Burst onto the scene as a rookie, starting all 16 games for the Bears en route to breaking the fanchise record for rushing yards by a rookie (1,238) and scrimmage yards by a rookie (1,715)... Finished third in the NFL in yards from scrimmage and seventh in rushing yards... Also set the team record for receptions by a running back and receptions by a rookie with 63 catches, which paced the Bears... Became just the eighth rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL meger to lead his team in both rushing yards and receptions... Also one of just two rookies in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards and post more than 60 catches (Edgerrin James, 1999).

2008 SEASON: Broke the Chicago single-season rookie rushing mark with 1,238 yards on 316 carries (3.9 avg) to go along with 8 rushing TDs while starting all 16 games at RB... Also set the franchise rookie single-season record for yards from scrimmage (1,715)... Caught a team-high 63 catches for 477 yards, which set the team record for catches by a Chicago RB and receptions by a rookie, to go along with 4 receiving TDs... Tied for the NFL lead with 86 first downs and tied for 12th in the League with 12 TDs (8 rushing, 4 receiving) in his rookie season... Rushed for 123 yards on 23 carries (5.3 avg) in his NFL debut at IND (9/7)... Ran for a career-high 139 yards on 21 carries (6.6 avg) at STL (11/23). GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 16-16

Finished career at Tulane (2004-2007) as the school’s all-time leader in rushing yards per game (99.2), rushing touchdowns (39), total touchdowns (44) and scoring among non-kickers (266 points)... Also finished career ranked second in school annals in all-purpose yards (5,261), rushing yards (4,265), rushing attempts (833) and 100-yard rushing games (16)... Just the 11th player in NCAA Division I (Bowl Subdivision) history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season with 2,127 in 2007 which ranks 7th all-time in NCAA history... Added 103 receptions for 985 yards and five touchdowns... Named Most Valuable Player for the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl, rushing for a game-high 58 yards on 8 carries and a game-high 4 catches for 38 yards... As a senior, collected second-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and third-team All-America accolades from the Associated Press and Phil Steele Publications after starting all 12 games... Made 11 starts at running back and 1 at quarterback when he took a direct snap on the game’s opening play... Claimed first-team all-Conference USA by both the coaches and media, as well as Rivals.com and CollegeFootballNews.com... Selected as a semifinalist for the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards... Finished 2nd in the NCAA and Conference USA - behind UCF’s Kevin Smith - in rushing yards (2,127), rushing yards per game (177.2) and scoring (11.7 avg)... Ranked 3rd in the NCAA in rushing touchdowns (23), fourth in all-purpose yards per game (201.7) and 7th in all-purpose yards (2,420)... Notched school single-season records in rushing attempts (361), rushing yards, rushing yards per game, rushing and total touchdowns, all-purpose yards, total points (140), and 100-yard rushing games (nine)... Ran for school-record eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games, including a Tulane and Conference USA record 342 yards on 38 carries vs. SMU (10/20), the most rushing yards in the NCAA in 2007... Established school and Conference USA record with 5 TDs vs. SE Louisiana... Ranked 2nd on the Green Wave in receptions (32) and third in receiving yards (282)... Also completed 1 pass for 4 yards... Voted one of two team captains for the season... As a junior, honored with third-team all-Conference USA recognition after rushing for 859 yards on 163 carries and 8 TDs in nine games, before suffering a season-ending injury at Marshall... Added 28 catches for 360 yards and 2 TDs... Led Tulane in carries (169), rushing yards (655), rushing yards per game (59.5) and all-purpose yards (818) as a sophomore... Added 4 rushing TDs, 23 receptions and 163 yards receiving, to go along with 1 receiving TD... As a freshman, Conference USA all-freshman team honoree... Tallied 140 carries for 624 yards and 4 TDs, while hauling in 20 receptions for 180 yards.

District 5A Offensive MVP, all-Metro selection and second-team all-state performer at Slidell H.S.... Gathered 2,432 rushing yards and 31 TDs while adding 48 receptions for 618 yards and 5 TDs... Son of Gene and Gilda Forte... Father, Gene, played football at Tulane from 1975-77 and was a team captain in 1977... Brother, Bryan, played football at McNeese State... Majored in finance.

Entered the NFL as a second-round selection (44th overall) of the Bears in the 2008 NFL Draft... Signed to 4-year contract by Chicago (7/2/08). SIGNED through 2011