LeGarrette Blount was acquired via trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, April 27, 2003...Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Tennessee on April 30, 2010. ...Claimed by Tampa Bay off waivers from the Tennessee Titans on September 6, 2010.
CAREER TRANSACTIONSLeGarrette Blount was acquired via trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, April 27, 2003...Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Tennessee on April 30, 2010. ...Claimed by Tampa Bay off waivers from the Tennessee Titans on September 6, 2010.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Has recorded five 100-yard rushing games.
- Saw his first NFL action vs. Pittsburgh (9/26/2010), where he scored his first career touchdown.
- As an undrafted free agent in 2010, led all rookie running backs in rushing yards (1,007), becoming the third rookie running back in team history to finish with over 1,000 yards in a single season and only the second undrafted rookie running back in league history to have a 1,000-yard season.
- Named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December/January 2010 following his league-leading 511 yards in the final five games of the season.
- Awarded FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors after a 164-yard rushing performance vs. Seattle (12/26/2010).
- Nominated for the NFL’s Pepsi Rookie of the Week award four times through the 2010 season.
- Named to both The Sporting News and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Teams for 2010.
- Started season opener vs. Detroit (9/11).
- Rushed for 71 yards on 13 attempts for two touchdowns at Minnesota (9/18), including the game-winning score.
- Against Atlanta (9/25), rushed for 81 yards and recorded one reception for 13 yards, for 94 yards of total offense.
- Recorded a season-high 127 yards rushing on 25 carries vs. Indianapolis (10/3).
- Recorded 13 rushes for 72 yards at New Orleans (11/6).2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
- In his rookie campaign in 2010, led all rookie running backs with 1,007 rushing yards, becoming the third rookie running back in team history to finish with over 1,000 yards in a single season and only the second undrafted rookie running back in league history to have a 1,000-yard season.
- Named to both The Sporting News and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Teams for 2010.
- Nominated for the NFL’s Pepsi Rookie of the Week award four times throughout the 2010 season.
- Awarded the FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors following his 164 yard rushing performance vs. Seattle in Week 16.
- Named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December/January following his league-leading 511 yards in the final five games of the 2010 season.
- Saw his first NFL action vs. Pittsburgh (9/26), rushing six times for 27 yards and his first career touchdown, the first rushing touchdown scored against Pittsburgh of the 2010 season.
- Recorded his first 100-yard rushing game at Arizona (10/31), where he totaled 120 yards on 22 attempts and two touchdowns.
- Rushed 19 times for 91 yards vs. Carolina (11/14).
- Recorded his first NFL start at San Francisco (11/21), rushing a career-high 26 times for 82 yards.
- Against Atlanta (12/5), rushed for 103 yards on 20 attempts for his second career 100-yard rushing game.
- Finished with 110 yards on 15 rushes, including a 39-yard touchdown run, vs. Detroit (12/19).
- Recorded a career-high rushing game vs. Seattle (12/26), finishing with 164 yards on 18 attempts, including a career-long 53 yard run.
COLLEGE
- Spent two seasons at Oregon after playing two years at East Mississippi Community College (Scooba, MS).
- Rushed for a combined 3,358 yards and 37 touchdowns at the two schools, despite missing most of his senior season at Oregon.
- In two seasons at Oregon, totaled 159 carries for 1,066 yards and 19 touchdowns in 16 games and added four receptions for 15 yards.
- As a senior in 2009, appeared in three games with one start and totaled 22 carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
- Played in 13 games and rushed 137 times for 1,002 yards and a school-record 17 touchdowns as a junior in 2008.
- Earned 2008 All-Pac 10 honorable mention and won team’s Duane Cargill Award, given to the squad’s impact player.
- In two seasons with East Mississippi Community College, totaled 367 carries for 2,292 yards and 18 touchdowns in 17 games, as well as 19 receptions for 283 yards and two scores.
- Earned junior college All-American and first-team All-State honors.
PERSONAL
- Majored in political science.
- Attended Taylor County High School (Perry, FL), where he was a four-year starter earning second-team All-State honors as a senior.
- Rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his final three high school seasons.
- Greeted fans and spread team spirit on the Buccaneers’ float at the Gasparilla Day Parade in January 2011.
- Visited MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa along with Josh Freeman, Geno Hayes and GM Mark Dominik for a military appreciation rally in honor of Veterans Day in November 2010.
- Visited hospital patients and sang Christmas carols to residents at Westminster Palms retirement home in December 2010.
- Has a son, LeGarrette Rashon Blount, Jr.
- Born LeGarrette Montez Blount on December 5, 1986 in Madison, Florida.
