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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | December 11, 1970 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Pembroke Pines, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Hollywood (FL) McArthur | ||||||||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 86 |
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Rushing attempts: | 1,174 |
Rushing yards: | 4,143 |
Receptions: | 89 |
Receiving yards: | 552 |
Touchdowns: | 32 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Errict Undra Rhett (born December 11, 1970) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. Rhett played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. A second-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
Rhett was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida in 1970. He attended McArthur High School in Hollywood, Florida, where he was a star high school football player for the McArthur Mustangs. He also was a two-time state wrestling champion in the 215-pound weight class for the McArthur Mustangs wrestling team.
Rhett accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played tailback for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1990 to 1993. Rhett broke Gator alumnus Emmitt Smith's former Gators career rushing record, finishing with 4,163 yards and thirty-four touchdowns, 1,230 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions, and leading the Gators in rushing for all four seasons of his college career. Memorably, he rushed for 193 yards against the Kentucky Wildcats in 1992, and for 196 yards against the Auburn Tigers in 1993. Aided by his consistent running game, the Gators won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship in 1991 and again in 1993. As a senior team captain, Rhett was named most valuable player (MVP) of the 1994 Sugar Bowl, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns in the Gators' 41–7 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1991 and 1993, a first-team All-American in 1993, and was chosen by his teammates as the Gators' most valuable player in 1993.