OVERVIEW:
- One of the premier running backs in the West
- Possesses an excellent blend of strength, toughness and quickness.
- Has great acceleration and a strong lower body to go along with excellent hands out of the backfield
- Fast enough to dash to the sidelines and physical enough to run between the tackles
- Became the first running back since North Texas’ Lance Dunbar in 2011 to have over 150 receiving yards and over 100 rushing yards in a single game
- Was named the MVP of the 2014 Sun Bowl after tying an ASU bowl record by scoring a career-high four touchdowns (two rushing and two receiving)
- Currently ninth in ASU history with nine career 100-yard rushing games
SENIOR (2017):
- Ended his senior season with 1,027 yards and 12 touchdowns, the second time in his career with 1,000+ yards in a season and nearly doubling his previous career-high of seven touchdowns
- Racked up 100+ all-purpose yards in four of his last five games of his career
- Named to the Phil Steele All-Pac 12 team following the season, earning third team recognition
- Earned honorable mention recognition on the Pac 12 All-Conference team
- Awarded the 2017 Wilford Whizzer White Outstanding Running Back Award at the annual football banquet
- Had a season-high 189 yards on the ground against Colorado, including a 63-yard run, while racking up a touchdown (11/4)
- Helped propel the Devils to a Territorial Cup win against Arizona with 165 rushing yards and two touchdowns (11/25)
JUNIOR (2016):
- Has 100+ all-purpose yards in 10 of his last 16 complete games
- Led the Sun Devils with 593 total rush yards and added 136 receiving yards for 729 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns
- Had six receptions for 64 yards and added 34 rushing yards against Arizona (11/25)
- Posted 62 rush yards and a touchdown against UCLA (10/8)
- Rushed for 95 yards on 22 carries against UTSA (9/16)
- Recorded 109 yards on 31 carries against Texas Tech (9/10) and added three catches for 31 yards
- Rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on a team-leading 19 carries in the opener against NAU (9/3)
- Amassed 1,407 yards from scrimmage, 648 of which came after first contact (46.1 percent)
- Rushed for over 100 yards in seven of his appearances and had over 100 all-purpose yards in all but two of his complete games
- His seven 100+ yard rushing games put him in elite company as just three other players in history had accomplished the feat (Woody Green twice, Freddie Williams and Art Malone)
- Of his 1,407 yards from scrimmage, 648 came after first contact (46.1 percent)
- Was the leading Sun Devil rusher against Texas A&M (9/5) with 73 yards on 16 carries
- Had a big game against Cal Poly (9/12) with 121 yards on 25 rushes with two rushing touchdowns; Had his second consecutive 100+ yard rushing game against New Mexico (9/18), finishing with 104 yards on the ground but added 151 receiving yards on four receptions with two touchdowns, including a 93-yard catch-and-run; Made it three straight games with over 100 rushing yards, rushing for 131 yards with two touchdowns against USC (9/26); Had his fourth 100+ all-purpose yard game of the year against UCLA (10/3), finishing with 134 total yards (79 rushing, 55 receiving)
- Had fourth 100-yard rushing game vs. Oregon (10/29), finishing with a career-best 135 yards and a touchdown
- Had his second straight 100+ yard game against Washington State (11/7), finishing with 111 yards and a touchdown
- Rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown against Arizona (11/21)
- Became the first player since Rudy Burgess in 2004 to have over 30 rushing attempts in a game, rushing 33 times for 131 yards and adding 36 receiving yards against California (11/28)
- Ranked second on the team in rushing with 487 yards and four touchdowns.
- Led all Sun Devil backs in yards per carry with 5.7
- All Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- 2014 SCOUT All-American Honorable Mention
- Appeared as a true freshman in the opener against Weber State (8/28) and finished with 24 yards on the ground and one reception for 22 yards
- Had the first touchdown rush of his career on a 49-yard scamper against UNM (9/6)
- Had outstanding game against Utah (11/1), leading the team in rushing with 116 yards on 14 carries
- Posted career highs with three receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame (11/8) while adding 50 yards and a touchdown on the ground
- Led the team with 68 rushing yards against Arizona including a 27-yard dash (11/28)
- Was named the MVP of the Sun Bowl (12/27) after scoring a career-high four touchdowns (two rushing and two receiving)
- A four-star recruit according to ESPN and Scout.com, listed by Scout.com as the No. 28 running back recruit in the nation; also ranked by Scout.com as the No. 51 overall prospect in the West Region and the region's fifth-best running back recruit; rated by Rivals.com as the No. 38 running back in the nation; listed by ESPN as the No. 43 running back recruit in the nation and rated by 24-7 sports as the No. 44 running back prospect
- Played in the 2014 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Carson, California
- Product of the same high school that produced former ASU star Derek Hagan, the Pac-10 Conference's career leader in receptions at the conclusion of his Sun Devil career
- Carried 503 times for 4,251 yards (8.5 average) with 63 rushing touchdowns over his three-year varsity career
- Also caught 29 passes for 563 yards (19.4 avg.) with five touchdowns
- Tallied 5,469 career all-purpose yards
- Posted 153 carries for 1,180 yards (7.7 avg.) with 23 rushing touchdowns as a senior in 2013 and added 11 receptions for 211 yards with two scores
- Tallied 1,603 all-purpose yards as a senior
- Had his top rushing season as a junior, totaling 1,722 yards on 188 carries (9.2 avg.) with 24 touchdowns, while adding 11 receptions for 212 yards with two touchdowns, collecting 2,311 all-purpose yards
- Coached by Jeff Williams at Palmdale High