Samford University Athletics

2012: Saw action in all 11 games as a backup running back . . . rushed 24 times for 93 yards and three touchdowns . . . also caught four passes for 52 yards . . . rushed six times for 23 yards and a touchdown against West Alabama . . . had eight rushes for 42 yards and a touchdown, and caught two passes for 32 yards against The Citadel . . . rushed three times for 22 yards at Elon.

2011: Saw action in all 11 games . . . rushed 41 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns . . . also caught three passes for 6 yards . . . rushed seven times for 35 yards against Stillman . . . had five rushes for 20 yards against Gardner-Webb . . . also scored a touchdown on a blocked punt by teammate Phillip Ketcham against Gardner-Webb . . . rushed seven times for 68 yards and two touchdowns against Western Carolina.

High School: Selected to play in the 2010 Alabama-­Mississippi Classic prep all-star game . . . rushed 198 times for 1,096 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior . . . also had 19 receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown . . . named second-team All-Metro in 2010 . . . rushed 185 times for 1,245 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2009 . . . rushed for 2,752 yards and 38 touchdowns on 432 carries for his high school career . . . caught 50 passes in three seasons as a starter, tallying 406 receiving yards and two touchdowns . . .

Personal: Born Sept. 22, 1991 . . . son of Yvette Thompson . . . majoring in accounting.