Games Played/Started:

2006 (10/1); 2007 (8/0); 2008 (15/0)

Career Totals

33 games, 1 starts

Career Transactions

Selected in the fifth round (145th overall) by the Cleveland Browns at the 2006 NFL Draft.

2008

Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Played RB and also played on special teams with 1 tackle…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Played RB and provided a spark to the offense with 1 reception for 23 yards and 1 rush for 2 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Played RB and added 1 reception for 19 yards for his first career NFL TD…In the 2nd quarter, capped a 7 play, 52 yard (3:14) scoring drive with a 19 yard screen pass for a TD from QB Derek Anderson to open an early 7-0 lead…Also played on special teams…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Played RB and added 4 carries for 20 yards (5.0 avg.) and 1 reception for 5 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Played RB and sparked the offense with 2 carries for 41 yards, including a career-long 33 yard rush on a double-reverse, and 2 receptions for 26 yards (13.0 avg.), including a long of 18 yards…Also played on special teams with 2 tackles…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Played RB with 3 carries for 12 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Played RB with 1 rush for -1 yard…Also played on special teams with 1 tackle…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Played RB with 1 rush for 5 yards…Also played on special teams with 2 tackles…Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Played RB with 5 carries for 48 yards (9.6 avg.), including a long of 16 yards…Added 1 reception for 9 yards…In the 2nd quarter, added 4 carries for 44 yards and 1 reception for 9 yards on the 11 play, 72 yard (3:30) drive, which ended with a K Phil Dawson 24 yard FG to open a 10-7 lead…Also played on special teams…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Played RB and led the club with 80 yards on 3 carries (26.7 avg.), including a career-long 72 yard TD run which also marked the first rushing TD of his career…Totaled a career-high 101 combined yards (80 rush and 21 receiving)…On the first play of the 4th quarter, burst through the left side and raced to a 72 yard rushing TD to open a 23-13 lead…Also in the 4th quarter, added a 21 yard reception from Brady Quinn down to the Buffalo 9 yard line and four plays later K Phil Dawson converted a 22 yard FG to open a 26-20 lead…Also played on special teams with 1 tackle…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Played RB and added 7 rushes for 31 yards (4.4 avg.), including a long of 12 yards…Added 1 reception for 8 yards…Game 12 vs. Indianapolis 11/30: Played RB and added 2 carries for 6 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 13 at Tennessee 12/7: Played RB and added 2 carries for 2 yards and 2 receptions for 6 yards…Also played on special teams…Left the game in the 3rd quarter (ribs) and did not return…Game 14 at Philadelphia 12/15: Inactive (ribs)…Game 15 vs. Cincinnati 12/21: Played RB with 1 carry for -1 yard… Game 16 at Pittsburgh 12/28: Played at RB and notched 2 carries for 1 yard… Also caught 2 passes for -1 yard.

2007

Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Played on special teams… Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: Inactive…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: Inactive…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: Inactive…Game 5 at New England 10/7: Inactive…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: Played RB with a career-high 8 carries for 57 yards (7.1 avg.), including a long of 14 yards…Also added 1 reception for 15 yards…Provided a spark to the offense in the 1st quarter with 3 carries for 28 yards and 1 reception for 15 yards on a 10-play, 67-yard (6:08) drive, capped by QB Derek Anderson’s 1-yard TD run to open a 14-3 lead…In the 4th quarter, added 5 carries for 29 yards on the 9-play, 67-yard (4:27) drive, capped by Anderson’s 16-yard TD pass to Braylon Edwards…Also played on special teams…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: Played RB with 5 carries for 32 yards (6.4 avg.), including a long of 11 yards…Provided a spark in the second half with all of his 5 rushes for 32 yards coming on a 12-play, 45-yard (7:51) drive, capped by K Phil Dawson’s 45-yard FG to open a 27-20 lead…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: Played on special teams…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: Inactive…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: Inactive…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: Inactive…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: Played on special teams…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: Played RB with 2 carries for 21 yards (10.5 avg.) and a career-long of 17 yards…Also played on special teams…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: Played on special teams…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: Inactive…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Played RB with 8 carries for 32 yards (4.0 avg.) and 1 reception for 4 yards.

2006

In his rookie season with the Browns, appeared in 10 games, including one start, as a third-down back for the offense and totaled 60 yards on 20 carries (3.0 avg.) and 9 receptions for 47 yards (5.2 avg.)…Made his NFL debut in the opener vs. New Orleans on Sept. 10, with 2 carries for 14 yards…Added 2 receptions for 17 yards at Cincinnati on Sept. 17…Made his first career start for the injured Reuben Droughns (shoulder) vs. Baltimore on Sept. 24, with 2 carries for 1 yard and 1 reception for 2 yards…Added 3 carries for -3 yards and 1 reception for 12 yards at Oakland on Oct. 1…Had 3 carries for 14 yards and a season-high 4 receptions for 10 yards at Carolina on Oct. 8…Inactive vs. Denver on Oct. 22 and vs. N.Y. Jets on Oct. 29…Added 2 carries for 13 yards at San Diego on Nov. 5…Inactive at Atlanta on Nov. 12…Tied a season-high with 4 carries for 5 yards vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 19…Added 3 carries for 18 yards and 1 reception for 6 yards vs. Cincinnati on Nov. 26…Inactive for the next three contests vs. Kansas City on Dec. 3, at Pittsburgh on Dec. 7, and at Baltimore on Dec. 17…Played with no carries vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 24…In the regular season finale at Houston on Dec. 31, added 1 carry for -2 yards.

College Highlights

Played two seasons at Washington State (2004-05) after transferring from Pasadena City Junior College (Calif.)… Played in 22 games, including 16 starts for Washington State and totaled 482 carries for 2,800 yards (5.8 avg.) and 25 touchdowns…Finished his career by rushing for at least 100 yards in his final 14 games, including four 200- yard rushing performances…Also added 34 receptions for 275 yards (8.1 avg.) and one touchdown…Finished his career at Washington State as the school’s leader in single-season rushing yards (1,900 in 2005), second in career rushing touchdowns (25), second in single-season all-purpose yards (2,113 in 2005), fifth in career rushing yards (2,800), sixth in career rushing attempts (482) and sixth in all-purpose yards (3,267)…In the spring of 2005, earned the nickname “Ghost” for the way he seemed to disappear for long runs coming out of the backfield… Lettered twice (2002-03) at Pasadena City Junior College (Calif.) and gained 2,092 yards with 21 touchdowns on 296 rushing attempts (7.1 avg.), becoming the first player to rush for over 1,000 yards twice in a career…Also added 31 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown…Criminal justice major.

Personal

Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he attended Kalamazoo (Mich.) High School…All-America honorable mention and Detroit Free Press All-State selection as a senior… Added all-conference first-team and all-state honorable mention during his junior year, serving as team captain during both seasons…Shattered school single-season records as a senior, piling up 2,338 yards and 31 touchdowns…Very active in the Cleveland community by supporting charitable events such as Shop with a Jock and the NFL’s Hometown Huddle.