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slaton, steveNFL debut and carried the ball 13 times for 43yards with a long of 14 at Pittsburgh (9/7)…caughtthree passes for six yards…started at RB for thefirst time in his career at Tennessee (9/21) and had18 carries for 116 yards and one touchdown, postingthe first 100-yard game of his career…rushed10 times for 33 yards and caught eight passes for83 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown catchin the second quarter, at Jacksonville (9/28)…ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attemptsvs. Indianapolis (10/5)…ran for 80 yardson 17 carries, including a one-yard touchdownin the second quarter, vs. Detroit (10/19)…carriedthe ball 15 times for 53 yards vs. Cincinnati(10/26) and scored his fifth rushing touchdown ofthe season…ran for a Texans rookie-record 156yards on 14 carries at Indianapolis (11/16), includinga career-long 71-yard touchdown run…his 71-yard rush was the longest run from scrimmage inTexans history, bettering RB Domanick Williams’51-yard run at Cincinnati on 11/9/03…156 yardsrushing were the second-highest in franchise history,trailing only Williams’ 158-yard day at Jacksonvilleon 12/26/04…averaged 11.1 yards percarry, which was the highest single-game averagein Texans history…ran for 130 yards and twotouchdowns on 21 carries and caught two passesfor 52 yards on Monday Night Football vs. Jacksonville(12/1)…rushed for 120 yards on 26 carriesand caught three passes for 40 yards at Green Bay(12/7)…went over 1,000 yards for the season witha five-yard gain in the third quarter…became thesecond Texan to run for over 1,000 yards in a seasonand registered the third 1,000-yard season inteam history…gained 100 yards on 24 carries vs.Tennessee (12/14)…broke the team rookie rushingrecord in the game and established anotherteam record with his fifth 100-yard rushing daythis season…became the first Texans runningback to have three consecutive 100-yard rushinggames in a season…ran for 66 yards on 18 carriesat Oakland (12/21)…surpassed the previousfranchise single-season rushing record of 1,188yards during the game…ran the ball 20 times for92 yards and one touchdown and also caught fivepasses for 36 yards vs. Chicago (12/28)…finishedthe season as the NFL’s leading rookie rusher andalso set the Texans single-season rushing recordwith 1,282 yards.COLLEGE: Rushed for 3,923 yards during his careerat West Virginia, ranking third on the school’s alltimerecord list and third in Big East history…setthe WVU career record for rushing touchdownswith 50…664 rushing attempts were third-most inschool history…second-team All-Big East choiceas a junior in 2007 when he rushed for 1,051 yardsand 17 touchdowns on 211 carries…17 touchdownsrushing in both 2005 and 2007 tied for thirdon the school’s season-record list…was a firstteamAll-American selection as a sophomore in2006 by the American Football Coaches Association,Football Writers Association, Walter Camp,The Sporting News and Associated Press, andadded second-team honors from The NFL DraftReport and Rivals.com…finished fourth in the votingfor the Heisman Trophy and was a MaxwellAward semi-finalist…selected by the PhiladelphiaSports Writers as the Amateur Athlete of theYear...named the team’s Most Valuable Player…finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to thenation’s top running back…All-Big East Conferencefirst-team pick…1,774 yards rushing in 2006set a school season-record, topping the old markof 1,710 yards by Cobourne in 2002…freshman All-American first-team choice in 2005 by Rivals.comand a second-team pick by The Sporting News…second-team All-Big East Conference selectionand named the league’s Rookie of the Year...rushed for 1,128 yards on 205 carries, including17 touchdowns…ran for a Sugar Bowl-record 204yards vs. Georgia in the 2006 game, the secondhighesttotal by a player in a BCS bowl game...Athletic Coaching Education major.PERSONAL: Attended Conwell-Egan (Levittown,Pa.) Catholic High School…made the varsityfootball team as a freshman, going on to earn All-HOUSTONTEXANS.COM