Shonn Greene

Shonn Greene

Greene with the Jets in 2011
No. 23
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1985-08-21) August 21, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth:	Sicklerville, New Jersey
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	Atco (NJ) Winslow Township
College:	Iowa
NFL Draft:	2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
New York Jets (2009–2012) Tennessee Titans (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
Unanimous All-American (2008) First-team All-Big Ten (2008) Doak Walker Award (2008) Jim Brown Trophy (2008) FedEx Ground NFL Players of the Week (Week 6, 2012) Other college awards and honors
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 4,110 Rushing touchdowns: 24 Receptions: 72 Receiving yards: 534 Player stats at NFL.com

Shonn Greene (born August 21, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Greene also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Greene was born in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township, New Jersey. He attended Winslow Township High School in Atco, New Jersey, and played for the Winslow Eagles high school football team as the starting running back and linebacker for the Eagles during his junior and senior years. In his junior year, Greene rushed for 1,267 yards and 18 touchdowns in 221 attempts earning first team all-conference, all-South Jersey, and all-state honors. He followed that with 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns on 172 attempts as a senior earning first team all-conference and second team all-state. Greene also recorded 191 career tackles and one interception on defense.

Greene attended the University of Iowa, where he played for coach Kirk Ferentz's Iowa Hawkeyes football team. He missed the entire 2007 season when he left the University due to academic deficiencies. He enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, improved his grades, and returned to the University in 2008. Greene had a breakout season in 2008, winning the Doak Walker Award given to the nation's outstanding collegiate running back (the first Iowa player to win the award), and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American. He finished the season with 1850 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns; after the Hawkeyes won the 2009 Outback Bowl on January 1, 2009, Greene announced he would enter the 2009 NFL Draft. Greene was the only player that year to rush for over 100 yards in every game. On October 23, 2010, Greene was named honorary captain for Iowa's game against Wisconsin.