Reuben Droughns
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 21, 1978||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Anaheim (Anaheim, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 | ||||||||||||
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Reuben Droughns (/ˈdroʊnz/; born August 21, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Oregon Ducks, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. During his nine years playing professional football, Droughns was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in their Super Bowl XLII victory against the New England Patriots.
Following his playing career, Droughns worked as an assistant coach for the Serbian team
Early years
Born in Chicago, Droughns moved from the Midwest to Orange County, California where he attended Anaheim High School (Anaheim, California) and was a student and a letterman in football and wrestling.[3] In football, he rushed for 49 touchdowns and 4,915 yards, which ranked as the second-most yards gained in Orange County high school football history when he ended his prep career. He was voted All-Orange County and All-CIF twice and All-Orange League three times, including Back of the Year honors as a senior. Droughns was also an accomplished wrestler, winning the CIF-Southern Section title in 1996 (Division I - 189 pounds) during his senior year.[4]
College career
Droughns played college football at the University of Oregon in 1998 and 1999 and was a two-year starter. In his first game for the Ducks, he ran for 202 yards and two scores in a 48-14 rout of Michigan State. Although he missed one game and most of another due to an ankle injury, he would run for 214 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-28 blowout win over Stanford and then 217 yards and three scores on the road against Washington State. One of his most impressive performances came at UCLA, where he ran for 172 yards and a score despite fracturing his right fibula late in the contest (a 41-38 overtime loss), an injury that would force him to miss the rest of the season. Despite the injury, Droughns was still named second team All-Pac-10 for his junior season. Droughns had 1,234 yards and nine touchdowns on 277 carries (4.5) as a senior, including rushing for over 200 yards in three contests, and was a first-team All-Pac-10 choice as a senior. Droughns was a history major at Oregon.
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Professional career
Detroit Lions
2000 season
Droughns was selected by the
2001 season
During the 2001 season, he played in nine games and started three for the Lions, rushing for 72 yards on 30 carries (2.4) and catching four passes for 21 yards (5.3) and a touchdown. He was waived by Detroit after Week 1 and was signed to Miami's practice squad on September 18 before being re-signed by the Lions on October 9.
Denver Broncos
2002-2004 seasons
Droughns played for the
Cleveland Browns
2005-2006 seasons
Droughns was traded to the
New York Giants
2007-2008 seasons
On March 9, 2007, Droughns was traded to the
Droughns was released by the Giants on February 9, 2009.
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 | ||
2001 | DET | 9 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 8 | 1 |
2002 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 22 | 1 |
2003 | DEN | 15 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 15 | 2 |
2004 | DEN | 16 | 15 | 275 | 1,240 | 4.5 | 51 | 6 | 32 | 241 | 7.5 | 23 | 2 |
2005 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 309 | 1,232 | 4.0 | 75 | 2 | 39 | 369 | 9.5 | 51 | 0 |
2006 | CLE | 14 | 12 | 220 | 758 | 3.4 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 169 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 |
2007 | NYG | 16 | 1 | 85 | 275 | 3.2 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
2008 | NYG | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
114 | 51 | 929 | 3,602 | 3.9 | 75 | 19 | 123 | 989 | 8.0 | 51 | 6 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2003 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
2004 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
2007 | NYG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Ex-Browns RB Reuben Droughns heads overseas to coach in the CEFL". May 27, 2010.
- ^ "2010: Vukovi » Central European Football League - CEFL". April 4, 2010.
- ^ Reid, Scott M. (October 14, 1998). "Mean streets". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ "All-Time CIF-SS Team Wrestling Champions", CIF-Southern Section, retrieved August 25, 2023
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Wild Card - Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts - January 4th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Schwab, Frank (January 19, 2005). "Droughns seeks trade". The Gazette. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
- ^ "Reuben Droughns Traded to New York for Tim Carter". ESPN.com. March 9, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007.