Jason Snelling
Chesterfield, Virginia) | |||||
College: | Virginia | ||||
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NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||
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Jason Michael Snelling (born December 29, 1983) is a former
Early years
Snelling played football at
College career
Snelling enrolled to University of Virginia . His average of 5.3 yards per rush is the fifth on the school's all-time rushing record list, topped only by John Papit (1947–50), Terry Kirby (1989–92), Barry Word (1982–85) and Nikki Fisher (1988–91). His 325 rushing yards in 2005 were the most by a Virginia fullback in a season since Charles Way totaled 517 yards in 1994, he also led the ACC fullbacks in rushing yards in 2005.[2] Snelling was diagnosed with epilepsy, and the condition caused him to take a medical redshirt his sophomore season and later miss practices and games. His condition was eventually diagnosed and is now treated by medication.[3] He was unable to talk openly about epilepsy until his senior season at Virginia.
Professional career
He was drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the
On March 4, 2014, Snelling announced his retirement from the National Football League.[6]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2007 | ATL | 7 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | ATL | 16 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 27 | 0 |
2009 | ATL | 14 | 2 | 142 | 613 | 4.3 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 259 | 8.6 | 38 | 1 |
2010 | ATL | 14 | 0 | 87 | 324 | 3.7 | 30 | 2 | 44 | 303 | 6.9 | 28 | 3 |
2011 | ATL | 15 | 0 | 44 | 151 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 179 | 6.9 | 21 | 1 |
2012 | ATL | 16 | 2 | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 203 | 6.5 | 16 | 1 |
2013 | ATL | 14 | 1 | 44 | 164 | 3.7 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 216 | 7.4 | 34 | 3 |
96 | 6 | 363 | 1,420 | 3.9 | 31 | 8 | 168 | 1,249 | 7.4 | 38 | 9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2008 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 6 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons running back Jason Snelling honored by L.C. Bird". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons bio". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Jason Snelling - Atlanta Falcons rookie running back has epilepsy coping-with-epilepsy.comforums
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "NFL Transactions".
- ^ "Falcons announce Jason Snelling has retired". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-04.