Rashard Mendenhall
 

Rashard Mendenhall

Rashard Mendenhall
Pittsburgh Steelers — No.
Running back
Date of birth: June 19, 1987 (1987-06-19) (age 20)
Place of birth: Skokie, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
National Football League debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: Illinois
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards

2007 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
2007 Big Ten Conference MVP
2007 Chicago Tribune Silver Football
2006 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors
2006 Academic All-Big Ten
2007 All-Big Ten Conference first-team
Pro Football Weekly 2007 College Football All-America Team

Rashard Jamal Mendenhall (born June 19, 1987) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the University of Illinois football team. In 2007, Mendenhall was named the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. Also named to Pro Football Weekly's 2007 College Football All-America Team. It was announced on January 5, 2008 that Mendenhall would forgo his senior season and declared for the 2008 NFL Draft.

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