JAMAAL CHARLES #25

Position	Running Back
Height	5-11
Weight	199
Years Experience	R
Birthdate	12/27/1986
Hometown	Port Arthur, TX
College	Texas
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	0

College Bio

Speedy running back joined Kansas City as the club’s first of three third-round choices (73rd overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft … Is a true home-run hitter who should provide an excellent complement to two-time Pro Bowl RB Larry Johnson … Also has the ability to return kickoffs … Saw action in 38 career contests (17 starts) for the Longhorns … Recorded 533 carries for 3,328 yards (6.2 avg.) with 36 TDs and 49 receptions for 539 yards (11.0 avg.) with three scores … Ranked fourth in Texas history with 3,328 rushing yards, trailing only Ricky Williams (6,279), Cedric Benson (5,540) and Earl Campbell (4,443) ... Was also a two-year member of the Texas track and field team … Entered the draft with a year of eligibility remaining.

2007: Started all 13 games, rushing 258 times for a career-high 1,619 yards (6.3 avg.) with 18 TDs, the fifth-highest single-season rushing total in Texas history … Also caught 17 passes for 199 yards (11.7 avg.) ... Named first-team All-Big 12 … Ranked 10th in the country with 1,619 rushing yards … Recorded 33 carries for a career-high 290 rushing yards with three TDs vs. Nebraska, including an 86-yard TD run. His 290 rushing yards were the highest single-game total ever allowed by Nebraska … Had a 180- yard, three-TD performance at Oklahoma State.

2006: Saw action in 12 games (one start), carrying the ball 156 times for 831 yards (5.3 avg.) with seven TDs and adding 18 receptions for 183 yards (10.2 avg.) with a score … Tallied 87 yards and two TDs at Kansas State … Caught a career-long 72-yard TD pass vs. Iowa in the Alamo Bowl … Competed in track, placing second at the Big 12 Championships in the 100-meter dash (10.32).

2005: Played in 13 games (three starts), rushing 119 times for 878 yards (7.4 avg.) with 11 TDs and catching 14 passes for 157 yards (11.2 avg.) with two scores … Named freshman All-America and Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News … His 878 rushing yards ranked second on the team and his total ranked as the fifth-highest mark by a freshman in Texas history … His 11 rushing TDs were the second-highest total by a freshman in Texas annals … Placed fourth in the 60-meter dash (6.75) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … Posted a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60-meter dash (6.65) ... Won the 100-meter dash (10.23) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships … Finished fifth in the 100-meter dash (10.27) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (21.02) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Personal Bio

• A two-time first-team Class 5A All-State selection at Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas.

• Rushed for 4,107 yards and 50 TDs his final two seasons.

• Set the Port Arthur City career rushing record, breaking the previous mark held by Joe Washington.

• Recorded 49 carries for 371 yards vs. Midland as a senior.

• Added 400 yards on 31 carries and six TDs vs. Spring Westfield.

• Also lettered in track, winning state titles in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles as a senior.

• Received a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2003 World Youth Championships.

• Brother, Shanderric Charles played running back at SMU (2001-02).

• Cousin Graylin Johnson played safety at Texas (’89-90), while another cousin RaShonta LeBlanc played basketball at LSU (2004-08).

• Full name: Jamaal RaShaad Charles.

• Single, resides in Port Arthur, Texas.