THESMEL
Smushdown! Take it like a fan!
Is he eno ugh? Boy has a spark, no preseason hurt him, can he block well enough in a pass oriented offense? Dunno , dunno eno ugh, do know we need a more balanced offense and he is next man up!
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NoteCARDS:
In three seasons at Arizona State (2017-19), appeared in 35 games (25 starts) and totaled 2,867 rushing yards and 27 TDs while adding 82 receptions for 625 yards and four TDs … his 2,867 career rushing yards rank seventh on the school's all-time rushing list … also added 119 yards on six kickoff returns and returned a blocked punt nine yards for a TD … became the 20th Sun Devil in program history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards and just the fifth three-year player to do so … also joined the 3,000 all-purpose-yards club at ASU … had 15 career games with 100+ rushing yards (fourth in program history), 18 career games with 100+ all-purpose yards and 18 games with at least one TD.
2019: Named an offensive captain as a junior and rushed for 1,083 yards and 10 TDs on 253 carries (4.3 avg.) in 12 games (all starts) … added a career-high 42 receptions for a career-high 347 yards and two TDs … ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with 10 rushing TDs, fifth with 12 total TDs and fourth with 119.2 all-purpose yards per game … forced 72 missed tackles in the regular season – tied for 10th nationally among RBs … played 341 snaps in passing routes in the regular season, the second-highest total among FBS RBs while his 56 targets ranked fourth … his 347 receiving yards in the regular season were sixth among all FBS RBs, and his 42 receptions were tied for fifth in the nation.
2018: In a record-breaking sophomore campaign, earned third-team All-American honors (AP) and first-team All-Pac-12 recognition after rushing for a school single-season record 1,642 yards and 16 TDs on a school-record 300 attempts (5.5 avg.) … added 35 receptions for 263 yards and two TDs … surpassed the previous school single-season rushing record of 1,565 yards set by Woody Green in 1972 … his nine games with 100+ rushing yards also set a new ASU single-season record … his rushing yards and rushing TDs led the Pac-12, while his rushing total ranked fifth nationally … first ASU RB to finish in the top-10 nationally in single-season rushing yards … his 146.5 all-purpose yards per game ranked ninth nationally and second in the Pac-12 … took home the Wilford ''Whizzer'' White Outstanding Running Back Award and the Frank Kush Team MVP at the Team Banquet … forced 94 missed tackles on the season – third-most in the FBS … his 31 explosive runs were fifth among FBS RBs … rushed for 81 first downs, the third most nationally … broke the single-game school record for rushing yards in a game in a victory over Oregon State (9/29), running for 312 yards and three TDs on 30 carries.
2017: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve RB and kickoff return specialist as a true freshman … carried the ball 23 times for 142 yards and a TD … finished with five carries for 52 yards during a breakout performance against Colorado, including a 19-yard run for his first career TD … returned a blocked punt nine yards for a TD against UCLA.
PERSONAL:
All-American who totaled 7,546 rushing yards and scored 111 total TDs at Wylie (TX) East High School … ranked as the No. 71 overall prospect, No. 5 RB prospect in the country and No. 9 prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com … selected to play in on the West roster in the Army All-American Bowl following a senior year (2016) in which he was named 5A state Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for 2,604 yards and 32 TDs in his final season at Wylie East … had 2,652 rushing yards to go along with 232 receiving yards and 43 total TDs in a first-team All-State campaign as a junior in 2015 … tallied 1,724 rushing yards and 25 rushing TDs as a sophomore in his first season as the featured back … Wylie is located just 12.5 miles from Allen, TX, the hometown of Cardinals 2019 No. 1 overall pick QB Kyler Murray.
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NoteCARDS:
- Drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh round (222nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Arizona State. Selected in nearly the same spot as the last ASU player drafted by the Cardinals: S Pat Tillman (7th round, 226th overall) in 1998.
- Broke the ASU single-season rushing record (1,642 yards in 2018) and single-game rushing record (312 yards vs. Oregon in 2018) during his time as a Sun Devil.
In three seasons at Arizona State (2017-19), appeared in 35 games (25 starts) and totaled 2,867 rushing yards and 27 TDs while adding 82 receptions for 625 yards and four TDs … his 2,867 career rushing yards rank seventh on the school's all-time rushing list … also added 119 yards on six kickoff returns and returned a blocked punt nine yards for a TD … became the 20th Sun Devil in program history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards and just the fifth three-year player to do so … also joined the 3,000 all-purpose-yards club at ASU … had 15 career games with 100+ rushing yards (fourth in program history), 18 career games with 100+ all-purpose yards and 18 games with at least one TD.
2019: Named an offensive captain as a junior and rushed for 1,083 yards and 10 TDs on 253 carries (4.3 avg.) in 12 games (all starts) … added a career-high 42 receptions for a career-high 347 yards and two TDs … ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with 10 rushing TDs, fifth with 12 total TDs and fourth with 119.2 all-purpose yards per game … forced 72 missed tackles in the regular season – tied for 10th nationally among RBs … played 341 snaps in passing routes in the regular season, the second-highest total among FBS RBs while his 56 targets ranked fourth … his 347 receiving yards in the regular season were sixth among all FBS RBs, and his 42 receptions were tied for fifth in the nation.
2018: In a record-breaking sophomore campaign, earned third-team All-American honors (AP) and first-team All-Pac-12 recognition after rushing for a school single-season record 1,642 yards and 16 TDs on a school-record 300 attempts (5.5 avg.) … added 35 receptions for 263 yards and two TDs … surpassed the previous school single-season rushing record of 1,565 yards set by Woody Green in 1972 … his nine games with 100+ rushing yards also set a new ASU single-season record … his rushing yards and rushing TDs led the Pac-12, while his rushing total ranked fifth nationally … first ASU RB to finish in the top-10 nationally in single-season rushing yards … his 146.5 all-purpose yards per game ranked ninth nationally and second in the Pac-12 … took home the Wilford ''Whizzer'' White Outstanding Running Back Award and the Frank Kush Team MVP at the Team Banquet … forced 94 missed tackles on the season – third-most in the FBS … his 31 explosive runs were fifth among FBS RBs … rushed for 81 first downs, the third most nationally … broke the single-game school record for rushing yards in a game in a victory over Oregon State (9/29), running for 312 yards and three TDs on 30 carries.
2017: Appeared in 10 games as a reserve RB and kickoff return specialist as a true freshman … carried the ball 23 times for 142 yards and a TD … finished with five carries for 52 yards during a breakout performance against Colorado, including a 19-yard run for his first career TD … returned a blocked punt nine yards for a TD against UCLA.
PERSONAL:
All-American who totaled 7,546 rushing yards and scored 111 total TDs at Wylie (TX) East High School … ranked as the No. 71 overall prospect, No. 5 RB prospect in the country and No. 9 prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com … selected to play in on the West roster in the Army All-American Bowl following a senior year (2016) in which he was named 5A state Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for 2,604 yards and 32 TDs in his final season at Wylie East … had 2,652 rushing yards to go along with 232 receiving yards and 43 total TDs in a first-team All-State campaign as a junior in 2015 … tallied 1,724 rushing yards and 25 rushing TDs as a sophomore in his first season as the featured back … Wylie is located just 12.5 miles from Allen, TX, the hometown of Cardinals 2019 No. 1 overall pick QB Kyler Murray.
