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Jamaal Charles

Texas · Running Back · 2005-07

SPD
74
ELU
70
PWR
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Charles was a first-team all-conference pick in 2007.

In the Texas record book, Charles ranks No. 5 in career rushing yards. Charles's 2007 season ranks No. 6 in program history for rushing yards.

Charles was the No. 73 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 5th-highest running back rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 34 among all running backs of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2005
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2006
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2007
    • First-team all-conference
  4. 2008
    • No. 73 overall pick, NFL Draft

Texas Record Book

  • No. 5 in career rushing yards
  • No. 6 in single-season rushing yards (2007)

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

Texas Teammates

  1. 97Vince Young2003-05QB
  2. 93Colt McCoy2006-09QB
  3. 91Brian Orakpo2008EDGE
  4. 90Michael Huff2004-05S
  5. 88Aaron Ross2006CB
  6. 86Jordan Shipley2006-09WR
  7. 86Earl Thomas2008-09S
  8. 86Rodrique Wright2003-05EDGE
  9. 80Marcus Griffin2007S
  10. 80Michael Griffin2003-06S

Full Texas all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 95Mark Ingram IIAlabama · 2008-10RB
  4. 93Darren McFaddenArkansas · 2005-07RB
  5. 91Toby GerhartStanford · 2006-09RB
  6. 91LaMichael JamesOregon · 2009-11RB
  7. 90C.J. SpillerClemson · 2006-09RB
  8. 90Mikel LeshoureIllinois · 2008-10RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jamaal Charles) 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.