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Darren McFadden
Darren Deon McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL draft. McFadden also played three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.
At Arkansas, McFadden had a decorated career, twice finishing as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and as a consensus member of the All-American team. He was highly touted coming out of school, and was picked fourth overall by the Raiders. McFadden struggled with consistency through his professional career, only rushing for over 1,000 yards twice and never started all 16 games of a season. McFadden retired midway through the 2017 NFL season, and was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
McFadden was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 27, 1987, to Grayton McFadden and Mini Muhammad. The tenth of 12 children, he encountered hardships in his early life with some members of his family, including his mother, having addictions to drugs.
McFadden attended Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, where he was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and track. McFadden played a variety of positions for his football team, but was primarily used as a running back on offense, and a safety on defense. In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and was timed at 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash. As a senior, McFadden was a Parade magazine high school All-American in 2004, as well as the Arkansas High School player of the year for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Following his senior year, McFadden was awarded the prestigious Landers Award, given every year to the top player in the state of Arkansas. He was ranked the number 23 player in the nation by Rivals.com and the number three athlete, and was given a five star rating, the highest star rating. McFadden was a highly recruited prospect, and while he garnered interest from many schools around the Deep South including Tennessee, Alabama, and Auburn, McFadden chose to end the recruiting process early and attend the University of Arkansas.
McFadden received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Arkansas, where he was a standout running back for coach Houston Nutt's Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 2005 to 2007.
McFadden made his Arkansas debut on September 3, recording nine carries for 70 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Missouri State in the team's first game. On October 8, McFadden had 11 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Louisiana-Monroe. In the next game against Auburn, he rushed 13 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns. McFadden had 31 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns on the road against Georgia. He followed the Georgia game with a 32-carry, 187-yard effort against South Carolina. Two weeks later against Mississippi State, McFadden had 21 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. He completed his first pass in a Razorback uniform in the game against LSU, when he completed a pass to Marcus Monk for 13 yards. McFadden was an integral part of an Arkansas offense that ended up going 4–7 with close losses to Georgia and LSU. In 2005, his true freshman season, McFadden rushed 176 times for 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns.
McFadden ended the season with the most yards a freshman running back had ever gained in an Arkansas uniform, and became only the seventh Southeastern Conference player to rush over 1,000 yards as a freshman. He was recognized at the end of the season as Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year honors by both the SEC Media as well as SEC coaches. McFadden also garnered Freshman All-American nods, and was named as Newcomer of the Year for the Southeastern Conference by ESPN. He continued through spring practice early the next year as the number one running back on the Razorback depth chart, a spot he never relinquished while on campus.
In 2006, despite a slow start to the season due to a dislocated toe from an off the field incident at a night club in Little Rock, McFadden rushed for a school-record 1,647 yards, the fifth best all-time in the SEC for single season yards, scored 14 touchdowns, and threw for three more touchdowns on just nine passing attempts, becoming a first-team All-American. He had four games on the season going over 180 rushing yards and four games with multiple rushing touchdowns. McFadden attained a new career high for yards in a single game in his 219-yard performance in a 26–20 win against South Carolina. Thanks to his efforts, Arkansas streaked to ten wins and the SEC Western Division Championship, but lost to Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on January 1, 2007, and finished with a 10–4 record.
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Darren McFadden
Darren Deon McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL draft. McFadden also played three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.
At Arkansas, McFadden had a decorated career, twice finishing as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and as a consensus member of the All-American team. He was highly touted coming out of school, and was picked fourth overall by the Raiders. McFadden struggled with consistency through his professional career, only rushing for over 1,000 yards twice and never started all 16 games of a season. McFadden retired midway through the 2017 NFL season, and was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
McFadden was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 27, 1987, to Grayton McFadden and Mini Muhammad. The tenth of 12 children, he encountered hardships in his early life with some members of his family, including his mother, having addictions to drugs.
McFadden attended Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, where he was a three-sport star in football, baseball, and track. McFadden played a variety of positions for his football team, but was primarily used as a running back on offense, and a safety on defense. In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and was timed at 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash. As a senior, McFadden was a Parade magazine high school All-American in 2004, as well as the Arkansas High School player of the year for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Following his senior year, McFadden was awarded the prestigious Landers Award, given every year to the top player in the state of Arkansas. He was ranked the number 23 player in the nation by Rivals.com and the number three athlete, and was given a five star rating, the highest star rating. McFadden was a highly recruited prospect, and while he garnered interest from many schools around the Deep South including Tennessee, Alabama, and Auburn, McFadden chose to end the recruiting process early and attend the University of Arkansas.
McFadden received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Arkansas, where he was a standout running back for coach Houston Nutt's Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 2005 to 2007.
McFadden made his Arkansas debut on September 3, recording nine carries for 70 yards and a touchdown in a victory over Missouri State in the team's first game. On October 8, McFadden had 11 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Louisiana-Monroe. In the next game against Auburn, he rushed 13 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns. McFadden had 31 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns on the road against Georgia. He followed the Georgia game with a 32-carry, 187-yard effort against South Carolina. Two weeks later against Mississippi State, McFadden had 21 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. He completed his first pass in a Razorback uniform in the game against LSU, when he completed a pass to Marcus Monk for 13 yards. McFadden was an integral part of an Arkansas offense that ended up going 4–7 with close losses to Georgia and LSU. In 2005, his true freshman season, McFadden rushed 176 times for 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns.
McFadden ended the season with the most yards a freshman running back had ever gained in an Arkansas uniform, and became only the seventh Southeastern Conference player to rush over 1,000 yards as a freshman. He was recognized at the end of the season as Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year honors by both the SEC Media as well as SEC coaches. McFadden also garnered Freshman All-American nods, and was named as Newcomer of the Year for the Southeastern Conference by ESPN. He continued through spring practice early the next year as the number one running back on the Razorback depth chart, a spot he never relinquished while on campus.
In 2006, despite a slow start to the season due to a dislocated toe from an off the field incident at a night club in Little Rock, McFadden rushed for a school-record 1,647 yards, the fifth best all-time in the SEC for single season yards, scored 14 touchdowns, and threw for three more touchdowns on just nine passing attempts, becoming a first-team All-American. He had four games on the season going over 180 rushing yards and four games with multiple rushing touchdowns. McFadden attained a new career high for yards in a single game in his 219-yard performance in a 26–20 win against South Carolina. Thanks to his efforts, Arkansas streaked to ten wins and the SEC Western Division Championship, but lost to Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on January 1, 2007, and finished with a 10–4 record.