Harold Green Jr. (born January 29, 1968), is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL draft.[1] He attended Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. A 6'2", 222-lb running back, he played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, where he rushed for 2,617 yards, caught 76 passes for 661 yards, and scored 26 touchdowns in three seasons.
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 29, 1968 Ladson, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Stratford (Goose Creek, South Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990 / round: 2 / pick: 38 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.74 s | 1.64 s | 2.76 s | 4.25 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
16 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Green played nine NFL seasons from 1990 to 1998. His best year as a pro came during the 1992 season as a member of the Bengals, rushing for 1,170 yards with 41 receptions. However, in 1993 Green averaged just 2.74 yards per carry, which is the record for lowest yards per carry among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season.[3]
NFL career statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CIN | 12 | 83 | 353 | 4.3 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 |
| 1991 | CIN | 14 | 158 | 731 | 4.6 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | CIN | 16 | 265 | 1,170 | 4.4 | 53 | 2 | 41 | 214 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | CIN | 15 | 215 | 589 | 2.7 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 14 | 76 | 223 | 2.9 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 267 | 9.9 | 34 | 1 |
| 1995 | CIN | 15 | 171 | 661 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 182 | 6.7 | 24 | 1 |
| 1996 | STL | 16 | 127 | 523 | 4.1 | 35 | 4 | 37 | 246 | 6.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 1997 | ATL | 16 | 36 | 78 | 2.2 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 360 | 12.4 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATL | 6 | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career | 124 | 1,151 | 4,365 | 3.8 | 75 | 13 | 213 | 1,644 | 7.7 | 47 | 4 | |
References
edit- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Harold Green, Combine Results, RB - South Carolina". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Lowest yards per carry, 1920-2014". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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