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Shaun Alexander - Seattle Seahawks
Star Running Back |
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 Of
the five running backs selected in
the first-round of the 2000 NFL
Draft, none have more than
Alexander’s 2,806 yards or 32
touchdowns over the last three
seasons. In 29 career starts,
averages 112.6 total yards from
scrimmage (86.7 rush/25.9
receiving). Has had eight 100-yard
rushing games and has a 7-1 record
in those games. Drafted with the
19th pick in the first round of the
2000 NFL draft. Alexander became the
third running back to be taken in
the first round by the Seahawks,
following Curt Warner in 1983 and
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The 35th running back drafted by the
Seahawks. 2000: Saw action in all 16
games and started one in a reserve
role during his rookie season.
Served as Seattle’s short-yardage
back on third and fourth downs.
Finished the season second on the
team, behind Ricky Watters, rushing
64 times for 313 yards. His 4.9-yard
average ranked second among rookie
running backs. Average also ranks
second among all-time Seahawks
rookies (at least 50 attempts)
behind Rick Mirer. Mirer had a 5.0
average on 68 carries for 343 yards
in 1993. Alexander earned his first
career start in a split backfield
with Watters at Kansas City (10/2)
and turned in his finest performance
of the season. He rushed for season
highs with 11 carries and 74 yards,
which included 55 yards on six
carries on a touchdown drive just
before halftime to give Seattle a
14-7 lead, a drive he capped with
his first career touchdown run from
7 yards out. In the second meeting
versus the Chiefs (10/29), he only
carried the ball four times, but
rolled off 53 yards, which included
a career-long 50-yard burst on
fourth-and-1. Rushed for his second
touchdown of the season on a 4-yard
run versus Oakland (12/16). 2001:
Despite only starting 12 games,
rushed for 1,318 yards on 309
attempts, the fifth-highest rushing
total in team history while becoming
just the fourth back to eclipse the
1000-yard mark joining Curt Warner,
Chris Warren and Ricky Watters.
Played in all 16 games, and earned
the starting role after Ricky
Watters injured his shoulder at
Oakland (9/30) that snapped a streak
of 116 consecutive starts. Watters
returned to the starting lineup
versus Dallas (12/9), but suffered a
broken ankle and was placed on
injured reserve and Alexander
started the three remaining games.
Rushing total was the third-highest
in the AFC (6th NFL) while his
4.3-yards per rush ranked third in
the AFC (4th NFL) among backs with
at least 300 carries. Led the NFL
with 14 rushing touchdowns, just one
shy of Chris Warren’s 1995 team
record. Led the AFC and was tied for
second in the NFL in non-kicker
scoring with 96 points (Faulk
128/Owens 96) on 16 total touchdowns
(14 rush/2 receiving). Marked the
first time that a Seahawks player
led the AFC in non-kicker scoring
and rushing touchdowns since 1978,
when David Sims led the entire
league with 90 points and 14
touchdowns. Sixteen combined
touchdowns tied a team record
established by Chris Warren in 1995,
and became the first Seahawks player
to lead the conference in total
touchdowns since Derrick Fenner
scored 15 in 1990.
Ranked third in the AFC (6th NFL)
with 1,661 total yards from
scrimmage, and ranked sixth in the
AFC with 76 first downs. Finished
second on the team with 44
receptions for 343 yards and two
touchdowns. Earned second AFC
Offensive Player of the Week award
after one of the best games in NFL
history versus the Oakland Raiders
(11/11), rushing for a franchise
record 266 yards on 35 carries -
second-most in team history - with
three touchdowns. Performance was
the fourth highest total in NFL
history and best since Corey Dillon
set the rushing standard in 2000
with 278 yards which broke Walter
Payton’s 23-year record of 275. O.J.
Simpson recorded 273 in 1976. Three
touchdowns were the most in one game
since Chris Warren rushed for three
versus Denver on October 1, 1995.
Had an 88-yard touchdown run which
ranks as the longest offensive
touchdown from scrimmage in team
annals. First start of the season
came versus Jacksonville (10/7) and
rushed 31 times for 176 yards and
two touchdowns while earning his
first AFC Offensive Player of the
Week award. Total is the
sixth-highest on the team’s rushing
charts. Rushed for 142 yards the
following week versus Denver (10/14)
on 33 carries and had two
touchdowns, including a 60-yard
scoring run. Versus Miami (10/28),
carried 23 times for 87 yards.
Although he only totaled 60 yards on
13 carries at Washington (11/4), had
a 41-yard touchdown run. Registered
93 yards and a touchdown on 25
carries at Buffalo (11/18). Had 87
yards on 29 carries in overtime
victory versus San Diego (12/2),
including six carries for 29 yards
in overtime which led to the
game-winning field goal. Split time
with Watters at Denver (12/9) and
replaced him after Watters (ankle)
got the start versus Dallas (12/16).
At New York versus the Giants
(12/23), rushed for 96 yards and a
touchdown (from 29 yards out) on 28
carries and had one receiving
touchdown for his fouth
multi-touchdown game of the season.
Rushed for 127 yards, including a
44-yard touchdown, on just 20
carries in the season finale versus
Kansas City (1/6/02).
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