BenJarvus Green-Ellis
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Running back, Ole Miss, to 2007

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

Born
Jul 2, 1985, in New Orleans, Louisiana

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BenJarvus Green-Ellis played running back at Ole Miss (to 2007).

At a glance

Best season
1,137
Rushing yards, 2007 (Ole Miss, 3–⁠9)
Best game
226 yards
Vs. Missouri, week 2, 2007: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

226rushing yards, best game on filevs. Missouri, 20073rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Northwestern State, 2007

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006Ole Miss2341,0004.3731
2007Ole Miss2301,1374.9657
On file (2006–⁠07)4642,1374.61357

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2006Ole Miss8435.4019
2007Ole Miss22512.5025
On file (2006–⁠07)10686.8025

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2007 Ole Miss 12 games, 1,137 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atMemphisW 23–⁠212379021––
Sep 8vs.MissouriL 25–⁠3833226134––
Sep 15atVanderbiltL 17–⁠312166010––
Sep 22vs.FloridaL 24–⁠30113709––
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 17–⁠452210811710
Oct 6vs.Louisiana TechW 24–⁠01454028––
Oct 13vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠2720131057––
Oct 20vs.ArkansasL 8–⁠441584025125
Oct 27atAuburnL 3–⁠171362014––
Nov 3vs.Northwestern StateW 38–⁠3117120341––
Nov 17vs.LSUL 24–⁠411253016––
Nov 23atMississippi StateL 14–⁠1729117117––
2006 Ole Miss 12 games, 1,000 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.MemphisW 28–⁠2526127231––
Sep 9atMissouriL 7–⁠341669019312
Sep 16atKentuckyL 14–⁠311985019––
Sep 23vs.Wake ForestL 3–⁠2712540241−3
Sep 30vs.GeorgiaL 9–⁠1424135021––
Oct 7vs.VanderbiltW 17–⁠1024101224––
Oct 14atAlabamaL 23–⁠26215611118
Oct 21atArkansasL 3–⁠382079016––
Oct 28vs.AuburnL 17–⁠231345012––
Nov 4vs.Northwestern StateW 27–⁠714116131110
Nov 18atLSUL 20–⁠232896113119
Nov 25vs.Mississippi StateW 20–⁠171737091−3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2008Combine or pro day 2008
Height5′10⅝″
Weight219 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.60 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.56 sW
20-yard shuttle4.50 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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