J. D. Runnels

J. D. Runnels
Personal information
Born:	June 19, 1984 (age 39); Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Midwest City (OK) Carl Albert
College:	Oklahoma
NFL draft:	2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago Bears (2006–2007); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008); Cincinnati Bengals (2008–2009); Florida Tuskers (2010);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Choctaw (OK) HS (2016); Assistant coach; West Junior HS (2019–2020); Head coach; East Central (2021); Running backs coach; Houston Gamblers (2022); co-Offensive coordinator/Running backs coach;
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

James D. Runnels (born June 19, 1984) is an

fullback. He played college football at Oklahoma from 2002 to 2005. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 4 seasons from 2006 to 2009, with his longest tenue as a player with the Chicago Bears

.

Runnels was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He attended high school at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City. After graduation from high school in 2002, he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma and played running back for the Sooners.

The

Florida Tuskers

.

Early years

Runnels attended Carl Albert High School in Midwest City where he played football, mostly at

touchdowns

(17). Runnels finished 3rd in state in 4A Shotput. Runnels graduated from Carl Albert in 2002.

College career

Runnels attended the University of Oklahoma. In 53 games at Oklahoma, Runnels

3 cone drill

.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.^[1] He spent most of his rookie season on the bench, but saw playtime towards the end of the season, when starting fullback Jason McKie injured his ankle. Although Runnels was the Bears' second fullback on the depth chart, the Bears often used the more experienced third-string tight end, Gabe Reid instead. The Bears waived/injured Runnels on June 11, 2007, and he spent the season on injured reserve. He was waived by the team on July 24, 2008.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 16, 2008, Runnels signed with the

offensive tackle Luke Petitgout

. He was released by the team four days later.

Cincinnati Bengals

Runnels was signed to the

Geoffrey Pope

.

Runnels was re-signed to a future contract on December 29, 2008. He was waived on August 10, 2009. His release was profiled on the season premiere of the

HBO series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals

.

Coaching career

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Runnels was hired as the Co-Offensive coordinator/Running backs coach of the

United States Football League. ^[2]

References

^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
^ "USFL: Coaching staffs for all eight teams". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

[1] "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

[2] "USFL: Coaching staffs for all eight teams". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

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