Shonn Greene

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Shonn Greene
No. 23     New York Jets
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: August 21, 1985 (1985-08-21) (age 26)
Place of birth: Sicklerville, New Jersey
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Iowa
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Debuted in 2009 for the New York Jets
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011
Rushing yards     2,305
Rushing average     4.3
Rushing TDs     10
Receptions     46
Receiving yards     331
Receiving TDs     0
Stats at NFL.com

Shonn Greene (born August 21, 1985) is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Iowa.

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[edit] Early years

Greene was born in Sicklerville, New Jersey. He attended Winslow Township High School in Atco, New Jersey. He was starting running back and linebacker during his junior and senior years. In his junior year, Greene rushed for 1,267 yards and 18 touchdowns in 221 attempts earning first team all-conference, all-South Jersey, and all-state honors. He followed that with 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns on 172 attempts as a senior earning first team all-conference and second team all-state. Greene also recorded 191 career tackles and one interception on defense.[1]

[edit] College career

Greene attended the University of Iowa, but missed the entire 2007 season when he left the University due to academic deficiencies. He enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, improved his grades, and returned to the University in 2008.[2] Greene had a breakout season that year, winning the 2008 Doak Walker Award given to the nation's outstanding collegiate running back, and becoming the first Iowa player to win the honor as well as the first player to win it despite not having been on the team the previous season. He finished the season with 1850 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns;[3] after the Hawkeyes won the 2009 Outback Bowl on January 1, 2009, Greene announced he would enter the 2009 NFL Draft. Greene was the only player that year to rush for over 100 yards in every game.[4] On October 23, 2010, Greene was named Honorary Captain for Iowa's game against Wisconsin.[5]

[edit] Awards and honors

  • 2008 consensus First-team All-American by SI.com[6] AFCA-Coaches,[7] FWAA-Writers,[8] Walter Camp,[9] CBS Sports,[10] and Rivals.com[11]
  • Only FBS running back to rush for over 100 yards in every game in 2008
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2008
  • 2009 Outback Bowl Most Valuable Player

[edit] Statistics

 Iowa   Statistics
Season Games Attempts Yards Yards per carry Touchdowns
2005 11 37 173 4.7 1
2006 10 32 205 6.4 1
2007 Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play Did not play
2008 13 307 1,850 6.0 20
Total 34 376 2,228 5.9 22

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 227 lb 4.62 s 1.55 s 2.63 s 4.40 s 7.10 s 37 in 10 ft 1 in 19 rep
Source: NFL Draft Scout.com

[edit] New York Jets

On April 26, 2009 the New York Jets traded up 12 spots to select Greene in the third round (65th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 30 Greene made an appearance in the Jets preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass before leaving due to an undisclosed rib injury. In week 7 against the Oakland Raiders, Greene ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-0 victory. On December 27, 2009, carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards in a defeat of the Indianapolis Colts. On January 9, 2010, Greene rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown in a 24-14 playoff win against the Cincinnati Bengals. His best performance of the season came against the San Diego Chargers in the divisional round of the playoffs. Greene carried the ball 23 times and rushed for 128 yards. He scored a 53-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, as the Jets reached their first AFC Championship game since 1998.[12] On 5 June 2011 Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer announced that Greene will be the starting running back in the 2011 season, with LaDanian Tomlinson taking a 3rd down role.[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "University of Iowa Official Athletic Site". Hawkeye Sports. 1985-08-21. http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/greene_shonn00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  2. ^ "Greene Tells KCCI He's Leaving For NFL". KCCI Des Moines. 2009-01-01. http://www.kcci.com/news/18395614/detail.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  3. ^ "Shonn Greene College Football Profile". Rivals.com. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=51932. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  4. ^ Iowa Running Back Shonn Greene to Enter NFL Draft SI.com, January 1, 2009
  5. ^ Greene thankful for his UI experience Hawkeye Sports, October 23, 2010
  6. ^ "SI.com's 2008 All-Americans". CNN. December 16, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/12/15/all.americans/?cnn=yes. Retrieved May 23, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team". http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=3627599. 
  8. ^ "FWAA NAMES 2008 ALL-AMERICA TEAM". http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2008/allamerica081213.html. 
  9. ^ "2008 Walter Camp All-American Team Announced". http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2008_walter_camp_all_american_team_announced/. 
  10. ^ "CBSSports.com 2008 All-America Team". http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/11167903. 
  11. ^ "Rivals.com 2008 All-America Teams". http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=887528. 
  12. ^ "New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts - Box Score". ESPN. 2009-12-27. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=291227011. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  13. ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8202bba4/article/schottenheimer-greene-will-be-main-man-in-jets-backfield?module=HP_headlines

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4 T. J. Conley | 6 Mark Sanchez | 10 Santonio Holmes | 11 Jeremy Kerley | 14 Greg McElroy | 18 Logan Payne | 19 Eron Riley | 20 Kyle Wilson | 23 Shonn Greene | 24 Darrelle Revis | 25 Joe McKnight | 26 Ellis Lankster | 29 Bilal Powell | 31 Antonio Cromartie | 32 Julian Posey | 33 Eric Smith | 35 Isaiah Trufant | 37 Tracy Wilson | 38 John Conner | 42 Gerald Alexander | 45 Josh Baker | 46 Tanner Purdum | 50 Garrett McIntyre | 52 David Harris | 53 Josh Mauga | 54 Nick Bellore | 57 Bart Scott | 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson | 62 Vladimir Ducasse | 64 Taylor Boggs | 65 Brandon Moore | 66 Matt Kroul | 68 Matt Slauson | 69 Trevor Canfield | 70 Mike DeVito | 72 Caleb Schlauderaff | 74 Nick Mangold | 76 Dennis Landolt | 77 Austin Howard | 78 Wayne Hunter | 79 Ropati Pitoitua | 81 Dustin Keller | 83 Dedrick Epps | 84 Michael Campbell | 86 Jeff Cumberland | 88 Patrick Turner | 89 Dexter Jackson | 92 Ricky Sapp | 93 Kenrick Ellis | 94 Marcus Dixon | 95 Martin Tevaseu | 96 Muhammad Wilkerson | 97 Calvin Pace | 99 Eddie Jones | -- Royce Adams | -- Travis Baltz | -- Matthias Berning | -- DaMarcus Ganaway | -- John Griffin
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