PRO CAREER: Spent rookie season as a reserve running back and special teams contributor, compiling 85 rushing yards on 31 carries and 117 receiving yards on nine receptions… Added one kick return for 27 yards and four special teams tackles.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a third-round selection (93rd overall) by Chicago in the 2007 Draft… Signed 4-year contract with Bears (5/15/07). SIGNED through 2010

2007 SEASON: Carried 31 times for 85 yards in 13 games of action… Also hauled in 9 passes for 117 yards to go along with 1 kick return of 27 yards… Added 4 special teams tackles… Broke a career-long run of 25 yards vs. DEN (11/25)… Finished the season with a 33-yard reception vs. GB (12/23) followed by a 32-yard reception vs. NO (12/30) in seasons’ final two contests… Saw action in Games 2, 4-7, 9-16; Did Not Play in Games 1 and 3; Inactive Game 8. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 13-0

COLLEGE: Became 12th player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for over 5,000 yards in his career with a school-record 5,164 yards in three years at Northern Illinois (2004-2006)… Became just the 4th player in Division I-A history to record 3-straight 1,500 rushing yard seasons… Ranks 4th all-time in Division I-A annals with career rushing average of 156.5 yards per game, surpassed only by Ed Marinaro, O.J. Simpson and Herschel Walker… Career average of 6.4 yards per rushing attempt set an NCAA Division I-A record (minimum 780 carries)… Also set school records for career touchdown runs (52), total touchdowns (57), 100-yard rushing performances (22) and 200-yard rushing performances (10), while ranking second in all-purpose yards (5,983) and points scored (344)… Became the first player in conference history to lead the league in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards in three consecutive seasons.

PERSONAL: All-State tailback at Holy Cross (Chicago, Ill.) High School who went on to set 11 team records… Named team Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior and junior, adding first-team Catholic League All-Red Metro Division and league MVP honors both seasons… Led team to the state Class 5A playoffs in 2001…Ran for 2,041 yards and 24 touchdowns during his final campaign, finishing his career with 4,311 rushing yards and 56 touchdowns during his final two years… Lettered as a sophomore at Fenwick High School, transferring to Holy Cross the following year… At Fenwick, he lettered in track as a freshman and at 4-foot-10, 85 pounds, he caught 8 touchdown passes and was the Chicago Catholic League's Rookie of the Year… Also played quarterback and defensive back.

Became 12th player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for over 5,000 yards in his career with a school-record 5,164 yards in three years at Northern Illinois (2004-2006)… Became just the 4th player in Division I-A history to record 3-straight 1,500 rushing yard seasons… Ranks 4th all-time in Division I-A annals with career rushing average of 156.5 yards per game, surpassed only by Ed Marinaro, O.J. Simpson and Herschel Walker… Career average of 6.4 yards per rushing attempt set an NCAA Division I-A record (minimum 780 carries)… Also set school records for career touchdown runs (52), total touchdowns (57), 100-yard rushing performances (22) and 200-yard rushing performances (10), while ranking second in all-purpose yards (5,983) and points scored (344)… Became the first player in conference history to lead the league in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards in three consecutive seasons.

All-State tailback at Holy Cross (Chicago, Ill.) High School who went on to set 11 team records… Named team Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior and junior, adding first-team Catholic League All-Red Metro Division and league MVP honors both seasons… Led team to the state Class 5A playoffs in 2001…Ran for 2,041 yards and 24 touchdowns during his final campaign, finishing his career with 4,311 rushing yards and 56 touchdowns during his final two years… Lettered as a sophomore at Fenwick High School, transferring to Holy Cross the following year… At Fenwick, he lettered in track as a freshman and at 4-foot-10, 85 pounds, he caught 8 touchdown passes and was the Chicago Catholic League's Rookie of the Year… Also played quarterback and defensive back.

Entered NFL as a third-round selection (93rd overall) by Chicago in the 2007 Draft… Signed 4-year contract with Bears (5/15/07). SIGNED through 2010

Career Statistics
Year	Team	G	rush	yds	avg	lg	td
2008	CHI	12	15	69	4.6	38	0
2007	CHI	13	31	85	2.7	25	0