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2011 Football Roster

5 Darryl Whiting

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown E. Elmhurst, N.Y.
  • Highschool Holy Cross

Biography

Moved into the starting lineup at running back last year and finished the year as the team[apos]s leading rusher... second in the Patriot League in rushing average last fall... slated to be the starting running back again in 2011... gained 83 yards on 17 carries in the 2011 Spring Game... came into his own in 2009, starting two games and leading the Rams in rushing... ranked fifth in the Patriot League in rushing... played himself into the running back rotation with a solid 2009 spring season... gives the Rams athleticism in the offensive backfield... saw limited varsity action in 2008.

2010: Appeared in ten games as a junior for the Rams, starting four at running back... led the team with 771 rushing yards on 169 carries (4.6 yards/rush) with a team-best eight touchdowns... ranked second in the Patriot League in rushing yards per game (77.1) and 43rd in the NCAA FCS... eighth in the Patriot League in total offense... ranked third in the Patriot League in scoring (touchdowns) at 4.8 points/game and sixth overall in scoring... seventh in the league in all-purpose yards (79.4/game)... also caught six passes for 23 yards... set career highs with 38 carries for 251 yards and two touchdowns (both two yards) in the win over Georgetown... the 251 yards was the third most in a game all-time for the Rams... also had two catches for 12 yards against the Hoyas... followed the Georgetown game by gaining 171 yards on 38 carries with two scores (one and 30 yards) in the win at Bucknell... gained 108 yards on 29 rushes with one touchdown (seven yards) in the Lafayette victory... opened season with 67 yards on 15 carries at Bryant... picked up 56 yards on 14 attempts in the win over Rhode Island... closed out the season with 17 rushes for 53 yards and one touchdown (14 yards) versus Colgate... also had one reception for ten yards in the Colgate contest.

2009: Appeared in all eleven games for the Rams as a sophomore, starting two... led the Rams with 132 carries for 681 yards (5.2 yards/carry) and five touchdowns... ranked fifth in the Patriot League in rushing (61.9 yards/game)... also caught six passes for 52 yards (8.7 yards/catch)... had two 100-yard rushing games... closed out season with a 25-carry, 172-yard, one touchdown game (two yards) in the win at Georgetown... rushed for 101 yards on 14 carries with a 57-yard scoring run in the victory over Old Dominion... recorded 72 rushing yards on 18 attempts in the Bucknell game and 70 yards on 18 rushes against Lehigh... carried eight times for 56 yards and one score (6 yards) in the Bryant win... recorded nine rushes for 48 yards and one reception for seven yards against Holy Cross... rushed nine times for 41 yards and added a reception for 29 yards versus Lehigh... gained 36 yards on ten carries with one touchdown (5 yards) at Colgate.

2008: Appeared in two games as a freshman... rushed four times for eleven yards... gained 13 yards on three carries at Holy Cross... also appeared with the junior varsity, rushing for a touchdown and catching a 25-yard pass to set up another score in a win over Columbia... finished with 23 rushing yards and two receptions in the game.

Before Fordham: A graduate of Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York, where he played football and basketball... selected to play in the Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL) Senior Bowl Game in 2007... received CHSFL All-League Offense Award as a senior... rushed for 1,018 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2007... gained 241 yards rushing on 14 carries with two touchdowns in a win over Kellenberg... selected to appear in the Outback Steakhouse Bowl... named 2007 All-Queens Offense by the Queens Ledger... team MVP... served as a team captain for the freshman squad in 2004 and was named team MVP... nominated for Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students in 2004-05.

Personal: Born March 18, 1990... son of Deirdre Wallace... has one brother (Joshua)... a Business Administration major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2008Freshman

    Running Back
    6'3" 205 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2009Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'3" 223 lbs
    32
  • 5

    2010Junior

    Running Back
    6'3" 225 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011Senior

    Running Back
    6'3" 235 lbs
    5