Dunbar in 2012
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No. 25 Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | January 25, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Haltom (TX) | ||||||||||||||
College: | North Texas | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Rushing yards: | 422 |
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Rushing average: | 4.4 |
Rushing TDs: | 1 |
Receptions: | 68 |
Receiving yards: | 646 |
Receiving TDs: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lance Dunbar, Jr. (born January 25, 1990) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Texas and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
Dunbar lived in New Orleans until 2005, when he was forced to move due to Hurricane Katrina. He initially attended De La Salle High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) where he played running back and safety, but transferred after his family settled in Haltom City, Texas.
In his junior and senior years at Haltom High School, he had over 2,200 combined rushing yards and was named first-team All-district both years.
Dunbar then opted to attend the University of North Texas, as it was close to his home. He played in his first college football game on September 6, 2008, against Tulsa. He had 10 rushing attempts for 72 yards and a touchdown, and he also had three receptions for 25 yards. He played in five games that season, finishing with 178 rushing yards on 39 attempts, for a 4.6 average.
In 2009, Dunbar played in all 12 of North Texas' games. He did not have more than 16 rushing attempts during the first four games. On October 10, against Louisiana-Lafayette, he had 32 carries and set career-highs with 187 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Against Florida Atlantic a week later, he ran for 238 yards, his highest total of the season, and scored three times. Dunbar had 1,378 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns in 2009 and was the team's leading rusher.North Texas had a record of 2-10.