plus yards in 24 games in five seasons under Jack Del Rio and the Jaguars are 17-7 in those games … Jaguars have a 8-4 record when Taylor touches the ball 30-plus times and 3-0 mark with 35 touches … Has recorded runs of 10 yards or more in 114 of 127 games and runs of 15 yards or more in 81 of 127 games … Has 311 rushes of 10-plus yards, 70 of 20-plus yards and 13 of 50-plus yards … Has at least one 50-plus yard run in eight of 10 seasons … Has scored two or more total TDs in 11 games and two or more rushing touchdowns in eight games (Jaguars are 8-0 in those games) … 11 of his 61 career rushing touchdowns are from 40-plus yards … Has 612 rushing yards and four touchdowns in seven postseason games … Second Jaguar to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the postseason, joining Natrone Means (1996) … Has scored touchdowns against 26 of 32 NFL teams and has 100-yard rushing games against 24 different teams … Has more 100-yard rushing games on the road (24 in 63 games) than at home (23 in 64 games) … Has recorded 150-plus yards from scrimmage in 23 games and 200-plus yards from scrimmage in five games …Rushed for 100 yards in nine consecutive games in 2000, tied with Walter Payton for the third-longest streak in NFL history behind Barry Sanders (14) and Marcus Allen (11) … Was only player in NFL in 2007 to record five consecutive 100-yard rushing games … Scored 37 touchdowns from 1998-2000, tied for the third-most in the league at that time (Marshall Faulk, 48, Randy Moss, 44 and Emmitt Smith also 37) … Rushed for a then-team record 1,399 yards in 2000, despite missing three full games … Owns the record for most rushing yards by an opponent at Three Rivers Stadium and Heinz Field. Had the then 12th-best rushing performance in NFL history on Nov. 12, 2000 at Pittsburgh, when he gained 234 yards, a Three Rivers Stadium record. Finished with 147 rushing yards at Pittsburgh on Dec. 16, 2007, the most by an opposing back in Heinz Field history … In 1999, played with a strained hamstring most of the season (missed six games entirely) but exploded in the playoffs with two 100-yard games, including an NFL postseason-record 90-yard TD run … In 1998, scored a team-record 17 touchdowns (second in the NFL), tied for third-most by a rookie in NFL history. The record is 22 held by Gale Sayers (1965), followed by Eric Dickerson with 20 (1983). Randy Moss also had 17 in '98 … Scored 14 rushing touchdowns in 1998, tied for the third-most by a rookie in NFL history. The record is 18 by Eric Dickerson (1983), followed by Ickey Woods with 15 (1988). Gale Sayers (1965), Barry Sanders (1989) and Curtis Martin (1995) also had 14 … Led all NFL rookies with 1,223 rushing yards and 1,644 total yards, and had six 100-yard rushing games, the most by an NFL rookie since 1995 (Curtis Martin, 9) … Drafted with pick in 1998 on a choice obtained from Buffalo in the Rob Johnson trade … Second running back chosen behind Curtis Enis …

2007

Started 15 games as team captain and led team in rushing with 223 carries for 1,202 yards and five touchdowns … Added nine receptions for 58 yards … Finished with five 100-yard games and was only player in the NFL to record five straight 100-plus yard rushing games … Earned first Pro Bowl trip of his career as first alternate and was named to second-team Associated Press All-Pro Team … Named to NFL All-Interview Team by NFL.com writer Vic Carucci … Became the 21st player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards and set the franchise's career record for yards from scrimmage and all-purpose yards … Ranked fifth in the AFC in rushing yards and led the AFC with a career-best 5.4 average per rush … Had more than 15 rushes in only eight of 15 games … Tied for first in NFL with career-high four rushes of 50-plus yards and finished with two of the four longest rushes in the NFL … Set team record with 80-yard touchdown run on Dec. 9 against Carolina … Ranked second in the NFL with 36 rushes of 10-plus yards and tied for fourth with eight rushes of 20-plus yards … Teamed with Maurice Jones-Drew (167-768, 9 TDs) to rank second in the NFL as a duo for the second consecutive year with 1,970 rushing yards …. 9/16 vs. ATL: Led team with 16 carries for 56 yards with a long of 29 yards … 9/23 at DEN: Recorded 84 rushing yards on 17 carries … 10/14 vs. HOU: Rushed for 90 yards on six carries (15.0 avg.) and had a 76-yard rush on the second offensive play of the game. The 76-yard run was third-longest of his career … 10/28 at TB: Had 24 attempts for 68 yards … 11/4 at NO: Led team with 54 rushing yards on 13 carries with a long of 15 … 11/11 at TEN: Became 21st player in NFL history to surpass 10,000 career rushing yards as he finished with 45 yards on 16 carries. Set mark on a 15-yard run and scored his first touchdown of the season … 11/18 vs. SD: Recorded 20 carries for 85 yards and surpassed Jimmy Smith (12,285) for most career yards from scrimmage in team history … 11/25 vs. BUF: Registered first 100-yard rushing game of the season as he totaled 104 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown. Scored on a 50-yard run in the first quarter and became only the third Jaguar to reach 400 career points (Mike Hollis, Jimmy Smith). Added two receptions for 14 yards … 12/2 at IND: Led team with 14 rushes for 104 yards (7.4 avg.) with a long of 29. Surpassed Ottis Anderson (10,273) for 20th place in NFL history for rushing yards … 12/9 vs. CAR: Posted third consecutive 100-yard rushing game as he finished with 132 yards on 18 carries despite losing 21 yards on a fumble in the second quarter. Set franchise record with an 80-yard run, the second-longest run from scrimmage in the NFL in 2007. Added two receptions for 24 yards with a season-long of 18 yards. Surpassed Eddie George (10,441) and Tiki Barber (10,449) and moved into 18th place in NFL history for rushing yards … 12/16 at PIT: Rushed for a season-high 147 yards on 25 carries, the most rushing yards since he had 165 on Oct. 30, 2005 at St. Louis. The 147 yards were the most by an opponent in Heinz Field history and most by a Jaguar in 2007. Recorded his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Scored on a 12-yard run during the final drive for game-winning score and finished with season-high six rushes of 10-plus yards … 12/23 vs. OAK: Became only player in NFL in 2007 to record 100-plus rushing yards in five consecutive games as he finished with 111 rushing yards on only seven carries (15.9 avg.). Five straight games with 100-plus rushing yards ranked as second-longest streak in team history. Ignited the Jaguars with a 62-yard touchdown run on their first offensive play which tied Jimmy Smith's team record with 69 career touchdowns. Surpassed Smith (12,875) for the team record for all-purpose yards. Moved into 17th place in NFL history for rushing yards, surpassing Ricky Watters (10,643) … 12/30 at HOU: Was healthy deactivation in regular season finale … 1/5 at PIT: Finished with 16 rushes for 48 yards and one touchdown and added one reception for two yards in AFC Wild Card Game. Scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter and tied team's postseason record with three career rushing touchdowns … 1/12 at NE: Led team with 13 rushes for 47 yards in AFC Divisional Playoff Game. Surpassed Jimmy Smith (647) for the team record with 682 career postseason yards from scrimmage …

2006

Started 15 games and finished with team-high 231 carries for 1,146 yards and five touchdowns … Posted career-high 5.0-yards per carry average and had four games with 100-plus yards … Added 23 receptions for 242 yards and one touchdown … Teamed with Maurice Jones-Drew (166-941-13 TDs) for the most rushing yards by a duo in team history with 2,087 … Jaguars came within 59 yards of becoming only the fifth team in NFL history to have two 1,000-yard rushers in a season … Was first alternate for the Pro Bowl … Was inactive on Dec. 24 vs. New England with a hamstring injury … 9/10 vs. DAL: Led team with 21 carries for 74 yards and one touchdown along with six receptions for 41 yards in season-opener … 10/8 vs. NYJ: Notched first 100-yard rushing game of the season as he finished with 111 yards on 21 carries and scored on a 13-yard run. Hauled in a 32-yard reception vs. Jets … 10/29 at PHI: Led club with 103 yards on 15 carries and surpassed 11,000 career yards from scrimmage, joining Jimmy Smith (12,285) as the only Jaguars with 11,000 career yards from scrimmage … 11/5 vs. TEN: Reached 9,000 career rushing yards as he rushed 13 times for 79 yards … 11/12 at HOU: Led team with five receptions for 71 yards including a season-long 36-yard reception … 11/20 vs. NYG: Totaled 79 yards and one touchdown on 24 carries on Monday night … 11/26 at BUF: Finished with 101 yards on 22 carries … 12/10 vs. IND: Totaled 131 rushing yards and one touchdown on nine carries, including a 76-yard run on the Jaguars first offensive play which was the second-longest run in team history. Missed the entire second half with a sore hamstring. Jaguars finished with team-record 375 rushing yards and Maurice Jones-Drew finished with 166 yards on 15 carries as he joined Taylor as the first running back duo in team history to each record 100-plus rushing yards in the same game and became only the second pair of teammates over the last 30 seasons with 130 or more rushing yards in the same game (St. Louis' Marshall Faulk, 183 and Trung Candidate, 145 vs. Carolina in 2001) … 12/17 at TEN: Re-aggravated hamstring with a 35-yard run … 12/31 at KC: In season-finale, totaled seven rushes for 26 yards and scored on a 26-yard reception …

2005

Started and played in 11 games and was inactive for five games with injuries … Led team with 787 yards on 194 carries and tied for third with three rushing touchdowns … Rushed for 100-plus yards in three games … Added 13 receptions for 83 yards … Surpassed 8,000 career rushing yards, , becoming only the seventh active player to do so … 9/11 vs. SEA: Returned to starting lineup in season-opener after missing final two games of 2004. Finished with 20 carries for 76 yards and two receptions for 14 yards … 9/25 at NYJ: Set team record with 37 carries for 98 yards and one touchdown, breaking his previous high of 34 rushes on Dec. 21, 2003 vs. New Orleans. Was also most rushes by a NFL player in 2005 … 10/9 vs. CIN: Registered first 100-yard rushing game of the season with 24 carries for 132 yards. Marked fourth career 100-yard rushing game against Cincinnati in seven career games … 12/16 at PIT: Was inactive with ankle injury … 10/30 at STL: Recorded his second consecutive 100-yard rushing game with season-high 165 yards on 22 carries with one touchdown, the fifth-highest rushing total in team history. Broke free for a 71-yard TD run in the first quarter, tied for the second-longest rush in team history, and one of his five runs of 10-plus yards in the game … 11/6 vs. HOU: Finished with 12 carries for 48 yards and missed second half with right ankle injury … Inactive with ankle injury on 11/13 vs. BAL, 11/27 at ARI and 12/4 at CLE … 12/24 at HOU: Collected third 100-yard rushing game of the season with 101 yards on 22 carries with one touchdown. Had one reception for 11 yards … 1/2 vs. TEN: Was inactive (coaches decision) for season-finale … 1/7 at NE: Started in AFC Wild Card Game and rushed eight times for 24 yards. Added three receptions for 13 yards …

2004

Started and played in 14 games … Ended a streak of 46 consecutive starts after injuring his left knee in Week 15. 46 game streak was the third-longest active streak in the NFL for running backs … Rushed for team-high 1,224 yards on 260 carries … Ranked seventh in the AFC and 10th in the NFL in rushing yards and sixth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage with 1,569 yards (1,224 rushing, 345 yards receiving) … Caught 36 passes for 345 yards and one touchdown … Went over 7,500 yards rushing and finished season 552 yards shy of 10,000 all-purpose yards for career … Rushed for over 100 yards in five games and team was 3-2 in those games … For the fifth time in seven seasons went over 1,000 yards (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004) … 9/26 at TEN: Scored game-winning touchdown with nine seconds remaining for first win ever at the Coliseum and rushed for 81 yards … 10/10 at SD: Caught 200th career reception with season-high seven catches for 44 yards … 10/17 vs. KC: Had season-long reception of 64 yards for a touchdown … 10/24 at IND: Recorded first 100-yard game of the season in his 75th career start with 20 rushes for 107 yards … Rushed for three consecutive 100-yard games on 11/14 vs. DET (23 rushes for 144 yards), 11/21 vs. TEN (21 rushes for 103 yards) and 11/28 at MIN with 147 yards on 22 carries … 12/12 vs. CHI: Surpassed 1,000 yards on the season with 21 rushes for 79 yards … 12/19 at GB: Had best game of the season with season-high 165 yards (fifth-most in career and team history) on 22 carries. Left in the second half with a knee injury … 12/26 vs. HOU: Ended streak of 46 consecutive games started as inactive …

2003

Started and played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season ... Rushed for 1,572 yards on 345 carries, both team-records … Ranked fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in yards rushing and fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage with 1,942 yards (1,572 rushing, 370 yards receiving) … Had second-most receptions in career with 48 for 370 yards and one touchdown … Went over 6,000 yards rushing … Rushed for over 100 yards in seven games and in six of the final eight games of the season … 9/7 at CAR: Began season with team-high 122 yards from scrimmage (71 rushing and 51 yards receiving) … 9/21 at IND: Recorded 24th career 100-yard rushing game with 126 yards on 17 carries. The 7.4 yard average was the fourth-highest in team history. Surpassed 5,000 yards rushing in the third quarter … 9/28 vs. HOU: In 60th career game scored first rushing touchdown of season … 10/5 vs. SD: Rushed for 87 yards and one score and had 77 yards receiving including a 60-yard touchdown reception from Byron Leftwich, marking his first two-touchdown game since Dec. 10, 2000 vs. Arizona … 11/9 vs. IND: Finished with 152 rushing yards and scored two rushing touchdowns … 11/23 at NYJ: Tied for second-most carries in team history with 32 and finished with 119 yards … 11/30 vs. TB: Surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the fourth time in his career. Recorded his fourth 100-yard game with 118 yards on 29 carries. His 61 carries over those two weeks marked the most in any two week span in team history … 12/7 vs. HOU: Rushed for the fourth-highest total in team history with 163 rushing yards and one touchdown. Had a 62 yard run that was the team's fifth longest … 12/14 at NE: Surpassed 6,000 yards rushing and became the 64th NFL player to do so … 12/21 vs. NO: Had career game in home finale, rushing a then career-best 34 times for 194 yards, good for second-highest rushing total in team history. The 225 combined yards marked the fourth highest total in team history … 12/28 at ATL: Rushed for 30th career 100-yard game in 68 starts and seventh of the season. Totaled 121 yards on 22 carries in season-finale …

2002

Started and played in all 16 games for first time in career … Finished season with team-leading 1,314 yards rushing, the third-highest total in team history … Also totaled 1,722 total yards from scrimmage, setting a then team single-season record … Rushed 287 times for 4.6-yard average and eight touchdowns … Set career high with 49 receptions (second on team) for 408 yards (8.3 average, 72 long) … Ranked seventh in AFC in rushing and ninth in AFC in yards from scrimmage … One of six players on offense to start every game … Led team in rushing in 14 games and in receiving in three games … His 4.6-yard average per carry ranked fifth among AFC backs … 9/8 vs. IND: Led team in season-opener with 24 carries for 83 yards and one touchdown and caught four passes for 35 yards. Marked first TD scored since 12/23/00 … 9/15 at KC: Led team with 114 yards rushing on 20 carries, including 63-yard scoring run in fourth quarter to give team 23-9 lead. Score gave him 39 career TDs, passing James Stewart for second behind Jimmy Smith on team's all-time list … 9/26 vs. NYJ: Rushed 21 times for 142 yards and caught team-high three passes for 95 yards. Totaled 237 yards from scrimmage for third most in team history, 142 yards rushing were fourth most in team history, 95 yards receiving were the most ever for a Jaguars running back, and 72-yard pass reception on team's first offensive play ranks as second-longest non-scoring play in franchise history … 10/20 at BAL: Rushed 25 times for season-high 151 yards and a TD, while also catching a team-high eight passes for 46 yards. Accounted for 197 yards from scrimmage, the fifth-highest total of his career. Became only second player in Ravens' last 61 games to rush for 100 yards when he got his third 100-yard game of season. Also surpassed 4,000 career rushing yards in the game … 11/3 at NYG: Suffered back contusion in second quarter of Sunday night game. Returned but missed most of second half … 11/10 vs. WAS: Led team with 82 yards rushing on 21 carries, including 12-yard TD run. Also led team with seven receptions for 27 yards … 11/24 at DAL: Rushed 20 times for team-high 100 yards and caught three passes for 29 yards … 12/1 vs. PIT: Rushed for 80 yards on 13 carries, including 18-yard TD run. Surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season for third time … 12/8 vs. CLE: Rushed for 145 yards, marking his fifth 100-yard game of the season. Scored on a 44-yard TD run for the 44th TD of his career … 12/29 at IND: Started 16th game for first time in career in season finale. Rushed for team-high 73 yards on 15 carries, including a nine-yard TD run for team's only touchdown. …

2001

Missed the final 14 games of the season with a groin injury … Played in two games, rushing 30 times for 116 yards (3.9 average) and catching two passes for 13 yards … 9/9 vs. PIT: Started in season opener and rushed 24 times for 96 yards and caught one pass for two yards. Had his streak of eight straight games with a touchdown snapped … 9/23 vs. TEN: Suffered groin injury (partial detachment of adductor tendon from bone) while making a cut in the second quarter and did not return … Inactive for season's final 14 games …

2000

Finished season with 1,399 yards rushing (fifth in AFC and sixth in NFL) despite missing three-and-a-half games … His 4.8-yard average per carry ranked third among AFC backs, and his 14 touchdowns tied for fifth in AFC … Carried then team-record 292 times … Scored 14 touchdowns (12 rushing, two receiving), the second-highest total in Jaguars history … Also had 36 receptions for 240 yards (19 long) … Missed season's first three games with a strained MCL suffered in second preseason game vs. N.Y. Giants, and was not 100 percent for next few games … 9/25 at IND: Saw his first action of the season in Monday night game, leading the team with 57 yards on 14 carries … 10/8 vs. BAL: Carried 17 times for game-high 54 yards and scored his first touchdown of season. Also caught season-high seven passes for 45 yards, his most receptions in a game since 9/20/98 … 10/16 at TEN: Had his first 100-yard game of season and started what would become a nine-game streak, rushing 20 times for 112 yards. Had 71-yard run that was his second longest in regular season … 10/22 vs. WAS: Ran 22 times for 124 yards and caught four passes for 33 yards … 10/29 at DAL: Rushed 31 times for 107 yards and caught two passes for nine yards. Marked team-record third straight 100-yard game, breaking a record he had set three times previously and shared with James Stewart … 11/12 vs. SEA: Had fourth consecutive 100-yard game when he rushed 21 times for 103 yards. Also scored on a 10-yard run for his second TD of the season, and caught five passes for 34 yards … 11/19 at PIT: Had career-high and franchise single-game record 234 yards rushing on 30 carries, then the 12th most in a game in NFL history and most ever in Three Rivers Stadium. Scored career-high four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) for the second-most TDs ever by a Jaguar (5, James Stewart), and his 7.8-yard average ranked second on team's single-game list. Rushing yards were most ever allowed by Steelers, breaking O.J. Simpson's Three Rivers Stadium record of 227 yards, and his four TDs tied Jim Brown's high vs. the Steelers. His 234 yards fell only 44 yards short of Corey Dillon's NFL single-game rushing record. Received an offense game ball along with TE Kyle Brady and the offensive line, and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week … 11/26 vs. TEN: Had 24 carries for 104 yards and caught team-high four passes for 22 yards, including a 10-yard TD pass from Mark Brunell in the first quarter for a 10-7 lead. Marked his 15th 100-yard game in his first 30 NFL starts … 12/3 vs. CLE: Sat out the fourth quarter but still gained 181 yards on 30 carries, scoring three TDs to earn another offense game ball. Marked his seventh consecutive 100-yard game, breaking his own team record. His 181 yards marked the third-best rushing game in team history, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in three years. Surpassed James Stewart as team's career rushing leader with 3,055 yards (Stewart had 2,955 from 1995-99). Also was his third game with three rushing TDs … 12/10 vs. ARZ: Rushed 23 times for 137 yards, scoring two TDs. Received third offense game ball in four weeks. Marked eighth consecutive 100-yard game. Broke team's single-season record of 1,223 rushing yards he set in 1998. Scored a rushing TD in fifth straight game, breaking the team record of four set five times previously (three times by Taylor, once each by James Stewart and Natrone Means) … 12/17 at CIN: Had ninth consecutive 100-yard game, rushing 32 times for 110 yards and one TD. Extended his team record for 100-yard games and tied for the third-longest streak in NFL history with Walter Payton behind Barry Sanders (14) and Marcus Allen (11). Had 1,010 yards in those nine games, an average of 112.2 per game. Extended his team record for 100-yard games in a season with nine. His 32 carries tied his single-game mark set 12/6/98 vs. Detroit, and with 279 attempts through the game broke his season mark of 264 set in 1998. Marked his sixth straight game with a touchdown, extending another team record … 12/23 at NYG: Had 100-yard game streak stopped in season finale. Started but was injured two plays into the second half (hip pointer) and did not return. Rushed 13 times for 52 yards, with a 44-yard TD run, scoring in his seventh straight game, extending his team record …

1999

Started nine of 10 games played, missing six entirely with a hamstring injury and was limited in several others … Ranked second on team with 732 yards on 159 carries (4.6-yard average, 52 long) and six touchdowns … Was healthy in the postseason, turning in two 100-yard games and finishing with 245 yards on 37 carries (6.6 average, 90t long) and one TD, as well as three receptions for 55 yards (18.3 average, 39t long) and one TD … Had three 100-yard games during the regular season, in addition to two in the playoffs … 9/19 at CAR: Gained 27 yards on five carries before suffering a strained left hamstring in the first quarter (did not return) … 9/26 vs. TEN: Inactive … 10/3 at PIT: Started and ran eight times for 28 yards before aggravating his hamstring strain in the second quarter. Did not play in the second half … Was inactive next two games on 10/11 at NYJ and 10/17 vs. CLE … 10/31 at CIN: Returned to the starting lineup and erupted for 128 yards on 15 carries (8.5 average), including 126 yards in the first half to earn the offense game ball. Scampered 35 yards on his first carry of the game and capped that drive with a one-yard TD plunge for his first score of the year. Later had a season-long 52-yard run to set up a TD … 11/7 at ATL: Turned in his second-straight 100-yard game, rushing for 124 yards on a season-high 27 carries. Also gained 54 yards on two receptions for 178 combined yards … 11/14 vs. BAL: Started and ran seven times for 12 yards and caught one pass for three yards before aggravating his left hamstring strain late in the first quarter (did not return) … Inactive for next three games on 11/21 vs. NO, 11/28 at BAL and 12/2 vs. PIT … Returned to action for the first time in a month in Monday night game vs. Denver as the backup and set up the game-winning field goal after scoring the go-ahead TD on a 38-yard run with 2:35 remaining. Then, after Denver tied the game, had three carries for 22 yards on the game-winning drive to move the ball to Broncos' five-yard line, setting up the winning field goal on game's final play. Had nine carries for 74 yards, all in the second half after starter James Stewart was injured … 12/19 at CLE: Sparked win with a game-clinching 41-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Had 26 carries for 136 yards and one touchdown … 1/2 vs. CIN: Rushed for 85 yards and scored two touchdowns on 22 carries in season finale … 1/15 vs. MIA: Rushed for 135 yards and one score on 18 carries (7.5 average) in AFC Divisional Playoff Game. Scored on NFL postseason-record 90-yard run in the first quarter, then scored on a 39-yard reception after taking a short pass from Mark Brunell. Did not play in the second half after Jaguars took a 41-0 lead … 1/23 vs. TEN: Posted his third 100-yard outing in four postseason games as he finished with 110 yards on 19 carries (5.8 average). Became the second Jaguar to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in the postseason, joining Natrone Means (1996) …

1998

Had at the time the best season by a running back in Jaguars history, setting 29 team records … Rushed 264 times for 1,223 yards (4.6-yard average) and 14 touchdowns and caught 44 passes for 421 yards and three touchdowns … Led all NFL rookies with 1,223 rushing yards and 1,644 total yards despite having fewer than seven carries in a game five times … Finished rookie campaign as the sixth-leading rusher in AFC and 10th in NFL … Led all rookie rushers despite starting only 12 of 15 games … Posted then-team-record six 100-yard rushing games, the most by an NFL rookie since 1995 (Curtis Martin, nine) … Was the only NFL player with touchdowns of more than 75 yards both running and receiving … Scored 17 total touchdowns (tied for second in NFL) and 14 rushing TDs, team single-season records … Tied for the second-most TDs in the NFL behind Terrell Davis (23) … Only player in NFL with more than 1,200 yards rushing, 12 rushing TDs, a 4.5-yard average per carry, 40 or more receptions and 1,600 yards total offense … Finished fourth in AFC with 1,644 total yards from scrimmage … His 4.6-yard rushing average was fifth in NFL … Finished third in voting for Rookie of the Year by Associated Press, despite having 327 more total yards, two more 100-yard games and as many touchdowns as Minnesota's Randy Moss … Selected as second alternate for the Pro Bowl … In his first three games as the main ballcarrier, had runs of 52, 49 and 77 yards, making him only the 11th player in the NFL since 1950 to have runs of 40 or more yards in three consecutive games. The other 10 players were: Lenny Moore (1956), Jim Brown (1958), Clarence Peaks (1960), Curtis McClinton (1962), Gale Sayers (1965), Franco Harris (1972), O.J. Simpson (1976), Ottis Anderson (1980), Bo Jackson (1990) and Barry Sanders (1997) … Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in both September and December, becoming the first player to win the award twice, and was the Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week for his November 15 performance vs. Tampa Bay … Missed approximately 10 quarters of action because of injuries (did not start the first two games while playing sparingly behind James Stewart; missed the fourth quarter Oct. 12 vs. Miami with a shoulder injury; did not play Oct. 18 at Buffalo because of a shoulder injury; missed more than a quarter on Oct. 25 at Denver with a mild concussion; and missed three quarters on Nov. 29 at Cincinnati after reaggravating his shoulder injury) … Selected as the recipient of the Jasper Award for Florida Pro Football Player of the Year … Started the season as the backup to James Stewart, who rushed for more than 100 yards in the first two games before being injured early in Game 3 … 9/6 at CHI: Saw limited action in the season-opener and ran once for two yards … 9/20 vs. BAL: Replaced the injured James Stewart and responded with a then-team-record 128 yards rushing and 85 receiving for 213 combined yards to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, in addition to receiving the offense game ball. Ran 23 times for a 5.6-yard average, including a 52-yard touchdown run on his first carry for the then-longest rushing TD in team history. Also led team with nine receptions for 85 yards (41 long)

Player info

Position: RB
Height: 6-1
Weight: 228
College: Florida
Birthdate: 1/27/1976
Hometown: Pahokee, FL
Experience: 12th Year

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