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2020 (Sophomore): Appeared in eight games … Finished fifth on the team with 229 rushing yards and tied for fourth on the squad with two rushing touchdowns … Also hauled in four receptions for 61 yards (15.2 avg.) … Made first-career start in home opener versus UCF (Sept. 19), finishing with 44 rushing yards on eight carries and a career-high 38 receiving yards on two catches … Rushed for 54 yards on 15 carries (both career highs) and scored his first-career touchdown on a 3-yard run at Syracuse (Sept. 26) … Scored in consecutive games when he ran it in from 3 yards out against Louisville (Oct. 9) … Ran for 43 yards and caught a 16-yard pass in season finale against Pitt (Dec. 10) … Was unavailable for games against Notre Dame (Oct. 31) and Duke (Nov. 28).
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games as a true freshman … Finished second on the team among running backs with 137 rushing yards on 37 carries … Averaged 3.4 yards per attempt and 13.9 yards per game … Broke out for six carries for 20 yards at Temple (Sept. 28) … Also tallied 21 yards off a career-high eight carries at Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 19), while also taking his first-career reception for 5 yards … Posted 68 rushing yards over his last three appearances – two carries for 21 yards vs. Virginia Tech; six carries for 14 yards vs. NC State (Nov. 21); and six carries for a career-high 33 yards, including a career-long 16-yard rush in the fourth quarter against then-No. 4 Georgia (Nov. 30) … Also hauled in a 6-yard reception against Georgia (Nov. 30) … Finished with 136 all-purpose yards on the season … Tallied one solo tackle against Virginia Tech (Nov. 16).
High School: Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals … First-team all-America selection by USA Today as a senior in 2018 … 2018 Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year … 2018 Georgia 5A Offensive Player of the Year … One of 10 nominees for MaxPreps 2018 National Player of the Year … Nominated for the USA Today Super 25 Top Star poll as a senior, which highlights the top high-school football players in the nation … Three-time all-state performer – first-team as a senior in 2018 and second-team as a junior in ’17 and as a sophomore in ‘16 … Three-time all-region honoree … Rushed for an impressive 6,400 yards on 781 carries for 104 touchdowns over the course of his prep career … Also hauled in 40 receptions for 563 yards and seven touchdowns … Finished his high-school career with 7,569 all-purpose yards and 113 total touchdowns … Eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in each of his final three seasons of play … Ran for 2,815 yards – the fifth-highest single-season total in Georgia history – on 288 carries with 38 touchdowns (all career highs) as a senior in 2018 … Averaged 201.1 rushing yards per game and 9.8 yards per carry during his senior campaign … Also tallied 11 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns as a senior … Named the Touchdown Club of Atlanta’s Back of the Week after running for 339 yards and two TDs on 24 carries in a 62-14 win over East Paulding … As a junior, rushed 178 times for 1,276 yards and 28 touchdowns … Hauled in a career-high 213 receiving yards on 13 receptions during junior campaign … As a sophomore, gained 1,443 yards and scored 25 touchdowns on 201 carries … Notched career highs with 14 receptions and four receiving touchdowns as a sophomore … Also performed kick- and punt-return duties, amassing 241 yards total between the two … Four-year letterwinner … Coached by John Reid.
Personal: Is one of five siblings … Brother, Ja’Quon, is a redshirt sophomore defensive lineman at Georgia Tech … Brother, Jaylen, is a linebacker at Virginia Tech … Brother, Ja’Kolbi, played defensive back at Georgia Military College … Father, Tyrone, played football at UAB … Majoring in business administration.
