Awards & Honors
- 2025: Selected 7th, 245 overall in the NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders (4/26)
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2024: Selected in the seventh round (245 overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders (4/26/25)... Appeared in one game for the Wildcats...rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries against former team New Mexico (08/31).
Before Arizona: In 2023 with New Mexico, led New Mexico with one of the great seasons ever by a Lobo running back, rushing for 1,190 yards in 12 games on 189 carries with 17 rushing touchdowns … Named Honorable Mention All-America by College Football News … Named Second Team All-Mountain West … Added seven receptions for 72 yards and a receiving touchdown … 1,190 rushing yards is the seventh most in UNM history, 17 rushing touchdowns was third all-time, 18 overall touchdowns was tied for second and 108 points were fourth on the UNM single-season scoring chart … Finished season with greatest back-to-back games ever by a Lobo running back, rushing for 209 yards and two touchdowns against Fresno State and then 233 yards and another touchdown against Utah State … Became first Lobo to ever have two 200-yard rushing games in the same season, and was the first to ever have back-to-back 200-yard games … Four 100-yard rushing games, including 162 yards on 12 carries with three touchdowns against Tennessee Tech and 103 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming … Scored a touchdown in 11 of UNM’s 12 games … Broke the 80-yard mark rushing twice, rushing for 83 yards against New Mexico State and 86 against UNLV … 114 all-purpose yardage against NMSU and season-long 31-yard reception… Two-career 200-plus-yard rushing games, rushed for a career-high 233 yards for one touchdown on 31 carries against Utah State (11/24/23)... 209 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries at Fresno State (11/18/23)... Four career 100-yard games, rushed for 162 yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns against Tennessee Tech (9/9/23), 103 yards on 15 carries against Wyoming (9/30/23)... 140 yards on 17 carries last year against Prairie View A&M and 106 yards on 14 carries against Texas Southern in 2021 … 29 career receptions for 335 yards and a touchdown... Has rushed for 2,609 yards and 30 touchdowns combined between Alabama State (4 seasons) and New Mexico (1 season)... Averages 4.5 yards per carry with a long of 55 yards... Made 40 receptions for 429 yards and two receiving touchdowns in career... At Alabama State, rushed for 1,239 yards and one touchdown over 36 games and averaged 3.5 yards per carry.
High School: Lettered in football at Sidney Lanier (Ala.) High School, earning All-Metro following senior season … Named Second Team AHSAA Class 6A All-State and a two-time All-Metro selection … Amassed 2,354 all-purpose yards, rushing for 1,363 yards and eight touchdowns on 210 carries with 23 receptions for 382 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Added 231 punt return and 378 kickoff-return yards and led team a berth in the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs.
