Damion Fletcher
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| Southern Miss Golden Eagles – No. 25 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 1, 1987 Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Biloxi High School, Biloxi, Mississippi |
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Damion Fletcher (born July 1, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi.
High school career
Fletcher attended
Most Valuable Player and team captain. He was also a state 5A winner of the triple jump. A two-star rating by rivals.com.[1]
He was also named All-Southeast Region by PrepStar.
College career
In the 2006 season, he ran for the 13th most yards by a freshman in
Sporting News
. During his sophomore season, he rushed for 1,586 yards on 295 carries (5.4 yards-per-carry) and 15 touchdowns. He also had 29 receptions with 227 yards (7.8 yards-per-carry).
He was awarded the Most Valuable Player award following the
Phil Steele's.[3]
In 2008, Fletcher saw his numbers hit a slight decline as he ran for 1,313 (6.0 yards-per-carry) on 219 carries, and 10 rushing touchdowns, both the lowest he has had in his three-year career as a Golden Eagle. He recorded 33 receptions with 248 yards and 1 touchdown.
He ran for 1,015 yards in the
FBS (Division I-A) history to reach 1,000 yards in all four seasons, finishing his college career with 5,302 yards. Fletcher passed Herschel Walker (5,259) and LaDainian Tomlinson (5,263) for eighth on the NCAA's career rushing list.[4]
College statistics
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Att.
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Yards | Avg.
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TD | Rec.
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Yds. | Avg. | TD | ||||
| 2006 | 276 | 1,388 | 5.0 | 11 | 18 | 142 | 7.9 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 295 | 1,586 | 5.4 | 15 | 29 | 227 | 7.8 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 219 | 1,313 | 6.0 | 10 | 33 | 248 | 7.5 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | 219 | 1,015 | 4.6 | 8 | 29 | 289 | 10.0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1009 | 5,302 | 5.3 | 44 | 109 | 906 | 8.3 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "Damion Fletcher". rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Wren man dies from injuries sustained in car crash | Daily Journal". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Damion Fletcher - Football". Southern Miss. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ^ "Dasher runs and throws for two scores as MTSU wraps up best FBS season". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-12-21.