Biography
All-America candidate heads into his second season as ULM’s starting tailback . . . described by head coach Matt Viator as “a complete football player who can run with power between the tackles combined with the breakaway speed to take the ball to the end zone every time he touches the football” . . . named to the 2020 preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) and Doak Walker Award (nation’s top running back) . . . Preseason All-Sun Belt First-Team selection by the league’s head coaches and media panel, Phil Steele, Lindy’s and Athlon Sports . . . featured on NFLPA Collegiate Big Board (running backs) . . . rated the Sun Belt’s “Toughest to Bring Down” by Lindy’s . . . already listed among ULM’s all-time leaders in rushing yards per carry (second at 6.21 avg.) and rushing yards (20th at 1,367) . . . 2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): All-Sun Belt Second-Team selection as a junior . . . ranked second in the Sun Belt and 13th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing, averaging 108.2 yards per game in 2019 . . . also finished among the NCAA FBS Top 20 in yards per carry (10th at 6.46) and rushing yards (tied for 18th with 1,298) . . . his 1,298 rushing yards ranked as the fourth-highest single-season total in ULM history . . . also led the Warhawks in all-purpose yards (1,420) while ranking second in rushing touchdowns (11) and scoring (66 points) . . . his eight runs of 30-plus yards ranked tied for eighth in the NCAA FBS . . . added 13 receptions for 122 yards (9.4 avg.) . . . was stopped for a loss only nine times in 201 rushing attempts; opened the 2019 season with 69 consecutive carries without being tackled in the backfield . . . recorded his seventh 100-yard game in the season finale at the Ragin’ Cajuns, finishing with 13 carries for 109 yards; his career-long 53-yard run set up ULM’s fourth touchdown early in the fourth quarter . . . ran 19 times for 129 yards and two TDs in ULM’s 45-42 win over Coastal Carolina in the home finale; broke five runs of 10-plus yards, including a pair of 12-yarders that resulted in TDs . . . had 20 rushes for 168 yards and two TDs in ULM’s 45-31 win over Georgia State while becoming ULM’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Frank Goodin in 2009; his two rushing TDs matched his career high, scoring on runs of 10 and 30 yards against the Panthers; his 36-yard gain around right end late in the first quarter set up ULM’s second touchdown . . . led the Warhawks in rushing for the sixth time in seven games with 77 yards on 13 attempts at No. 24 Appalachian State; broke runs of 15 and 18 yards against the Mountaineers . . . carried 22 times for 114 yards and two TDs in ULM’s 24-14 victory at Texas State; scored on runs of 1 and 8 yards as the Warhawks built a 14-0 advantage; his two rushing TDs matched his career high and had five gains of 10 or more yards, including a 21-yard burst in the third quarter . . . gained 119 yards on 19 carries vs. No. 23 Memphis, including a 31-yard run around right end on ULM’s second offensive series that helped set up a field goal . . . rushed 15 times for 93 yards in the Sun Belt opener vs. South Alabama; his 49-yard run around right end midway through the first quarter set up ULM’s first TD . . . gained 87 yards on 14 attempts (6.2 avg.) at Iowa State, which entered the game with the nation’s 10th-ranked rushing defense, allowing just 73.0 yards per game; opened ULM’s fifth offensive series with a 46-yard run around left end and later capped off a 12-play, 87-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run late in the second quarter . . . carried a career-high 26 times for 126 yards in his first career start at Florida State, including a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter; broke runs of 22, 14 and 19 yards against the Seminoles . . . rushed 10 times for 173 yards in the 2019 season opener vs. Grambling, including TD runs of 51 and 37 yards; scored on a 51-yard run up the middle on his first carry of the season as the Warhawks jumped out to a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter; iced the game with a 37-yard TD run around left end early in the third quarter; six of his 10 carries against the Tigers resulted in either a TD or first down . . . 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in nine games as a sophomore in 2018 . . . rushed 19 times for 69 yards (3.6 avg.) and one TD . . . set season highs for carries (6) and rushing yards (23) vs. Georgia Southern and scored his first career TD on a 1-yard run late in the second quarter . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked fifth in the NJCAA in rushing as a freshman at Coahoma Community College (Clarksdale, Mississippi), averaging 122.3 yards per game in 2017 . . . earned MACJC all-state first-team honors and selected team Offensive MVP . . . ran 204 times for 1,101 yards (5.4 avg.) and eight TDs for Coach Steven Miller; led the Tigers in scoring with 48 points . . . also caught nine passes for 75 yards (8.3 avg.) . . . recorded six 100-yard rushing games . . . named NJCAA and MACJC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 31 times for a school-record 321 yards and four TDs in the season finale vs. Mississippi Delta . . . gained 160 rushing yards on 23 attempts vs. Itawamba and scored once . . . carried 27 times for 133 yards and a TD vs. Northeast Mississippi . . . opened his JUCO career with three-straight 100-yard rushing efforts: 112 at Southwest Mississippi (27 carries; 2 TDs), 117 vs. Copiah-Lincoln (19 rushes) and 106 vs. Jones County (24 attempts) . . . attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2016 but did not participate in football . . . two-year starter for Coach Brian Blackmon at Opelika (Ala.) High School, helping the Bulldogs to a combined record of 21-3 (.875) . . . Class 6A first-team all-state selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior . . . rushed 202 times for 1,340 yards (6.6 avg.) and 24 TDs in 2015 . . . added 15 receptions for 257 yards (17.1 avg.) and four TDs . . . posted seven 100-yard rushing games as a senior . . . scored at least one TD in 12 of 13 games . . . set prep career highs for carries (30), rushing yards (200) and rushing TDs (4) vs. Chelsea . . . accounted for a career-best five TDs vs. Benjamin Russell (22 carries for 115 yards and 4 rushing TDs; 3 catches for 52 yards and 1 TD reception) . . . named one of the area’s Super 8 Seniors by the Opelika-Auburn News, heading into the 2015 season . . . earned Class 6A all-state honorable mention as a junior . . . selected the area’s 2014 Breakthrough Player of the Year by the Opelika-Auburn News . . . rushed for 1,212 yards and 19 TDs on 184 attempts (6.6 avg.) as a junior . . . recorded eight-consecutive 100-yard rushing games during one stretch in 2014 . . . carried 19 times for a season-high 200 yards and three TDs vs. Chelsea . . . scored three rushing TDs each in back-to-back games vs. Chilton County (15 rushes for 130 yards) and Enterprise (18 for 159) . . . rushed for 2,552 yards and 43 TDs in two seasons at Opelika; accounted for 47 total TDs (4 TD receptions) . . . produced 15 100-yard rushing games and scored multiple TDs in 16 of 24 career games . . . transferred to Opelika from Russell County High School . . . born Dec. 26, 1997 . . . . . . earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from ULM in May 2020 . . . enrolled in the criminal justice graduate program this fall.
