Darius Reynaud
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Luling, Louisiana, U.S. | December 29, 1984||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Hahnville (Boutte, Louisiana) | ||||||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||||
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Darius Reynaud (born December 29, 1984) is a former
He has also played for the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears.
Early years
Reynaud from Luling, Louisiana was born to Katrina and Michael Reynaud. Reynaud was awarded the St. Charles parish offensive MVP award in high school after leading Hahnville High School to an undefeated record and the state championship as a senior. He recorded 236 carries for 1,889 yards and 37 touchdowns as a Running back his senior season, with nine 100-yard rushing games. His stats earned him First-team All-State, All-District, All-6-5A and All-River Parish honors. He also was the Louisiana state long jump champion with a 24.5' jump.
Although he was an offensive and long jump star in high school, Reynaud only received scholarship offers from
College career
2004-2007
Darius Reynaud enrolled at West Virginia University in 2004. Reynaud did not participate in any games his true freshman year due to grades, but was not red shirted.
During the
During the 2006 season, Reynaud's junior season, he started opposite Brandon Myles. Reynaud recorded a career-high 520 yards and a career-low two touchdowns off of 39 receptions. When Slaton was injured against Louisville, Reynaud filled in for him at running back, contributing to Reynaud's 221 yards rushing on 14 carries for the season. He had a career-best 110 yards on five catches with a touchdown against ECU, when the run offense wasn't productive. He was also effective on special teams, when he recorded 813 yards on kick returns and a touchdown. The touchdown came against Maryland, when he bobbled the ball upon catching it. He then picked it up and ran 96 yards for the score, which was the ESPN Play of the Week. He was named to the second-team all-Big East squad at the season's end, along with tackle Ryan Stanchek and punt returner Vaughn Rivers, who were both named to the second-team squad. Reynaud had 1,554 all-purpose yards on the season, which is the sixth most in a season by a Mountaineer in school history.
In the 2007 season, Reynaud was the main receiver for quarterback Pat White. Reynaud earned second-team all-Big East honors after the regular season ended and earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award. In the team's 48–28 victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, he recorded five receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns and also had a 30-yard run for a touchdown. His touchdowns tied him with Chris Henry for most in a single-season in school history and moved him to third all-time in school history while his 64 receptions on the season was fourth most in school history.
Reynaud finished his career 12th in the all-time school career receiving yardage list, fifth most receptions and third most receiving touchdowns.
Professional career
Pre-draft
On January 10, 2008, Reynaud announced he would forgo his senior year (regained due to being a prop player) and enter the
Reynaud was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.[3] Reynaud's 34.5 vertical jump was the 11th best by a receiver, while his 3-cone drill time of 6.88 was the 9th best, his 20 bench reps were third, and his broad jump was also third best for a receiver.[4]
Reynaud reported that he met with the
2008 NFL Combine
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
201 lb (91 kg) |
4.48 s | 1.47 s | 2.56 s | 4.32 s | 6.88 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
20 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine
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Minnesota Vikings
Reynaud went undrafted in the
New York Giants
On September 3, 2010, Reynaud was traded with QB Sage Rosenfels to the New York Giants. On September 3, 2011, Reynaud was cut by the Giants.
Tennessee Titans
Darius Reynaud was signed on January 7, 2012, to the
On October 21, 2013, after muffing a punt that resulted in a San Francisco 49ers touchdown and negated a potential Titans comeback in the fourth quarter, Reynaud was released from the team.[12]
New York Jets
Reynaud was signed by the New York Jets on December 3, 2013, after return specialist Josh Cribbs was placed on the injured reserve list.[13]
Chicago Bears
Reynaud was signed by the Chicago Bears on August 18, 2014.[14] The Bears released Reynaud on August 24, 2014.[15]
References
- ^ "SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ SI.com
- ^ "NIC: 2008 Official Invite List". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
- ^ NFL Events: Combine Top Performers
- ^ Darius Reynaud, WR, NFL Draft - KFFL
- ^ *Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia - 2008 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Scout, From Prep to Pro Coverage for Pros by Pros - Powered by the Sports Xchange". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - Box Score - November 23, 2008". ESPN.com. ESPN. November 23, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings - Box Score - November 30, 2008". ESPN.com. ESPN. November 30, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Darius Reynaud Stats, News, Photos stats". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ Reynaud moved to RB
- ^ "Titans cut returner Darius Reynaud". Paul Kuharsky. ESPN.com. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (December 3, 2013). "KR Darius Reynaud Signs, Josh Cribbs Goes to IR". New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 18, 2014). "Bears ink Reynaud; cut Way, Rempel". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 24, 2014). "Palmer among 12 players released". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
External links
- Darius Reynaud at NFL.com
- Darius Reynaud at ESPN.com
- Tennessee Titans bio Archived November 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine