Barner in 2015
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No. 34 Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | April 28, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Lynwood, California | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Riverside (CA) Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 182 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing attempts: | 61 |
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Rushing yards: | 260 |
Rushing average: | 4.4 |
Total touchdowns: | 2 |
Receptions: | 16 |
Receiving yards: | 71 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kenjon Barner (born April 28, 1990) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oregon and received All-American honors. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Barner attended Notre Dame High School in Riverside, California, where he played for the Notre Dame Titans high school football team.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Barner was listed as the No. 38 running back in the nation in 2008.
A native of Southern California, Barner chose to attend the University of Oregon and play for head coach Chip Kelly's Oregon Ducks football team. He was ranked by Rivals as the 38th best running back prospect in the country, as well as the 86th overall prospect from the state of California Barner chose UO over scholarship offers from Arizona State and UTEP.
Barner is the first Oregon Duck since 1965 who has scored touchdowns rushing, receiving, and from punt and kickoff returns. He suffered a career-threatening concussion after a helmet-to-helmet hit in 2010.
Barner was considered one of the top running back prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft before announcing he would return to Oregon, where he succeeded LaMichael James as the team's main running back. He was named a top contender for the 2012 Heisman Trophy, eventually won by freshman sensation Johnny Manziel.