Position: Running back. Jersey No.: 29. Height, weight: 5-11, 214. Age: 23. Hometown: Born and lives in Houston. College: LSU.
Round 1, pick 30 (30 overall)
Selected by: Indianapolis Colts
COLTS CAREER RUSHING STATS
YEAR
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
HI-GAME
2006
59
269
4.6
16
1
84
CAREER
59
269
4.6
16
1
84
COLTS CAREER RECEIVING STATS
YEAR
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
HI-GAME
2006
13
87
6.7
21
1
22
CAREER
13
87
6.7
21
1
22
2005 Receiving Statistics
Receptions
Receiving Yards
Yards Per Reception
Touchdowns
20
180
9
1
2005 Rushing Statistics
Rushing Yards
Attempts
Average per Rush
Touchdowns
20
180
9
1
BIO: LSU.s feature back as a senior after sporadically playing
with the first team the prior two years. Rushing totals included
187/911/9 with 20/180/1 receiving. Posted 680 yards on the ground as
a junior and career-best receiving numbers of 26/294/4.
POSITIVES: Explosive running back moving up draft boards.
Patient runner with outstanding instincts, vision and speed. Makes
defenders miss in the open field, deceptively strong and breaks
tackles. Keeps his feet moving up the field and in short-yardage
situations. Fast enough to beat defenders around the corner. Solid
receiver who adjusts to the errant throw and catches the pass with
his hands.
NEGATIVES: Runs with an upright style. Marginally productive
as a blocker.
ANALYSIS: A high-motor player who does the extras to become
better, Addai is slowly developing a complete game. Coming off a
terrific senior campaign and solid postseason, he is poised to become
a starting ball carrier at the next level.
Pro tenure: Rookie, drafted in first round in April with the
30th overall selection.
Grew up in Texas? "Everybody that's from Texas loves Texas. I
went to school at LSU and got to see something different, but at the
same time it was kind of the same because it was right next door."
Favorite food: "I love seafood. I love shrimp pasta.
Basically any kind of noodles, I just love shrimp. My favorite
restaurant in Houston is Pappadeaux's (Seafood Kitchen)."
Whom did you idolize growing up? Michael Jordan. "The
way he handled himself, it's like if he was hurt, you couldn't tell.
If he was down, you couldn't tell. You have a lot of good players,
but when bad things go wrong, they really can't move on. The way he
has handled everything, you've got to love that about him."
First thing popped into your head when the Colts called on draft
day? "I kind of had a feeling that the Colts would pick
me up. The whole thing was like, 'OK, let's see who gets picked up
before.' You want to be on a team like the Colts, winning all the
time and just a great system and you've got to love coach (Tony)
Dungy, but then you're trying to get paid. It's a business. A lot of
people would love to be in the situation I'm in. I was really happy."
Four backs taken in first round. Will there be a rivalry to prove
who's the better back? "Everybody wants to prove they're
the best. There will be some type of competition, but I won't say 'I
hate this person' or 'I hate that person.' I met all those guys and
they seemed real cool and laid back, but yeah, you want to be that
person in the first round, you were one of the last picks in the
round, you want to be that best one just to prove people wrong like,
'You all should have picked me."
Pro Career
College Career
Four-year letterman who started 19 of 51 career games
at RB
was 490-2,576, 18 TDs rushing and
66-641, 6 TDs receiving for career
rushing yards ranked fifth in school
history, while carries ranked eighth
had six 100+ rushing games
receptions total ranked fifth in
school history among RBs.
Personal Bio
Full name is Joseph Addai
born in Houston, Texas
attended Sharpstown High School
played QB and was All-America
selection by ESPN and Fox Sports
was member of the Houston Chronicle
Top 100
was first-team 5A all-state choice
was 37-91-425 passing and 159-1,429,
26 TDs rushing as senior
was 8-47.5 KOR
Addai was first LSU running back to
be selected in first round of NFL draft since Harvey Williams in 1991 (21st
overall, Kansas City Chiefs)
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