Ryan Mathews (American football)
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Mathews with the Chargers in 2011
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| No. 24 Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 10, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Riverside, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bakersfield (CA) West | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 5,261 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 37 |
| Receptions: | 179 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,371 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Ryan Jefforey Mathews (born October 10, 1987) is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Fresno State. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round, 12th overall, in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl after the 2011 season.
Mathews was born in Riverside, California to Tricia Mathews when she was 16. His father left before he was born and has only seen him a few times in his life. For the first four months of his life, Mathews and his mother lived out of her 1969 Oldsmobile. His mother is Caucasian and his father is African-American.
As a child, he and his mother moved to Tehachapi, a small city 35 miles southeast of Bakersfield, to be closer to family. Once there, she took on several jobs to provide a decent life for her son.
He began playing football at age five, and Tricia never missed a game.
After junior high school, he moved to Bakersfield to face tougher athletic competition.
Mathews attended West High School in Bakersfield, California, where he played football and ran track. He played running back, quarterback, and linebacker for the Vikings football. As a junior, he led West High to a CIF championship while rushing for 1,104 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and totaling 97 tackles and 16 sacks on defense. Following the season, he was an All-State underclass selection. As a senior, Mathews led the nation with 3,396 rushing yards (9.97 yards per attempt) and 44 touchdowns as a running back, along with 851 passing yards and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback. After his senior season, he was named first team All-State and a second team All-American. In track & field, Mathews competed in hurdles (personal-best of 15.99 in the 110m hurdles) and relays (43.13 in the 4 × 100 m). In addition, he also ran a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and had a 32-inch vertical.
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