Cedric Houston
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 28, 1982 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Clarendon (AR) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 182 | ||||||||||||
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Cedric Leonard Houston (born June 28, 1982) is a former
2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee
.
Early years
Houston played football, basketball, baseball and track and field while at Clarendon High School in
U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000. He held the Arkansas Activities Association record for career touchdowns with 97 from 2000–2022 at Clarendon High.[citation needed
]
College career
Houston was a three-year
Gerald Riggs, Jr. became the first players in Volunteers history to both amass 1,000 yards in the same season in 2004.[3][4] In the 2004 season, he had three games over the 100-yard mark and two games with multiple touchdowns.[5]
Professional career
New York Jets
The
NFL Combine, caused frequent fatigue issues. He was given medication to treat the condition.[7] Heading into the season, Houston served as backup to Curtis Martin and Derrick Blaylock however, Blaylock suffered a broken right foot in October 2005 thus elevating Houston to second on the depth chart.[7] Martin suffered a knee injury that he played through for 10 weeks before Houston replaced him as the starter on December 11.[8] As a rookie, he finished with 81 carries for 302 yards and two touchdowns in the 2005 season.[9]
Houston was involved in a car crash in April 2006 sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. He was later released from the hospital.[10] In the 2006 season, he had 113 carries for 374 yards and five touchdowns in eight games and one start.[11]
A day before the start of training camp, on July 26, 2007, Houston left the Jets for what was cited as personal reasons.[12] It was later revealed Houston had decided to quit professional football to return to Tennessee to earn his degree.[13] Houston remained on the Jets' reserve list the entire season and was eventually released on March 11, 2008.
References
- ^ Goodman, Jeff. "Not Ced in stone". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Cedric Houston College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2004 Tennessee Volunteers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hurd, Kamara lead dynamic rushing attack for No. 9 Tennessee". Sports Illustrated. August 22, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Cedric Houston 2004 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c Crouse, Karen (October 15, 2005). "Jets Turn to a Rookie to Back Up Martin". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Depleted Jets rise up, drop Raiders deeper in hole". CBS Sports. December 11, 2005. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "Cedric Houston 2005 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jets running back involved in car accident". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 23, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Cedric Houston 2006 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Houston leaves Jets for personal reasons; Davis signed". NFL.com. July 26, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (August 15, 2007). "With Jets' Jones Out, Houston Enters the Conversation". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- Cedric Houston at ESPN.com