![]() Carey with the Chicago Bears in 2014
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No. 25 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | October 30, 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Oro Valley (AZ) Canyon del Oro | ||||||||||||||
College: | Arizona | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 443 |
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Rushing average: | 4.0 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 2 |
Receptions: | 13 |
Receiving yards: | 131 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona, where he was recognized as an All-American.
Carey attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona. As a junior, he rushed for 2,738 yards on 224 carries with 45 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for 1,754 yards with 26 touchdowns.
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Carey attended the University of Arizona, where he played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 2011-2013. As a true freshman in 2011, Carey rushed for 425 yards on 91 carries with six touchdowns. In 13 games of his sophomore season in 2012, he rushed for 1,929 yards on 303 carries with 23 touchdowns, which broke the Arizona single-season record for both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. On November 10, 2012 Carey set the Pac-12 record for rushing yards in a game with 366. On December 11, 2012 Carey was named a 2012 consensus All-American at the running back position.
In January 2013, he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence. Charges were dropped in June.
Carey served a one-game suspension to start the 2013 football season. During the season, he set a school record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. He finished the season with 1,885 yards on 349 carries and 19 touchdowns and was a consensus All-American for the second straight season.
On January 13, 2014, Carey announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.