Running back, TCU, 1997–2000
LaDainian Tomlinson
- Born
- Jun 23, 1979, in Rosebud, Texas
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LaDainian Tomlinson played running back at TCU (1997–2000). He won the 2000 Doak Walker Award. He finished fourth in the 2000 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2000. The San Diego Chargers took Tomlinson in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2014College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2017Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1999, 2000WAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2000Doak Walker Award
- 2000Jim Brown Trophy
- 2000Consensus All‑American
- 2000National leader in rushing yards (2,158)
- 2000Fourth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: WAC champions, 1999 and 2000
All-America: consensus 2000; AP second team 1999
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | 126 | 538 | 4.3 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 0 |
| 1998 | 144 | 717 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 268 | 1,850 | 6.9 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 369 | 2,158 | 5.8 | 22 | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Career | 907 | 5,263 | 54 | 39 | 238 | 0 | |
From the college statistics table in Tomlinson’s Wikipedia article (LaDainian Tomlinson, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 2001 Senior Bowl.
| Drill | Combine 2001 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (2002, 2004–07) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2004, 2006–07) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2002–03, 2005)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2004, 2006–07; AP second team 2002–03, 2005; Pro Football Writers first team 2006–07; Sporting News first team 2005–07.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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