Patrick Laird
| California Golden Bears – No. 28 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Major | Business administration and Political science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 17, 1995 San Luis Obispo, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Mission Prep (CA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Patrick Michael Laird (born August 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the California Golden Bears.
Early years
Laird attended Mission College Preparatory High School in San Luis Obispo, California. As a senior, he rushed for 3,117 yards and 32 touchdowns on 408 carries for an average of 7.6 yards per rush.[1]
College career
Laird began his college career for the California Golden Bears in 2014 as a walk-on. He redshirted his second year at California in 2015.[2] In his second year of eligibility in 2016, he received second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors.[3]
2017 season
As a junior in 2017, he played in 11 games and rushed 191 times for 1,127 yards and 8 touchdowns.[2] He is the sixteenth player in Cal history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season.[4] Laird's 214 yards rushing against Oregon State in 2017 ranks tenth in program history for rushing yards in a single game.[5]
He received first-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors[6], All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention[7], and was named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.[8]
Statistics
| Season | Rushing[2] | |||||||
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| GP | Att | Yds | TD | Avg/Rush | Avg/Game | |||
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | ||
| 2015 | Redshirt season | |||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 7.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2017 | 11 | 191 | 1,127 | 8 | 5.9 | 102.5 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 202 | 1,192 | 9 | 5.9 | 42.6 | ||
References
- ^ "This Mission Prep star spent 3 years as a walk-on at Cal. That finally changed last week". The Tribune.
- ^ a b c "Football Roster: Patrick Laird". CalBears.com.
- ^ "Pac-12 Announces Football All-Academic Teams". Pac-12. 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes". CalBears.com.
- ^ "Cal-Oregon State Postgame Notes". CalBears.com.
- ^ "Laird and Rubenzer First-Team Pac-12 All-Academic". CalBears.com. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Pac-12 Football All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-12. 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Burlsworth Trophy Announces Nominees". BurlsworthTrophy.com. 31 October 2017.