Running back, Texas, 2005–07
Jamaal Charles
- Hometown
- Port Arthur, TX
- Born
- Dec 27, 1986, in Port Arthur, Texas
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Jamaal Charles played running back at Texas (2005–07). The Kansas City Chiefs took Charles in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
290rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20073rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Oklahoma State, 20076catches, career highat Ohio State, 200581receiving yards, career highat Texas A&M, 2007Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2005; Big 12 champions, 2005
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
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 Texas 13 games, 1,619 rushing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Arkansas State | W 21–13 | 27 | 112 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. TCU | W 34–13 | 22 | 134 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 15 | at UCF | W 35–32 | 22 | 153 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Rice | W 58–14 | 14 | 72 | 3 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Kansas State | L 21–41 | 17 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Oklahoma | L 21–28 | 17 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | W 56–3 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | at Baylor | W 31–10 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Nebraska | W 28–25 | 33 | 290 | 3 | 86 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at Oklahoma State | W 38–35 | 16 | 180 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 29 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Texas Tech | W 59–43 | 23 | 174 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at Texas A&M | L 30–38 | 17 | 92 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 81 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 52–34 | 27 | 161 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 11 |
2006 Texas 12 games, 831 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Texas | W 56–7 | 14 | 77 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–24 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 43 |
| Sep 16 | atRice | W 52–7 | 8 | 109 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Iowa State | W 37–14 | 17 | 78 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oklahoma | W 28–10 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Baylor | W 63–31 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 21 | atNebraska | W 22–20 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | atTexas Tech | W 35–31 | 13 | 85 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 36–10 | 21 | 67 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 11 | atKansas State | L 42–45 | 16 | 87 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Texas A&M | L 7–12 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 26–24 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 72 |
2005 Texas 13 games, 878 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisiana | W 60–3 | 14 | 135 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 10 | atOhio State | W 25–22 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 69 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Rice | W 51–10 | 16 | 189 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 51–20 | 15 | 97 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Oklahoma | W 45–12 | 9 | 116 | 1 | 80 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Colorado | W 42–17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Texas Tech | W 52–17 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atOklahoma State | W 47–28 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| Nov 5 | atBaylor | W 62–0 | 13 | 72 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Kansas | W 66–14 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atTexas A&M | W 40–29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs.Colorado | W 70–3 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. USC | W 41–38 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.80 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 118 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
Pro Bowls: 4 (2010, 2012–14) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2010, 2013) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2012
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2010, 2013; AP second team 2012; Pro Football Writers first team 2010, 2013; Sporting News first team 2013.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 118 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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