Dri Archer
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| Position: | Running back Return Specialist |
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| Date of birth: | August 9, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Venice (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Kent State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 97 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 10 |
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| Rushing yards: | 40 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 0 |
| Receptions: | 7 |
| Receiving yards: | 23 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Adrion Dante "Dri" Archer (born August 9, 1991) is an American football running back and return specialist who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State.
Archer attended Venice High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football, and track teams.
In track, he finished second in the 100 meters final of state track meet in his first full season of running (behind World Class sprinter Dentarius Locke and ahead of third place Denard Robinson), with a time of 10.49 seconds. He also ran the 200 meters in 21.46 seconds.
As a senior, he was named to the all-area first team in football. He helped Venice High School win two district titles.
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Archer was offered track scholarships from both Clemson and Arkansas. Kent State was the only school to offer him a football scholarship where he elected to attend. As a freshman at Kent State University, in 2009, he played in 11 games as a wide receiver/running back and had 246 rushing yards and 231 receiving yards. The following season, he had 140 rushing yards and 75 receiving yards. Before the 2011 season, Archer was ruled ineligible for academic reasons.
In 2012, Archer had 1,429 rushing yards, 16 rushing touchdowns, 561 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns. His 23 total touchdowns led the MAC and set a single-season school record. Against Ball State, Archer had a 99-yard kick return for a touchdown and set a career-high with 350 all-purpose yards. Against Eastern Michigan, he had a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a kick return touchdown. Against Army, he had 222 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, and a passing touchdown. Archer was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. He made the All-MAC first team as a running back and kick returner. He was also a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award. Archer was a consensus All-American.
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