What postiion does Darren McFadden play for the Oakland Raiders?
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987 in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is the 2006 All-American starting tailback for the University of Arkansas and the 2006 Doak Walker Award winner as the nation’s top running back, the first sophomore to ever win the award. He also finished runner-up in voting for the 2006 Heisman Trophy. He has two years of NCAA eligibility remaining. Sources: http://www.darrenmcfadden.
LaDainian Tomlinson, Reggie Bush and Larry Johnson are all fantastic NFL running backs, but even they don’t hold a candle to Arkansas’ Darren McFadden. At least in one category, that is. Tomlinson, Bush and Johnson are all former recipients of the Doak Walker Award, which is given yearly to the nation’s top running back. None of them, however, won it as a sophomore. McFadden did. He became the first ever sophomore to win the dubious award after rushing for a school-record 1,647 yards despite getting off to a slow start due to a toe injury. He also finished with 14 rushing touchdowns and even threw for three scores despite only attempting nine passes. He was so good his sophomore year that he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy award. Although he eventually finished second in the Heisman running to Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, plenty of college football fans in Little Rock, Arkansas and throughout the country saw how good he was. He damn near led the Razorbacks to 10 straight wi
Darren McFadden: Will Start at Running Back Rotowire – Darren McFadden – Sep 11, 2009 Head coach Tom Cable said Thursday evening that McFadden will be the Raiders’ starting running back, the Oakland Tribune reports. Sources: http://www.rotowire.com/Darren-McFadden-googid171075-spnfl.
