Big Ten Conference Running Back Ratings

Junior (2006)... earned third varsity letter ... finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting ... Rivals.com All-America first team ... CollegeFootballNews.com All-America first team ... Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America second team ... Associated Press All-America second team ... The. . . more

Heads into the spring as Ohio State's No. 1 tailback, taking over the departed Antonio Pittman ... showed great potential last year as a true freshman - 52-yard touchdown run against Michigan was proof of that - and aims to supplant himself as the next great Buckeye ball carrier in 2007 .... . . more

Honors: Ranked as the country’s eighth-best RB by Lindy’s and The Sporting News 2006: Earned first letter ... named National Freshman of the Year, freshman All-American and third-team All-American by Rivals.com ... tabbed national freshman of the year by CBS Sportsline.com ... also named. . . more

Like an understudy in a Shakespeare play, Austin Scott learned his lines and knew them well. The curtain went up on the highly-anticipated 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl but, the play’s lead at running back, Tony Hunt, went down in the first series with an ankle injury. Like any good understudy, Scott. . . more

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In order to be a successful team in every sense of the word, most squads need to have a few hard-nosed, blue-collar, team-first, do-whatever-it-takes types that are willing to do whatever is needed to make contributions to the team’s success. Versatile running back Matt Hahn is one of those. . . more

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep Football Report, SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American . . . rated among the nation's top 20 tailbacks by Max Emfinger (No. 18) . . . ranked among the country's top running backs by SuperPrep (No. 21), Rivals.com (No. 30) and Collegefootballnews.com (No. 33) . . .. . . more

2006 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Appeared in 12 of 13 games • rushed 37 times for 225 yards and four touchdowns • Game-by-Game: made his Golden Gopher debut at Cal (9/9) • had one carry for three yards against the Bears • rushed twice for 31 yards against Temple (9/16) • had six carries for 79. . . more

2006: Redshirted • scholar-athlete award winner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Irondale High School • high school coach was Ben Geisler • ranked as the 39th-best prospect in the state by MinnesotaPreps.com • two-time all-conference selection • a four-year letterwinner in track •. . . more

CAREER NOTES: 2007 team captain • has appeared in 35 games and started the last 10 • has rushed 356 times for a total of 1,876 yards and 13 touchdowns in his career • leads all active players with 2,014 career all-purpose yards • 11th player in school history to run for 1,000 yards in a. . . more

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of O’Fallon Township High School (Ill.) • high school coach was Gary Bridell • named to the PrepStar Midwest Region Team • the 135th-ranked running back in the nation by ESPN.com • finished his senior season with 1,362 yards and 22 touchdowns • totaled 993. . . more

When opportunity came knocking in the middle of the 2005 season, Rodney Kinlaw knew how to respond. Kinlaw had seen limited time as a reserve tailback, but when Derrick Williams suffered a season-ending injury at Michigan, the coaching staff tapped Kinlaw for kickoff return duty and he responded.. . . more

Freshman (2006)... earned first varsity letter ... played in nine games at tailback and 10 overall games ... second on the team in rushing with 42 carries for 238 yards (5.7 avg.) and two touchdowns ... gained 24 yards on his first career carry and finished with three attempts for 30 yards vs.. . . more

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: SuperPrep All-American . . . rated among the nation's top running backs by Rivals.com (No. 18), SuperPrep (No. 29) and Collegefootballnews.com (No. 31) . . . listed among the country's top 10 all-purpose backs by Max Emfinger (No. 4) . . . named to SuperPrep's, Prep. . . more

Enters preseason camp listed No. 2 on the depth chart at running back, behind veteran Jason Teague . . . rushed 39 times for 194 yards (5.0 avg.) in three spring scrimmages . . . AS A FRESHMAN: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by The Sporting News . . . appeared in 11 of 12 games in 2004 (DNP. . . more

Second-year walk-on adds depth at running back . . . rushed 35 times for 162 yards (4.6 avg.) in three spring scrimmages . . . gained 63 yards on nine attempts in the April 2 scrimmage, scoring on a 13-yard run on the final play . . . 2004 SEASON: Sat out the entire 2004 campaign after transferring. . . more

Is in his third year at Ohio State and has been a contributor each of the last two years ... enters the spring as the backup at tailback to Chris Wells ... lettered in 2005 as a true freshman as the Buckeyes' No. 2 running back ... has breakaway speed and can turn the corner in the blink of an eye. . . more

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2006: Appeared in seven games -- as a special teams player -- before an injury ended his season ... Recorded three tackles. 2005: Played on special teams early in the season before suffering a season-ending leg injury ... Notched a solo tackle against Northern Illinois. 2004: Saw action on NU's. . . more

2006: Redshirted • scholar-athlete award winner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Harvest Christian Academy (Texas) • high school coach was former Alabama All-American safety and Dallas Cowboy George Teague • tallied 44 tackles with seven tackles-for-loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries. . . more

2006: Began Purdue career with start of spring semester ... received team's Newcomer Award - Offense for spring season ... appeared in all 14 games as reserve and on special teams ... topped team with 6.0 rushing average (tied for fourth on Purdue season list) ... was tackled for minus yardage just. . . more

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2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Iowa. High School: SuperPrep All-Midlands Region running back ... Ranked the 24th-best player in the Midlands Region (11 states) ... Two-time all-state selection ... A three-time St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro. . . more

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Ranked among top 55 running backs in the nation and among top 100 players in Florida by Rivals.com … an All-America selection by PrepStar … rated among nation’s top 50 running backs by Scouts, Inc. … first-team all-area and all-conference choice as a senior … team captain as senior, as. . . more

At Benedictine University: Played one season at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill., at fullback and offensive line...Was the only freshman named to the 2003 Illini-Badger All-Conference team...Was named to the Dean's List with a perfect GPA. High School: Was a two-year starter for Thornton. . . more

2006: Consensus honorable mention All-Big Ten selection ... Team Co-MVP ... True sophomore who started all 12 games ... Named to several major award preseason watch lists: Maxwell Award (top player), Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award (top running back) ... Needed 110. . . more

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Henry Sibley High School (Minn.) • high school coach was Tom Orth • three-star recruit ranked as the 30th-best running back in the nation and the third-best player in Minnesota by Rivals • three-star athlete ranked the 86th-best running back in the nation and. . . more

High School: Two-time All-Wisconsin Valley Conference selection at running back and cornerback (2005-06) ... Two-time team MVP and team captain (2005-06) ... Rushed for 2,150 career yards and piled up over 3,000 yards of total offense ... On defense, totaled 85 tackles and 7 interceptions .... . . more

2007 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice. 2006 - - Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on. High school - - Earned second team all-conference honors as a senior . . . earned three letters in football as wide receiver and running back . . . Career - - career totals include. . . more

2006: Rushed once for four yards at Penn State, his first carry of the season. 2005: Played in all 11 games at fullback ... Had one rush for six yards against San Jose State ... Caught two passes for 22 yards on the season ... Had a 17-yard catch at Indiana and a five-yard grab at Ohio State .... . . more

Career totals include 454 rushing attempts for 2,205 yards and 17 touchdowns . . . ranks eighth in career rushing yards . . . ranked eighth in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (59.6) in 2006 . . . has surpassed 100 rushing yards in 10 career games, including seven straight games, an Iowa. . . more

2006: True sophomore who primarily played special teams ... Earned his season's first two carries (11 yards) at Wisconsin ... Named team's special teams player of the week vs. MSU. 2005: True freshman who played primarily on special teams ... Suffered a regular-season-ending knee injury at Michigan. . . more

2006: Did not play. 2005: Did not play after joining team as a walkon ... transferred from Ohio State University. Ohio State: Attended Ohio State as freshman ... did not play football. High School: All-league pick as junior and senior ... named team Most Valuable Offensive Player after rushing for. . . more

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High School: Rivals.com All-Region and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region running back ... Ranked 29th among all players (seventh among running backs) in Rivals.com Missouri player rankings ... Ranked 129th-best running back nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... 2006 all-state selection ... Two-time. . . more

2006: Backup tailback ... Also returned kickoffs ... Scored his season's first touchdown on a 7-yard run vs. Purdue ... One of his career highlights came against Michigan State, when he tossed an 18-yard TD pass to Shaun Herbert off a halfback option play ... Sat out Iowa game with a. . . more

High school honors - - Southwest Florida Offensive Player of the Year . . . two-time first team all-conference selection . . . third team all-state as a senior . . . honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore . . . team captain . . . Career - - led prep team to district championships in 2004. . . more

Career: Ranks seventh on Purdue career rushing average list with 5.16 yards per carry, eighth with 21 rushing touchdowns, tied for 13th with 24 total touchdowns, tied for 14th with 21.5-yard kickoff return average, tied for 18th with 144 points and 20th with 495 kickoff return yards ... has three. . . more

2006: Played primarily special teams ... Made his season debut vs. New Hampshire ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Wisconsin. High School: SuperPrep All-Midwest Region tight end ... Ranked the 33rd-best tight end nationally by SuperPrep ... Also played defensive end for the. . . more

Earned first letter ... played in 12 games (did not play at sixth-ranked Michigan on Sept. 23) ... team’s second-leading rusher with 345 yards and five TDs ... rushed for fifth TD of season in win over Buffalo on Nov. 18 ... career-high 21 carries for 46 yards and a TD in relief of injured. . . more

2006 (Sophomore): One of the top kick returners in the nation ... led the country with a 30.1 average and three touchdowns (24 returns) ... named to the Pro Football Weekly and ESPN.com All-America teams ... named a first team All-American by Rivals.com, Scout.com and SI.com ... became the third. . . more

2006 (Freshman): Played in 10 games, racking up 320 yards rushing and four total touchdowns ... rushed for 39 yards and one score and had a career-best 53 receiving yards and his first career touchdown reception at Minnesota ... became the first player since Levron Williams and Jeremi Johnson to. . . more

High School: Rivals.com All-Region and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region tight end ... Ranked 15th among all players (second among tight ends) in Rivals.com Kansas player ranking ... Ranked 21st-best tight end nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... Two-time first-team all-state honoree ... Two-time team. . . more

Junior (2007)... switched from jersey #3 to #24 prior to spring drills ... Sophomore (2006)... earned second varsity letter ... played in 10 games at tailback ... fourth-leading rusher with 55 carries for 187 yards (3.4 avg.) and three rushing touchdowns ... rushed five times for 30 yards and one. . . more