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Justin Fargas
RB #25
Years:
7
Age:
29
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
College:
USC
Career Stats
Season Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
G GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Long TD FUM Lost
TOTAL 698 2,878 -- 53 7 60 410 -- 21 0 9 4
2008 OAK 14 14 218 853 3.9 42 1 10 52 5.2 12 0 3 1
2007 OAK 14 7 222 1,009 4.5 48 4 23 188 8.2 17 0 3 1
2006 OAK 16 6 178 659 3.7 48 1 13 91 7.0 21 0 1 0
2005 OAK 14 0 5 28 5.6 15 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 -- --
2004 OAK 12 0 35 126 3.6 15 1 11 68 6.2 21 0 1 1
2003 OAK 10 1 40 203 5.1 53 0 2 2 1.0 6 0 1 1

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PRO: Durable, slashing runner followed a breakout 2007 season by posting solid rushing numbers in 2008…Has played in 80 games with 28 starts through six seasons and has led the Raiders in rushing for three straight years…Has rushed for 2,878 yards and seven touchdowns in six seasons…Has also caught 60 passes for 410 yards…Eclipsed the 1,000 rushing yards plateau for the first time in his career with 1,009 in 2007.

PRO: Durable, slashing runner followed a breakout 2007 season by posting solid rushing numbers in 2008…Has played in 80 games with 28 starts through six seasons and has led the Raiders in rushing for three straight years…Has rushed for 2,878 yards and seven touchdowns in six seasons…Has also caught 60 passes for 410 yards…Eclipsed the 1,000 rushing yards plateau for the first time in his career with 1,009 in 2007.

2008: Started 14 games, starting every game that he dressed for…Paced the team with 853 yards on 218 carries…Rushing total was the second highest of his career…Also caught 10 passes for 52 yards…Inactive due to injury from 9/21-9/28…(9/8) vs. DEN: Rushed for a team-high 97 yards on 18 carries…Broke a season-long 42-yard run in the fourth quarter…(9/14) @ KC: Had nine carries for 43 yards before leaving the game with a groin injury…(10/12) @ NO: Led team with 35 yards rushing on 10 carries…(10/19) vs. NYJ: Paced the Oakland ground attack with 74 yards on a season-high 28 carries…(10/26) @ BAL: Had 24 yards on 12 rushes…(11/2) vs. ATL: Rushed for 23 yards on six attempts…(11/9) vs. CAR: Had a team-high 22 carries for 89 yards…(11/16) @ MIA: Led team with 17 carries for 57 yards…(11/23) @ DEN: Posted first 100-yard rushing game of the season, leading team with 107 yards on 24 carries…Carried one time for a game-high 21 yards and rushed four times for 37 yards to help set up a fourth quarter touchdown run by RB Darren McFadden…(11/30) vs. KC: Rushed for 82 yards on 18 carries…Scored a touchdown on a 1-yard dive in the third quarter, marking his seventh career rushing touchdown…Had one reception for a 3-yard gain…(12/4) @ SD: Rushed 12 times for 50 yards…Caught two passes for nine yards…(12/14) vs. NE: Rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries…(12/21) vs. HOU: Had a gamehigh 22 carries for 93 yards…Gained 19 yards on three carries during a third quarter touchdown drive that gave the Raiders a 20-13 lead…Added one reception for four yards…(12/28) @ TB: Had six carries for 11 yards before leaving game with an injury.

2007:
Played in 14 games and started seven…Rushed for a career-high 1,009 yards and four touchdowns…Caught 23 passes for 188 yards before being placed on the inactive list and then Injured Reserve for the last two weeks of the season...Broke loose for a 48-yard run against Miami (9/30), his longest rush of the season…Finished the game against the Dolphins with 179 yards on 22 attempts, setting a career high for yards in a single game…(9/9) vs. DET: Carried the ball five times for 19 yards…His 11-yard run in the fourth quarter set the table for a 7-yard touchdown reception…(9/16) @ DEN: Carried the ball eight times for 13 yards…(9/23) vs. CLE: Carried the ball eight times for 50 yards and caught one pass for seven yards…Had a 21-yard run on third-and-one to prolong an eventual eight-play, 93-yard touchdown drive…Carried the ball four times for 20 yards on a 15-play, 80-yard touchdown drive…(9/30) @ MIA: Carried the ball a game-high 22 times for 179 yards…His 48-yard run set up a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter…Had eight carries for 79 yards on the team’s final drive that took up 5:54 to seal the victory…(10/14) @ SD: Carried the ball two times for 10 yards…Had a 16-yard reception on third-and-14 to prolong the team’s eventual 17-play, 60-yard touchdown drive…(10/21) vs. KC: Carried the ball once for one yard…Had three catches for 19 yards…(10/28) @ TEN: Had 12 carries for 61 yards…Caught three passes for 36 yards…(11/4) vs. HOU: Started at RB and carried 23 times for 104 yards…Had two receptions for 15 yards…Capped off a 14-play, 85-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run…Carried the ball seven times for 25 yards on that drive…(11/11) vs. CHI: Started at RB and carried the ball 23 times for 81 yards…Had five receptions for 23 yards…(11/18) @ MIN: Started at RB and ran 22 times for 60 yards…Caught three passes for 29 yards…(11/25) @ KC: Started at RB and had 22 carries for 139 yards…Caught two passes for 18 yards… Capped off a three-play, 77-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run that proved to be the difference…Gained three first downs on the Raiders final drive to preserve the victory...(12/2) vs. DEN: Started at RB and ran a career-high 33 times for 146 yards…Capped off a 10-play, 43-yard drive in the fourth quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run to seal the victory…Had eight carries for 43 yards on the team’s 10-play, 83-yard opening touchdown drive…Caught two passes for 18 yards…(12/9) @ GB: Started at RB and ran 15 times for 57 yards…(12/16) vs. IND: Started at RB…Carried the ball 26 times for 89 yards…Caught one pass for seven yards…Carried the ball eight times for 38 yards on the team’s 20-play, 99-yard touchdown drive…Carried the ball eight times for 28 yards on the team’s 13-play, 60-yard touchdown drive which he capped off with a 2-yard touchdown run.

2006: Played in 16 games with six starts…Led the Silver and Black in rushing attempts (178) and rushing yards (659)…(9/11) vs. SD: Carried five times for 35 yards…(9/17) @ BAL: Carried one time for one yard…(10/1) vs. CLE: Had three carries for 54 yards…(10/8) @ SF: Rushed eight times for 63 yards and one catch for five yards…(10/15) @ DEN: Carried three times for 11 yards…(10/22) vs. AZ: Rushed 23 times for 66 yards…(10/29) vs. PIT: Carried 18 times for 55 yards…(11/6) @ SEA: Carried one time for minus-2 yards…(11/12) vs. DEN: Carried eight times for minus-6 yards…(11/19) @ KC: Had 19 carries for 52 yards…(11/26) @ SD: Started at RB and carried 14 times for 32 yards…(12/3) vs. HOU: Started at RB, carrying the ball 14 times for 49 yards…Caught one pass for nine yards…(12/10) @ CIN: Started at RB and carried 13 times for 37 yards and made two catches for two yards…(12/17) vs. STL: Started at RB and carried
12 times for 43 yards and caught one pass for 10 yards…(12/23) vs. KC: Started at RB, ran 19 times for 90 yards and caught two passes for seven yards…(12/31) @ NYJ: Started at RB, carrying 17 times for 79 yards…Made three catches for nine yards.

2005: Played in the final 14 games, seeing action as a reserve RB and on special teams…Rushed five times for 28 yards and caught one pass for nine yards…Recorded eight special teams tackles…(9/25) @ PHI: Saw first action of the season at RB and gained two yards on one carry…(10/2) vs. DAL: Played at RB and rushed once for two yards…(10/16) vs. SD: Played on special teams and registered one solo tackle…(10/30) @ TEN: Played on special teams
and recorded one solo stop…(11/6) @ KC: Played on special teams and had two tackles…(12/4) @ SD: Had one special teams tackle…(12/18) vs. CLE: Made one tackle on special teams…(12/24) @ DEN: Played at RB and recorded a season-high 26 yards on two carries, with a long of 15 yards…Caught one pass for nine yards…Also had one tackle on special teams…(12/31) vs. NYG: Played at RB and tallied one solo tackle on special teams.

2004: Saw action in 11 games at RB and on special teams…Rushed 35 times for 126 yards…Also caught 11 passes for 68 yards…Recorded four tackles on special
teams…(9/12) @ PIT: Played at RB, rushing seven times for 17 yards and catching two passes for 19 yards…Also played on special teams…(9/26) vs. TB: Played at RB, rushing six times for 28 yards with a long of 15…(10/3) @ HOU: Played at RB, carrying the ball one time for three yards…(10/10) @ IND: Played at RB, carrying the ball one time for a 1-yard touchdown, the first of his career…(10/17) vs. DEN: Played on special teams…Inactive for next three games…(11/28) @ DEN: Played at RB, rushing three times for no gain…Caught four passes for 15 yards…(12/5) vs. KC: Played at RB, rushing two times for 14 yards with a long of 15…Caught three passes for 17 yards…(12/12) @ ATL: Had one carry for seven yards…(12/19) vs. TEN: Played at RB, rushing seven times for 17 yards with a long of five and caught one pass for 21 yards…(12/25) @ KC: Had six carries for a team-high 38 yards and caught one pass for a 4-yard loss…Also had one special teams tackle…(1/2/05) vs. JAX: Played at RB, rushing one time for one yard…Made two special teams tackles.

2003: Played in 10 games with one start before suffering a knee injury…Ran the ball 40 times for 203 yards with a team-high 53-yard run vs. CIN (9/14)…Averaged 5.1 yards per carry, the highest average of any back with 20 or more carries…Caught two passes for two yards…Finished third on the team in kickoff returns with 16 for 315 yards (19.7 per return) with a long of 32…(9/7) @ TEN: Played in his first regular season game and carried the ball twice
for six yards and caught one pass for six yards…Played on special teams…(9/14) vs. CIN: Played at RB, carrying the ball twice for 56 yards with a long of 53…Had one special teams tackle…(9/22) @ DEN: Played at RB, running the ball four times for nine yards with a long of four…Tied for a team-high two tackles on special teams…(9/28) SD: Had one carry for minus-2 yards…Returned five kickoffs for 83 yards with a long of 29…(10/5) @ CHI: Played on special teams, returning two kickoffs for 39 yards with a long of 22…(10/12) @ CLE: Made the first start of his career, running the ball six times for a team-high 33 yards with a long of 10…Made a team-high three stops on special teams…(10/20) vs. KC: Had three carries for three yards…Caught one pass for minus-4 yards…Also played on special teams…(11/2) @ DET: Played at RB, carrying the ball three times for 12 yards with a long of seven…Returned two kickoffs for 60 yards with a long of 32…(11/9) vs. NYJ: Ran the ball 16 times for 62 yards, both team highs, with a long of nine…Returned five kickoffs for 9 yards with a long of 26…(11/16) vs. MIN: Played at RB, running the ball three times for 24 yards with a long of 12…Returned one kickoff for 21 yards before being placed on Injured Reserve…Drafted by the Raiders in the third round (96th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE: Played at the University of Michigan before transferring to Southern California for senior season…Gained 1,077 yards with eight touchdowns on 257 carries (4.2 avg.) in three years…All-Pac-10 Conference second team selection in 2002 for the Trojans and recipient of the team’s Courage Award…Played in 12 games, starting vs. Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State and UCLA in his only year at Southern California…Caught eight passes for 101 yards (12.6) and returned seven kickoffs for 132 yards (18.9)…Carried 27 times for 139 yards and a 15-yard score, adding 25 yards on a kickoff return against Oregon and rushed nine times for 43 yards and a 7-yard touchdown vs. Stanford…Amassed 125 yards on 26 attempts, including a 3-yard score, a 22-yard kickoff return and two receptions for 48 yards against Arizona State…Earned Player of the Game honors as he carried 20 times for 123 yards, made four catches for 41 yards and returned a kickoff 26 yards against Notre Dame…Gained 122 yards on 20 attempts, including 4- and 50-yard touchdowns, adding nine yards on a reception and 33 yards on two kickoff returns against Iowa in Orange Bowl…Sat out 2001 at Southern California under NCAA transfer rules…Played in 11 games for Michigan in 2000…Moved from tailback to free safety for the final seven contests…Recorded 10 tackles (eight solos) with a forced fumble…Carried 18 times for 85 yards (4.7) and returned seven kickoffs for 124 yards (17.7)…Redshirted in 1999…Played in 10 games at Michigan as a freshman…Carried 77 times for 277 yards (3.6) and a touchdown…Returned 16 kickoffs for 311 yards (19.4) and had a 5-yard reception…Also made three solo tackles…Sociology major.

PERSONAL:
Ran for 6,357 yards and 82 touchdowns on 668 carries (9.5), all school records, in his three-year (1995-97) career at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.…As a senior, was regarded as the nation’s top prep running back…Named Parade All-American, USA Today All-USA first team, All-California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division III Offensive Most Valuable Player, Los Angeles Times All-Valley MVP, Los Angeles Daily News All-Valley MVP and All-Mission League MVP…In 1997, rushed for 2,818 yards and 35 TDs on a school record 313 carries (9.0)…In one game, he ran for 404 yards with six scores…As a junior in 1996, he gained 2,970 yards (then the third-most in California history) with 38 TDs on 281 carries (10.6) while earning USA Today All-USA honorable mention, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division III Offensive Co-MVP, Los Angeles Times All-Valley MVP, Los Angeles Daily News All-Valley MVP and All-Mission League MVP honors…Also caught 22 passes for 284 yards (12.9) with four scores in 1996…As a 1995 sophomore fullback, rushed for 569 yards and nine TDs on 74 carries (7.7)…Played defensive back all three years at Notre Dame…Also ran track, winning the state 100 meters crown in 1997 (his best in the 100 was 10.47)…Father, actor Antonio Fargas, has appeared in numerous television shows.

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