Thoroughbred tailback who is the workhorse of the Mountaineer offense ... a team leader who never lets up ... his work ethic keeps his motor running on high speed on and off the field ... ranks second in WVU career rushing (3,455) behind Amos Zereoue ... 18 career 100-yard games ... third in career rushing TDs (25) ... extremely fast in and out of the hole ... strong, explosive runner who utilizes his low center of gravity ... has good vision and the knack of making defenders miss ... possesses all the intangibles of a quality back ... tough blocker who catches the ball well ... voted team captain last season ... ranked second among BIG EAST rushers (118.0) ... second team all-BIG EAST ... Collegefootballnews.com all-conference team ... posted his third consecutive 1000-yard season with 1,298 yards ... scored a one-yard TD at Boston College after the Tim Love fumble recovery ... 62 yards on 19 carries against BC; also caught five passes for 35 yards ... third-best rushing total of his career with 173 yards on a career-high 35 carries against Ohio ... scored on TDs of three and four yards against the Bobcats ... second-highest rushing total of his career with 181 yards on 35 carries and a TD against Kent State ... 128 yards on 31 carries at Maryland, along with four receptions for 21 yards ... only 31 yards rushing against Virginia Tech; also caught four passes for 33 yards vs. Hokies ... 169 yards on 26 carries at Notre Dame, including a 60-yard first quarter TD, his longest career gain ... first back to gain 100 yards against Miami last season, with 132 yards on 21 carries ... also caught four passes against UM ... Mountaineer Field record four TDs in just over two quarters of action against Rutgers ... scored on runs of 15, 32, 3, 6 yards ... had 147 total yards against the Knights ... 108 yards on 19 carries at Syracuse, with a long gain of 37 yards ... 103 yards on 22 carries vs. Temple, making him only the third WVU back ever to record four consecutive 100-yard games ... BIG EAST player of the week: Rutgers ... Offensive Award: Ohio, Rutgers ... coaches voted him the team's Most Valuable Player ... posted five 100-yard games and 1,018 rushing yards in 2000 despite injuries ... second team all-BIG EAST ... ranked third in the conference in rushing (99.2) and 26th among NCAA rushing leaders ... 132 yards on 29 carries, with a two-yard TD, in win over Boston College ... rushed for 97 yards on 12 carries in the first half of the Maryland win ... left that game before halftime with a left foot sprain ... injury also caused him to miss the Miami game ... sprained his right ankle in the Temple game, gaining just 55 yards on 15 carries ... did not play against Idaho ... 68 yards on 19 carries at Virginia Tech, including a seven-yard second-quarter TD ... 84 yards on 20 carries in the Notre Dame game, with a nine-yard touchdown and a 36-yard reception ... 166 yards against Syracuse, including a 20-yard TD ... then-career long gain of 47 yards against the Orangemen ... left the Rutgers game with an irritated hip joint; gained 117 yards and a three-yard TD on a career-tops 32 carries before suffering that injury ... 74 yards on 27 carries with a one-yard TD against East Carolina ... 100 yards on 20 carries at Pitt, with a long gain of 39 ... gained 125 yards on 27 carries against Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl ... USAToday.com conference player of week: Boston College ... offensive champion: Notre Dame ... offensive hustler: Boston College, Syracuse ... received the 2000 Iron Mountaineer Award by team vote as the top performer in the winter workout program ... first team all-BIG EAST and the conference's leading rusher (113.9/game) as a redshirt freshman ... top-ranked freshman rusher in the nation ... his 1,139 rushing yards broke the WVU freshman rushing record held by Amos Zereoue ... The Sporting News first team freshman All-America ... ranked 16th in NCAA rushing and 35th in all-purpose yards ... against East Carolina, gained 82 yards on 25 carries, including a one-yard third-quarter TD ... 142 yards in three quarters of action in Miami (Ohio) win ... 18 carries vs. the RedHawks, including a one-yard TD ... sat out the Maryland game with a hip pointer ... 63 yards on 18 carries at Syracuse, but was involved in two fumbles, one at the SU 2 ... also caught three passes vs. the Orange ... 66 yards and a two-yard TD against Navy ... 141 yards rushing on 25 carries in the Rutgers win, including a long gain of 38 ... touchdowns against the Knights were four and two yards ... 127 yards on season-high 29 carries in Temple win, including two-yard TD ... 15-yard gain on a reception during game-winning drive ... just the seventh back under Don Nehlen to record back-to-back 100-yard games ... gained 76 yards on 22 carries at Miami, including a five-yard TD ... 133 yards on 27 carries against a Virginia Tech defense that was ranked No. 1 nationally against the rush, giving up just 60.4 yards per game ... 98 yards on 21 carries at Boston College; also caught four passes for 38 yards at BC ... Mountaineer Field record 210 yards rushing on 26 carries in win over Pitt ... had TDs of 17, 4 and 3 yards vs. the Panthers ... that was the best single-game rushing performance ever by a WVU freshman ... BIG EAST player of the week: Rutgers, Pitt ... ECAC rookie of week: Miami (Ohio), Temple, Virginia Tech ... Mountaineer Club ... offensive champion: Miami (Ohio), Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Pitt ... offensive hustler: Boston College ... did not see varsity action in 1998 ... rookie of the week: Maryland, Miami, Virginia Tech ... considered one of the top running backs in New Jersey before being sidelined early in his senior season with a knee injury ... ranked the ninth-best player in New Jersey by the Newark Star-Ledger ... two-time all-South Jersey selection at running back ... earned second team all-state honors in 1997 ... rushed for 1,400 yards as a junior ... ranked the 51st player in the East by Tom Lemming ... 10th-best running back in the East by Prep Star ... totaled 32 touchdowns and 193 points as a junior ... also a standout in track (10.56 100 meters and a long jump of 21'7") ... coached at Holy Cross by Tom Maderia and joins former Lancer teammate Ken Sandor at WVU ... Edward and Diane Mebs are his guardians ... born March 6, 1979 ... an academic senior majoring in marketing with a minor in communications studies ... recipient of a Don and Merry Ann Nehlen endowed scholarship.
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| YEAR |
G |
ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
LNG |
TD |
REC |
YDS |
AVG |
LNG |
TD |
| 1999 |
10 |
224 |
1138 |
5.1 |
41 |
10 |
16 |
126 |
7.9 |
15 |
0 |
| 2000 |
10 |
224 |
1018 |
4.5 |
47 |
7 |
5 |
63 |
12.6 |
36 |
0 |
| 2001 |
11 |
267 |
1298 |
4.9 |
60 |
9 |
23 |
124 |
5.4 |
13 |
0 |
| 2002 |
12 |
310 |
1593 |
5.1 |
52 |
15 |
15 |
146 |
9.7 |
28 |
0 |
| Total |
43 |
1025 |
5047 |
4.9 |
60 |
40 |
59 |
459 |
7.8 |
36 |
0 |