Running back, Washington, to 1994

Napoleon Kaufman

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Napoleon Kaufman played running back at Washington (to 1994). He finished ninth in the 1994 Heisman vote. The Oakland Raiders took Kaufman in the first round, No. 18 overall in the 1995 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1994
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pac-10
Heisman vote
9th
In the 1994 vote
Drafted
No. 18
Overall, 1995 NFL Draft (Oakland Raiders)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 1992

All-America: AP second team 1994; AP third team 1993; NEA second team 1994

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

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

DrillCombine or pro day 1995
Height5′8½″
Weight182 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size8½″
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump38½″
Bench press24 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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