Deji Karim

Deji Karim
Deji Karim
No. 35     Jacksonville Jaguars
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18) (age 24)
Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight: 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: Southern Illinois
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180
Debuted in 2010 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2011
Rushing Attempts     90
Rushing Yards     285
Rushing Average     3.2
Touchdowns     0
Receptions     15
Receiving Yards     130
Stats at NFL.com

Abdul-Gafar Olatokumbo Ayodeji Lamar "Deji" Karim (pronounced /ˈdeɪʒi kəˈriːm/ day-zhee kə-reem; born November 18, 1986) is an American football running back with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played collegiately for Southern Illinois and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

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High School career

Karim attended Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City where he was teammates with St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford. He earned all state honors his senior year after he rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 28 TDs as a senior.[1]

College career

Karim played two seasons (2005, 2006) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. In those two seasons he rushed for 1,972 yards on 328 carries with 25 touchdowns. He also had 25 receptions for 315 yards and a receiving touchdown.[2]

Karim then transferred to Southern Illinois. He led the Salukis in 2007 with eight rushing touchdowns, but missed the 2008 season with a knee injury. The 2009 season brought him national recognition as he led the Football Championship Subdivision with 1,694 rushing yards and guided Southern Illinois to the No. 1 national ranking for three weeks, its second-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference Championship and the Elite Eight of the FCS Playoffs. Karim broke the SIU single-season record for all-purpose yards (2,339) and averaged 30.9 yards on 14 kickoff returns with one touchdown. He was named a first team All-American by four different services and was the MVFC Offensive Player of the Year. Karim finished third in the voting for the 2009 Walter Payton Award (awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision).[3]

He finished his career at Southern Illinois with 2,080 rushing yards, 26 rushing touchdowns, 10 career 100-yard rushing games and averaged 6.58 yards per carry. Karim only fumbled once in 351 career touches.[4]

Professional career

He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 180th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 8½ in 209 lb 4.40 s 1.45 s 2.45 s 4.33 s 6.95 s 43 in 10 ft 3 in 19 rep
All values from SIU Pro Day (March 18, 2010)[5]
Year Carries Yards Rushing Touchdowns Yards Per Carry Receptions Yards Receiving Touchdowns Return Yards Return Touchdowns Fumbles
2010 35 160 0 4.6 3 10 0 1,248 0 4
2011 55 125 0 2.3 12 120 0 501 0 0
Career 90 285 0 3.5 15 130 0 1,749 0 4

In July 2010, Karim signed a 4-year $1.9 million dollar deal with the Jaguars.[6]

2010 Season

During the 2010 season Deji Karim was used primarily as a returner and was the Jaguars 3rd running back on the depth Chart. Karim had 50 kick returns and averaged 25 yards per return. On limited carries he only produced 160 Yards during his rookie season.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2952
  2. ^ http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=2952
  3. ^ http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042410aab.html
  4. ^ http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042410aab.html
  5. ^ "Deji Karim". NFLDraftScout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=85880&draftyear=2010&genpos=RB. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
  6. ^ http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2010/7/22/1583298/jacksonville-jaguars-ink-another
  7. ^ http://www.nfl.com/player/dejikarim/1037847/profile

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31 Talmadge Jackson | 40 DuJuan Harris | 41 Matt Estrada | 58 Stephen Franklin | 66 George Bussey | 76 Daniel Baldridge | 95 Corvey Irvin | -- Colin Cloherty
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Date of birth November 18, 1986
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