BenJarvus Green-Ellis was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2008 ... Released by the Patriots (8/30/08) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (8/31/08) ... Signed to the Patriots' active roster (10/11/08).
 

GP/GS (Playoffs): 21/3

• Green-Ellis finished second on the Patriots with five rushing touchdowns in 2008. He recorded a touchdown in four straight games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9 and reached the end zone in five of six games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 23.
• Green-Ellis ran for 105 yards on 26 carries against Buffalo (11/9/08), recording his first career 100-yard rushing game in just his fifth career game.

2009 (12/0/0/4): Played in 12 games while being listed as a day-of-game inactive four times in 2009 … Had 26 carries for 114 yards and two receptions for 11 yards.

Buffalo (9/14): Inactive. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Saw his first action of the season, playing in reserve on special teams kickoff and punt return units against the Jets … Made one special teams tackle. Atlanta (9/27): Inactive. Baltimore (10/4): Inactive. at Denver (10/11): Played in reserve on special teams kickoff and punt return units. Tennessee (10/18): Saw significant action in reserve at running back as the Patriots set a team record with 619 net yards in a 59-0 victory over the Titans … Registered seven carries for 67 yards, including a career-long 29-yard rush in the fourth quarter … Grabbed two receptions out of the backfield for 11 yards. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Played in reserve at running back and on special teams coverage and return units in the Patriots’ 35-7 win over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium. Miami (11/8): Played in reserve at running back and on special teams coverage and return units in the Patriots’ 27-17 win … Tallied one carry for seven yards. at Indianapolis (11/15): Played in reserve at fullback and on special teams coverage and return units at the Colts … Made one special teams tackle. N.Y. Jets (11/22): Played in reserve at running back and on special teams coverage and return units in the Patriots’ 31-14 win over the Jets … Tallied five carries for 10 yards, including a hard-fought 4-yard gain on third and one for a first down in the third quarter … Tallied one special teams tackle. at New Orleans (11/30): Played in reserve at running back and on special teams coverage and return units at the Saints. at Miami (12/6): Played in reserve on special teams coverage and return units at the Dolphins. Carolina (12/13): Saw action in reserve on special teams coverage and return units in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the Panthers … Registered a season-high two special teams tackles. at Buffalo (12/20): Played in reserve on special team coverage and return units in the Patriots’ 17-10 win over the Bills. Jacksonville (12/27): Inactive. at Houston (1/3): Played in reserve at running back making four carries for a gain of 22 yards at the Texans.

2009 Postseason (0/0/0/1): Baltimore (1/10): Inactive.

2008 (9/3): Played in nine games with three starts after being signed to the active roster from the practice squad on Oct. 11 ... Finished the season with five rushing touchdowns, a total that ranked second on the team ... Recorded a touchdown in four straight games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9 and reached the end zone in five of six games from Oct. 20 to Nov. 23 ... Was a part of the best rushing season for the Patriots in more than 20 years, totaling 2,278 rushing yards (sixth in team history and the most since 1985), 21 rushing touchdowns (tied for fourth in team history and the most since 1981) and an average of 4.4 yards per carry (fifth in team history and the best since 1983) ... Spent the first four weeks of the season as a member of the Patriots practice squad ... Made his NFL debut, playing in reserve at running back at San Diego (10/12) ... Scored his first NFL touchdown on a 1-yard rush against Denver (10/20) ... Made his first NFL start against St. Louis (10/26) and registered his second rushing touchdown in as many games with a 2-yard run ... Tallied a team-high 15 rushes for 57 yards, including his third rushing touchdowns in as many games at Indianapolis (11/2) ... Ran for a season-high 105 yards on 26 carries against Buffalo (11/9), recording his first career 100-yard rushing game in just his fifth career game ... Recorded a rushing touchdown for the fourth consecutive game with a 1-yard score ... Scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season on a 1-yard run at Miami (11/23) ... Recorded a career long 20-yard reception against Pittsburgh (11/30).
 

As a senior in 2007, became only the second rebel runing back to reach the 1,000 yard single season mark twice in his career, gaining 1,137 yards rushing... Posted five 100-yard rushing games to go along with six touchdowns... Earned a career high 226 yards on 33 carries and one touchdown against Missouri... As a junior in 2006, finished with 1,000 yards rushing on 234 carries and seven touchdowns... Set a school record with his 234 rushing attempts... An ALL-SEC first team selection by the AP...  Redshirted at Mississippi in 2005... As a sophomore at Indiana in 2004, led the team with 794 yards rushing on 231 carries and five touchdowns... As a freshman in 2003, carried the ball 225 times for 938 yards and seven touchdowns.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis was born the son of Latonia Green on July 2, 1985 ... Attended St. Augustine High School (New Orleans, La.) and played both running back and fullback ... Earned All-District recognition from The Times-Picayune and The Clarion Herald in his senior season ... All-City and All- Metro selection ... Also lettered twice in track and field ... Majored in business management at Mississippi.
 

• BenJarvus' mother, Latonia Green, has attended all of his football games - in high school, college and the NFL - with the exception of one game while he was playing for the University of Mississippi.
• BenJarvus attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, which is also the high school alma mater of former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson and Carl Weathers, who played for the Oakland Raiders for two seasons before launching a successful acting career.