No. 33 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | December 6, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Wayne, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Westland (MI) Glenn | ||||||||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 737 |
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Rushing average: | 3.5 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 10 |
Receptions: | 41 |
Receiving yards: | 421 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jeremy Langford (born December 6, 1991) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Langford attended John Glenn High School in Westland, Michigan, where he played football and ran track. As a senior, he rushed for 1932 yards on 205 carries with 24 touchdowns.
He was also on the school's track & field team, where he competed as a sprinter. At the 2010 Huron Relays, he placed 7th in the 60 meters at 7.11 seconds. He was timed at 10.6 seconds in the 100 meters as a high school junior.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked the No. 37 running back nationally. He chose Michigan State over scholarship offers from Colorado and Bowling Green.
Langford was red-shirted as a freshman in 2010. As a red-shirt freshman in 2011, he was a backup Running back and played special teams, recording a sack and a touchdown on a fumble return. In 2012, he was a backup to Le'Veon Bell, rushing nine times for 23 yards. As a junior in 2013, he started all 14 games, rushing for 1,422 yards on 292 carries with 18 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for a career high 1,522 yards on 276 carries and recorded 22 touchdowns, tying the school record set by Javon Ringer in 2008. In the 2015 Cotton Bowl versus Baylor, he rushed for 162 yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns, helping lead the Spartans to a 42–41 victory.