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Darren McFadden

McFadden during his tenure at Arkansas
Personal information
Current teamOakland Raiders
Date of birthAugust 27, 1987(age 23)
Place of birthNorth Little Rock, Arkansas
Height6 ft 2 inch (1.9 m)
Weight210 lb (95.3 kg)
Career information
CollegeArkansas
NFL Draft2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Debut2008 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
As player:
* Oakland Raiders (2008 � present)
As player:
* Oakland Raiders (2008 � present)
Roster statusActive
Career highlights and awards
* College awards and honors
NFL stat - 17 Week, 2009
Rushing yards856
Rushing average3.9
Rushing TDs5

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Darren G. McFadden (born August 27, 1987 in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks from 2005 to 2007. McFadden was drafted fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2008 NFL Draft.

McFadden graduated from Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock. A widely touted recruit, he chose to attend Arkansas. He was a two-time member of the Associated Press All-America team as a tailback for the Razorbacks in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he became the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award, the award honoring the nation's top collegiate running back. He joined Ricky Williams as only the second two-time winner after taking home the award again in 2007. McFadden also won the 2007 Walter Camp Award as the nation's best player and was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy two years in a row in 2006 and 2007.

McFadden performed well at Indianapolis, Indiana's NFL Scouting Combine, and after being drafted, he eventually signed a contract worth $60 million with the Raiders, including $27 million in guaranteed money. Although he played infrequently as a rookie, receiving only 113 carries, fans and members of the media still praised McFadden's talents and abilities.

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Darren McFadden: McFadden's debut encouraging sign - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com--Beat writer Jerry McDonald considers -Darren McFadden's- performance "by far the most encouraging sign" for the Raiders in the season opener. ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:51:07 GMT+00:00
Cable Finds One Positive In Raiders Loss… Darren McFadden - Football News Now Tweet this news
Football News Now--His name is -Darren McFadden-. “There's some positives in that game,” head coach Tom Cable said in his Monday press conference. “You know, we ran the football ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:33:20 GMT+00:00
Michael Bush: Michael Bush up in the air for Week 2 - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com--"We're hopeful, but as of right now, we don't know anything," said Cable, who wouldn't even call -Darren McFadden- his starter. Perhaps the Raiders would win ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:50:49 GMT+00:00
Mark Ingram & Trent Richardson, Comparing Superback Combos - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Another great combination was in 2007 When -Darren McFadden- and Felix Jones combined for 459 carries for 2990 yards. Overall it was a rather amazing 6.5 yard ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:24:54 GMT+00:00
Michael Bush Still Questionable, Darren McFadden Ready to Carry Rock - FanHouse Tweet this news
FanHouse--With the status of injured Raiders running back Michael Bush uncertain, backfield cohort -Darren McFadden- could be in line for the bulk of the ball-carrying ... - Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:54:14 GMT+00:00
More McClain - San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)--I've played against the best backs I'd say in college football, so it's no different and plus I practice with -Darren McFadden- every day, so I'm used to the ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:45:09 GMT+00:00
Raiders RB Bush (thumb) returns to practice - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--It appears he's still got a shot to play in Week 1. Owners shouldn't count on starting -Darren McFadden- at Tennessee just yet.--- - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:29:43 GMT+00:00
McFadden will get his chance; well, another chance - NFL News (blog) Tweet this news
NFL News (blog)--Raiders RB -Darren McFadden- said recently that he was ready for 25 carries. And I thought, you know, that is a nice modest goal for McFadden to reach for ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:12:40 GMT+00:00
Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders 2010 NFL Odds, Picks & Predictions - Point-Spreads.com Tweet this news
Point-Spreads.com--Running back -Darren McFadden-, the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft, will also see plenty of action tonight with Michael Bush sitting out due to a ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:31:41 GMT+00:00
Darren McFadden: McFadden draws praise from Cable - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com--Despite picking up just nine yards on seven carries Saturday night, coach Tom Cable praised -Darren McFadden- for his "explosiveness." "I saw explosive play, ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:21:34 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Reggie Bush
Doak Walker Award Winner
2006, 2007
Succeeded by
Shonn Greene
Preceded by
Troy Smith
Walter Camp Award Winner
2007
Succeeded by
Colt McCoy
Preceded by
Reggie Bush
Jim Brown Trophy Winner
2006, 2007
Succeeded by
Shonn Greene
Preceded by
Jay Cutler
SEC Offensive Player of the Year
2006, 2007
Succeeded by
Tim Tebow
Preceded by
Jared Zabransky
NCAA Football Cover Athlete (Xbox 360)
2009
Succeeded by
Michael Crabtree
Sporting positions
Preceded by
De'Arrius Howard
Arkansas Razorbacks Starting Running Back
2005 - 2007
Succeeded by
Michael Smith

Career statistics :
Year G Att Yds Avg TD Lg Rec Yds Avg TD Lg Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Lg No. Yds Avg TD Lg
2005 11 176 1,113 6.3 11 70 14 52 3.7 0 12 1 2 50.0% 13 6.5 0 0 13 12 348 29.0 0 81
2006 14 284 1,647 5.8 14 80 11 149 13.5 1 70 7 9 77.8% 69 7.7 3 1 28 10 262 26.2 1 92
2007 13 325 1,830 5.6 16 80 21 164 7.8 1 57 6 11 54.5% 123 11.2 4 0 42 16 316 19.8 0 33
Totals 38 785 4,590 5.8 41 80 46 365 7.9 2 70 14 22 63.6% 205 9.3 7 1 42 38 926 24.4 1 92

Career statistics : 2008 season
Att Yds Avg TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long
Oakland Raiders 2008 13 113 499 4.4 4 50 29 285 9.8 0 27
Oakland Raiders 2009 12 104 357 3.4 1 28 21 245 11.7 0 48
Career Totals (2 seasons) 25 217 856 3.9 5 50 50 530 10.6 0 48

Walter Camp Award winners

1967: Simpson * 1968: Simpson * 1969: Owens * 1970: Plunkett * 1971: Sullivan * 1972: Rodgers * 1973: Cappelletti * 1974: Griffin * 1975: Griffin * 1976: Dorsett * 1977: MacAfee * 1978: Sims * 1979: White * 1980: Green * 1981: Allen * 1982: Walker * 1983: Rozier * 1984: Flutie * 1985: Jackson * 1986: Testaverde * 1987: Brown * 1988: Sanders * 1989: Thompson * 1990: Ismail * 1991: Howard * 1992: Torretta * 1993: Ward * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Wuerffel * 1997: Woodson * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Heupel * 2001: Crouch * 2002: Johnson * 2003: Fitzgerald * 2004: Leinart * 2005: Bush * 2006: Smith * 2007: McFadden * 2008: McCoy * 2009: McCoy

Doak Walker Award winners

1990: Lewis * 1991: Cobb * 1992: Hearst * 1993: Morris * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Hanspard * 1997: Williams * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Tomlinson * 2001: Staley * 2002: Johnson * 2003: Perry * 2004: Benson * 2005: Bush * 2006: McFadden * 2007: McFadden * 2008: Greene * 2009: Gerhart

Jim Brown Award winners

1991: Dunbar * 1992: Faulk * 1993: Moss * 1994: Salaam * 1995: George * 1996: Davis * 1997: Williams * 1998: Williams * 1999: Dayne * 2000: Tomlinson * 2001: Staley * 2002: Johnson * 2003: Perry * 2004: Peterson * 2005: Bush * 2006: McFadden * 2007: McFadden * 2008: Greene * 2009: Gerhart

EA Sports NCAA Football series cover athletes

97: Tommie Frazier * 98: Danny Wuerffel * 99: Charles Woodson * 00: Ricky Williams * 01: Shaun Alexander * 02: Chris Weinke * 03: Joey Harrington * 04: Carson Palmer * 05: Larry Fitzgerald * 06: Desmond Howard * 07: Reggie Bush * 08: Jared Zabransky * 09: Darren McFadden (Xbox 360), Matt Ryan (PlayStation 3), DeSean Jackson (PlayStation 2), Owen Schmitt (PlayStation Portable), Sparty (Wii) * 10: Michael Crabtree (Xbox 360), Brian Johnson (PlayStation 3), Brian Orakpo (PlayStation 2), Mark Sanchez (PlayStation Portable) * 11: Tim Tebow

2008 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Jake Long * Chris Long * Matt Ryan * Darren McFadden * Glenn Dorsey * Vernon Gholston * Sedrick Ellis * Derrick Harvey * Keith Rivers * Jerod Mayo * Leodis McKelvin * Ryan Clady * Jonathan Stewart * Chris Williams * Branden Albert * Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie * Gosder Cherilus * Joe Flacco * Jeff Otah * Aqib Talib * Sam Baker * Felix Jones * Rashard Mendenhall * Chris Johnson * Mike Jenkins * Duane Brown * Antoine Cason * Lawrence Jackson * Kentwan Balmer * Dustin Keller * Kenny Phillips

Oakland Raiders 2008 NFL Draft selections

Darren McFadden * Tyvon Branch * Arman Shields * Trevor Scott * Chaz Schilens

Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders first-round draft picks

Rutgens * Gabriel * Lorick * Schuh * Upshaw * Dickey * Thoms * Chester * Tatum * Siani * Guy * Lawrence * Colzie * Wilson * Watts * Marsh * Allen * Mosebar * Woods * Hester * Buczkowski * Clay * Brown * McDaneil * Davis * Smith * Marinovich * McGlockton * Bates * Frederickson * Kaufman * Dudley * D. Russell * Woodson * Collins * Stinchcomb * Janikowski * Gibson * Buchanon * Harris * Asomugha * Brayton * Gallery * Washington * Huff * J. Russell * McFadden * Heyward-Bey * McClain

Oakland Raiders current roster

Active roster1 Swayze Waters * 3 Charlie Frye * 5 Bruce Gradkowski * 7 Kyle Boller * 8 Jason Campbell * 9 Shane Lechler * 10 Shaun Bodiford * 11 Sebastian Janikowski * 12 Jacoby Ford * 13 Yamon Figurs * 15 Johnnie Lee Higgins * 16 Paul Hubbard * 17 Jonathan Holland * 18 Louis Murphy * 19 Todd Watkins * 20 Darren McFadden * 21 Nnamdi Asomugha * 22 Walter McFadden * 23 Jeremy Ware * 24 Michael Huff * 26 Stanford Routt * 27 Stevie Brown * 29 Michael Bush * 30 Jerome Boyd * 31 Hiram Eugene * 33 Tyvon Branch * 34 Mike Mitchell * 37 Chris Johnson * 45 Marcel Reece * 46 Oren O'Neal * 48 Travis Goethel * 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba * 51 Chris Morris * 52 Quentin Groves * 53 Thomas Howard * 54 Sam Williams * 55 Rolando McClain * 56 David Nixon * 57 Ricky Brown * 58 Slade Norris * 59 Jon Condo * 63 Brandon Rodd * 64 Samson Satele * 66 Cooper Carlisle * 66 Jared Veldheer * 69 Khalif Barnes * 70 Langston Walker * 72 Erik Pears * 74 Bruce Campbell * 75 Mario Henderson * 76 Robert Gallery * 77 Matt Shaughnessy * 78 Chris Cooper * 80 Zach Miller * 81 Chaz Schilens * 83 Brandon Myers * 85 Darrius Heyward-Bey * 86 Tony Stewart * 89 Nick Miller * 90 Desmond Bryant * 91 Trevor Scott * 92 Richard Seymour * 93 Tommy Kelly * 94 William Joseph * 96 Kamerion Wimbley * 97 Greyson Gunheim * 98 Jay Richardson * 99 Lamarr Houston * -- Daniel Loper
Pratice squad
Reserve lists44 Luke Lawton (Susp.) *



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