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Jersey Number 21
Royce Freeman
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Major:
- Crime, Law & Society
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Imperial, Calif.
- High School:
- Imperial
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017
Second-Team All-Conference
SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention
Maxwell Award Semifinalist (National Player of the Year)
Doak Walker Award Semifinalist (Nation's Top Running Back)
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Team (Week 3 and 8)
Madness Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 12)
Kilkenny Team MVP Award (Voted on by Teammates)
Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee
2016
All-Conference Honorable Mention
2015
Second-Team All-America (FWAA)
First-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Coaches)
Skeie's Award (Team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player as voted by his teammates)
Maxwell Award Watch List (National Player of the Year Award)
Doak Walker Award Watch List (Nation's Top Running Back)
Walter Camp Football Foundation Watch List (National Player of the Year Award)
2014
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
First-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Athlon's, Phil Steele)
Second-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Coaches)
Freshman All-America (Athlon's, ESPN.com, FWAA, Scout, 247Sports)
Casanova Award (Team's 1st-Year Player of the Year)
2017
Second-Team All-Conference
SB Nation All-America Honorable Mention
Maxwell Award Semifinalist (National Player of the Year)
Doak Walker Award Semifinalist (Nation's Top Running Back)
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Team (Week 3 and 8)
Madness Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 12)
Kilkenny Team MVP Award (Voted on by Teammates)
Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee
2016
All-Conference Honorable Mention
2015
Second-Team All-America (FWAA)
First-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Coaches)
Skeie's Award (Team's Most Outstanding Offensive Player as voted by his teammates)
Maxwell Award Watch List (National Player of the Year Award)
Doak Walker Award Watch List (Nation's Top Running Back)
Walter Camp Football Foundation Watch List (National Player of the Year Award)
2014
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
First-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Athlon's, Phil Steele)
Second-Team Pac-12 All-Conference (Coaches)
Freshman All-America (Athlon's, ESPN.com, FWAA, Scout, 247Sports)
Casanova Award (Team's 1st-Year Player of the Year)
2017 — Started in 12 games his senior season leading the team with 1,475 yards rushing, his third season with over 1,000 yards rushing, and 16 touchdowns off 244 attempts ... Rushed for over 100 yards in nine out of 12 games ... Also caught 14 passes for 164 yards throughout the year ... Finished 10th in the country in rushing, averaging 122.9 yards per game ... Opened the season rushing for over 150 yards against Southern Utah (150), Nebraska (153), and Wyoming (157) ... Closed the year out on a six-game streak with at least 100 yards rushing, eclipsing the century mark against Stanford (144), UCLA (160), Utah (139), Washington (122), Arizona (135) and Oregon State (122) to give him nine 100-yard games on the year ...Tied his career high in the season opener with four touchdowns against SUU off 23 carries ... Accounted for four touchdowns against Arizona as well on 19 carries ... Tied for 12th in the country in rushing touchdowns (16) and tied for 15th in total TDs (16) ... Became Oregon's all-time career rushing touchdown leader following his sole touchdown at Arizona State to give him 54 career rushing touchdowns ... Recorded a season-high 207 all-purpose yards at Wyoming, rushing for 157 yards off 30 carries while catching one pass for 50 yards ... Became UO's all-time career rushing attempts leader earning 97 carries throughout the first four games to give him 800 career attempts ... Set Oregon career rushing record and eclipsed 5,000-yard rushing mark ... First Duck to go over 6,000 career all-purpose yards mark ... Oregon's all-time leader in rushing yards, all-purpose yards, rushing TDs, total TDs, points scored, 100-yard games and carries ... Became the Pac-12's all-time leading rusher after running for 122 yards on 19 carries against Oregon State ... Sixth in college football history in career rushing yards ... Set Pac-12 record with 64 total TDs ... 10th in college football history with 60 rushing TDs ... Named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference ... Maxwell and Doak Walker Award semifinalist ... Awarded the Kilkenny Team MVP Award as voted on by teammates ... Invited to play in Reese's Senior Bowl.
2016 — Finished the season as the team's leading rusher, recording nine touchdowns for 945 rushing yards, despite not playing against Colorado and less than full strength in several others . . . Started at running back in 10 games while adding a 10th score with a 1-yard catch in Salt Lake City . . . Remains only nine rushing touchdowns shy from becoming Oregon's all-time leader in career rushing touchdowns (44) and 936 yards away from equaling the Ducks all-time rushing record (4,146 yards) . . . The honorable mention all-conference standout eclipsed the 100-yard plateau five times, including his last three games of the year vs. Stanford, Utah and Oregon State, with his 22nd career effort over the century mark placing him second in Oregon history . . . Added a second 200-yard performance of his collegiate tenure with 207 yards against Virginia on a season-high 21 carries . . . Ran for three touchdowns at Washington State and scored a pair of TDs on two additional occasions . . . Included was a career-long 85-yard score in the second game of the year against Virginia . . . Only the fourth player in Oregon history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (2014, 2015).
2015 — The second-team All-American (Football Writers Association of America) and Pac-12 Conference rushing runner-up (141.2 avg.) broke LaMichael James' single-season school rushing record with 1,836 yards, posting the Ducks' highest per-game average since James' 150.4 yards in 2011 . . . Ranked fourth in the country in rushing in addition to becoming the only FBS player nationally to accumulate more than 100 yards from scrimmage in every game . . . He led the country with 36 runs of 15 yards or more and has rushed for more yards over the past two years (3,201) than any other Power 5 player in the country . . . The first-team all-league standout eclipsed school standards by rushing for 100 yards or more in nine consecutive games to finish the season over the century mark 11 times in 13 outings . . . Led the league in total touchdowns scored (19) and rushing TDs (17) while tying for 12th in the country in both categories . . . Voted the Ducks' Most Outstanding Offensive Player by his teammates, he ran for a collegiate-best 246 yards (9.1-yard avg.) and two touchdowns in a setback against Washington State - the top rushing effort in the Pac-12 this season . . . His output came one week after picking up 163 yards on the ground in a win at Colorado, marking his best consecutive-game totals of the year . . . Also caught three passes for 46 yards and a third score vs. the Cougars . . . Scored touchdowns in 11 of 13 appearances, with his season-high three TDs against Eastern Washington, Washington State, and TCU falling one shy of his Oregon-best four scores his freshman year vs. Washington . . . Began the year running for 180 yards while averaging 8.6 yards per carry in the season-opening win over Eastern Washington . . . Accounted for 105 rushing yards and two of his scores in the first half . . . Added 92 yards and one score on 24 carries at Michigan State as well as equaled his collegiate best with three receptions (34 yards) against the Spartans - a feat he would duplicate four more times as a sophomore . . . Participated in a season-best 72 snaps against both Michigan State and Oregon State.
2014 — The Pac-12 Conference's Freshman Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) and first-team all-league choice (Athlon's, Phil Steele Magazine) led Oregon's rushing attack (91.0 avg.), climbing to fifth in the conference in rushing while averaging 7.6 points and 101.5 all-purpose yards per outing . . . The 2014 Freshman All-American scored 18 touchdowns and tallied 1,523 all-purpose yards . . . Led the Pac-12 in touchdowns scored (tied for 12th nationally in rushing touchdowns). . . Rumbled into the end zone twice to help secure a Rose Bowl victory over Florida State . . . Put together six 100-yard rushing efforts against UCLA (121 yards), Washington (169 yards), California (112), Colorado (105), Oregon State (135), and Arizona (114, Pac-12 Championships), in addition to falling two rushing yards shy of eclipsing the century mark vs. Stanford and one yard short at Utah . . . Hauled in a season-best three receptions for 52 yards to help lead the Ducks to a victory over the Cardinal . . . Ran for 89 yards (6.8 avg.) against Michigan State in addition to catching two passes for 22 yards . . . Accounted for a quartet of scores on the ground vs. the Huskies after running for a pair of TDs vs. the Spartans, South Dakota and UCLA . . . Logged two or more rushing touchdowns in seven outings . . . Leading the Ducks in rushing on 10 of 15 occasions, added 75 yards in his first collegiate start at Washington State before rebounding the following week with 85 yards against Arizona . . . Capped his longest run of the year (38 yards) in the end zone vs. Michigan State and added a 37-yard scoring run against the Huskies . . . Threw his first TD pass as a collegian (26 yards to Marcus Mariota) vs. the visitors from Tucson . . . Was the recipient of the school's Casanova Award following the season as Oregon's top first-year standout . . . The freshman sensation drew comparisons to some of Oregon's past all-time greats and became the program's first true freshman 1,000-yard rusher in school history - and the top true freshman rusher in conference history.
FREEMAN'S CAREER BESTS
Points scored: 24, Arizona, 11/18/17; Southern Utah, 09/02/17; Washington, 10/18/14
Touchdowns: 4, Arizona, 11/18/17; Southern Utah, 09/02/17; Washington, 10/18/14
Rush attempts: 30 [t-8th], at Wyoming, 09/16/17
Rush yards: 246, Washington State, 10/10/15 (27 carries)
Rush TDs: 4, Arizona, 11/18/17; Southern Utah, 09/02/17; Washington, 10/18/14
Long rush: 85, Virginia, 9/10/16
Receptions: 8, Utah, 11/19/16
Receiving yards: 52, Stanford, 11/01/14 (3 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, at Oregon State, 11/29/14; Utah, 09/26/15, Washington State 10/10/15
Long reception: 50, at Wyoming, 09/16/17
Total offense attempts: 30, at Wyoming Cowboys, 09/16/17 (30 rush, 0 pass)
Total offense yards: 246, Washington State, 10/10/15 (246 rush, 0 pass)
All-purpose yards: 292, Washington State, 10/10/15 (2246 rush, 46 receiving)
Dillon Thieneman | Postgame vs Penn State
Sunday, September 28
Bryce Boettcher | Postgame vs Penn State
Sunday, September 28
Dante Moore | Postgame vs Penn State
Sunday, September 28
Dan Lanning | Postgame vs Penn State
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