Big numbers would be great, but a Super Bowl win would definitely make them go platinum. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. Many thought Mr. Davis was simply drafting a fast runner when he picked McFadden.
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More NFL Rumors ». Top Stories. The Landry Hat 3 years Dallas Cowboys free agency mistakes haunting them. The Landry Hat 3 years Dallas Cowboys latest moves unlikely to fix team's issues. More NFL Rumors ». View all NFL Sites. More FanSided News ». In , despite a slow start due to a dislocated toe from an off the field incident at a night club in Little Rock , [14] McFadden rushed for a school-record 1, yards, the fifth best all-time in the SEC for single season yards, scored 14 touchdowns, and threw for three more touchdowns on just nine passing attempts, becoming a first-team All-American.
In the final Heisman vote, McFadden placed second with 1, points, behind Smith points and ahead of Quinn points. McFadden surpassed Madre Hill as the record holder for most rushing yards in a season at the University of Arkansas in McFadden often played quarterback in high school, and in the Wildcat formation, he was a threat to throw the ball, to run the ball, or to hand off to another player.
McFadden in during a game between Arkansas and the University of Tennessee. In Sports Illustrated ' s website, a photo gallery chronicling the best possible candidates in the draft was tipped as the number one pick. McFadden began the season with five consecutive games in which he gained at least yards. Highlighting these were a yard effort against Alabama , [21] a yard game against Troy , [22] and a yard effort against Kentucky. McFadden rushed 32 times for yards and three TDs, and completed three of six pass attempts for 34 yards and a touchdown.
By any measure, McFadden's season was a success: he was selected as the Sporting News magazine National Player of the Year, was a consensus first Team All-American for the second straight season, won the Doak Walker Award for the second year in a row, was selected as the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year by SEC coaches, and he was also awarded the Walter Camp Award, given to the nation's best overall player voted on by the Walter Camp Foundation. He also threw four touchdown passes, and garnered another touchdown receiving.
McFadden finished as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy for the second year in a row. He was runner-up to Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators by a margin of 1, points to 1, points, [29] making him the first person since to finish second in Heisman voting in consecutive years.
McFadden playing with University of Arkansas. McFadden ended his college career as the most decorated player in school history, and holds virtually all of the university's rushing records, and is also in a number of the SEC's all-time top 10 rushing spots.
His career total of 4, yards ranks second all-time in career rushing yards in the SEC, behind only Herschel Walker of Georgia with 5, McFadden finished his career in seventh place for the Southeastern Conference career rushing touchdowns record with KARK later retracted the report and apologized to Conley.
He was criticized for possible character concerns stemming from two nightclub altercations and the hiring of a lawyer to handle his paternity problems. Contract negotiation was rapid due to Raider fears of a second consecutive contract holdout as was the case with quarterback JaMarcus Russell in At training camp, McFadden impressed Raiders coach Lane Kiffin with his ability to take instructions once and seamlessly incorporate them into his game.
Media observers considered him the most complete Raiders rookie at this stage since Marcus Allen. McFadden had 46 rushing yards on 9 carries.
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