Najeh Davenport
Davenport with the Steelers in 2006
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 8, 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Miami (Fla.) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,819 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.6 |
| Rushing TDs: | 13 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Najeh Trenadious Monté Davenport (born February 8, 1979) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Davenport also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts.
Davenport attended the University of Miami, where he played primarily as a halfback. Chosen as the offensive captain, he won a NCAA Division I-A national football championship as a member of the Hurricanes in 2001. He was chosen by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 135th overall pick. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre with a minor in education.
During his NFL career, Davenport struggled with fumbles and with injuries that kept him off the playing field. Davenport's abilities exceed a fourth-round selection, but as many scouts predicted, Davenport was plagued by injuries throughout his career. In his rookie campaign, Davenport rushed for a respectable 4.7 yards per carry average before fracturing his left eye socket.
In 2003, injuries were minimal and he rushed for 5.45 yards per carry, good for the second highest in the NFL, and 30.1 yards per kick return. However, in 2004, Davenport started the season with a lingering hamstring injury that kept him out of for a month. On November 29, 2004, Davenport, in his first NFL start, rushed for 178 yards, third highest debut start yardage in the NFL for the past 20 years. Later that year, Davenport broke his ribs, resulting in playing at far less than 100 percent.
In 2005, after starting running back Ahman Green went down with a quadriceps injury, Davenport took over as starter. In what would be his only start of the season, versus the New Orleans Saints, Davenport scored two first-half touchdowns before breaking his ankle. He was subsequently placed on injured reserve, effectively ending his season.
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