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Gary Downs

NC State · Running Back · 1990-93

SPD
68
ELU
59
PWR
60

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the NC State record book, Downs ranks No. 8 in career rushing touchdowns.

Downs was the No. 95 overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 8th-highest running back rating at NC State since 1990 and No. 134 among all running backs of the 1990-1994 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1994
    • No. 95 overall pick, NFL Draft

NC State Record Book

  • No. 8 in career rushing touchdowns

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

NC State Teammates

  1. 80Dewayne Washington1993CB
  2. 80Jesse Campbell1990S
  3. 74Mike Reid1991-92S
  4. 72Anthony Barbour1988-92RB
  5. 72Charles Davenport1991WR
  6. 72Damien Covington1991-94LB
  7. 72Dave Merritt1992LB
  8. 72Eddie Goines1991-94WR
  9. 72Sebastian Savage1991-92S
  10. 72Tremayne Stephens1994-97RB

Full NC State all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 95Rashaan SalaamColorado · 1992-94RB
  2. 91Troy DavisIowa State · 1994-96RB
  3. 90Byron HanspardTexas Tech · 1994-96RB
  4. 90Eric BieniemyColorado · 1987-90RB
  5. 90Garrison HearstGeorgia · 1990-92RB
  6. 90Greg LewisWashington · 1987-90RB
  7. 90Ki-Jana CarterPenn State · 1992-94RB
  8. 90Vaughn DunbarIndiana · 1990-91RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Gary Downs) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.