Jarek Broussard Named to Doak Walker Award Watch List
7/20/2022 12:19:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State graduate transfer Jarek Broussard has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced on Wednesday.
Last year, MSU's Kenneth Walker III became the first Spartan to win the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. This marks the second straight year Broussard has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List.
Broussard transferred to Michigan State from Colorado in May after graduating with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. He rushed for 1,556 yards and seven touchdowns on 298 carries (5.2 avg./91.5 ypg) in two seasons for the Buffaloes (17 games, including 15 starts, from 2020-21). A native of Dallas, Texas, Broussard led Colorado in rushing the past two years, including six 100-yard games, and was named the 2020 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in rushing with 895 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries (5.7 avg; 149.2 ypg) in just six games in the pandemic-shortened season.
Below is a look at Broussard's year-by-year career prior to Michigan State:
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT COLORADO): Led Colorado in rushing for the second year in a row with 661 yards and two touchdowns on 142 carries (4.7 avg.) . . . played in 11 games, including 10 starts . . . also had 13 catches for 81 yards . . . honorable mention All-Pac-12 choice by the coaches . . . had two 100-yard games (151 yards vs. Oregon State; 108 vs. UCLA) . . . ranked second on the team with 35 first downs (33 rushing, two receiving) . . . missed the regular-season finale at Utah due to an injury . . . rushed 16 times for 108 yards at UCLA . . . recorded season highs in carries (24) and yards (151) in a double-overtime win at Oregon State on Nov. 6 . . . had 16 carries for 68 yards at USC . . . rushed for 51 yards and one TD on 12 carries vs. Texas A&M . . . scored one rushing touchdown and collected 94 yards on the ground on 15 attempts in season-opening win over Northern Colorado . . . was on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT COLORADO): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in rushing with 895 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries (5.7 avg; 149.2 ypg) in just six games in the pandemic-shortened season . . . also named the AP Pac-12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year . . . first-team All-Pac-12 honoree by the coaches, Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and Phil Steele . . . named one of three winners of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award after rebounding from two ACL surgeries to lead the Pac-12 in rushing . . . earned CU's John Mack Award as the team's offensive MVP and CU's CUSPY for Male Athlete of the Year across all sports . . . his 149.2 rushing yards per game ranked third in the FBS . . . also had nine receptions for 65 yards . . . ranked ninth in the FBS in all-purpose yards per game (162.2) . . . had four 100-yard rushing games in just six contests . . . had 27 carries for 82 yards and two TDs vs. Texas in the Alamo Bowl . . . rushed for 80 yards on 14 attempts at Utah . . . compiled 301 rushing yards – the fourth-highest single-game total in Colorado history – on just 25 carries in a 24-13 win over Arizona on Dec. 5 . . . named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time of the season . . . became just the fourth FBS running back since 1996 to rush for 100-plus yards in four straight games to open a career, joining Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma, nine games), Rudi Johnson (Auburn, five) and Anthony Davis (Wisconsin, four) . . . had 155 yards in the second quarter alone against the Wildcats, breaking Eric Bieniemy's previous CU-quarter record of 131 against Oregon State in 1988 . . . Broussard's 184 first-half rushing yards was the second-highest total by a Buffaloes running back in a half . . . became first player in CU history to have three 50-yard rushes in the same game . . . tallied 733 rushing yards in the first four games of the season, the most-ever by a Colorado player . . . had a season-high 32 carries for 124 yards in victory over San Diego State . . . rushed 27 times for 121 yards in win at Stanford . . . opened the season with 31 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 21 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards in win over UCLA on Nov. 7; set CU records for rushing yards, yards from scrimmage (208) and all-purpose yards (221) for a player in their first game to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors . . . also became the seventh CU player to rush for more than 100 yards in his first game and had the third-most yards for a first start at running back in Buffaloes history.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT COLORADO): Missed the entire season due to a knee injury . . . named the CU Student-Athlete of the Month for October.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT COLORADO): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, junior and senior seasons . . . was the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) District 1 MVP as a junior and a senior . . . garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a wide receiver both seasons as well . . . Team MVP as a senior . . . under coach Chuck Faucette, the Friars went 12-1 his senior year, losing to St. Pius X in the semifinals of the D1 TAPPS Playoffs and went 9-5 as a junior when they beat Bishop Dunne 21-17 in the D1 TAPPS championship game . . . as a senior, had 63 carries for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in two games with a long run of 89 yards . . . added 22 receptions for 360 yards and three TDs . . . on defense, had 22 tackles and a sack, and on special teams, gained 170 yards on three kickoff returns, which included an 85-yard TD, and also returned 19 punts for an average of 14.3 yards . . . as a junior, rushed 77 times for 875 yards and 13 TDs while catching 44 passes for 781 yards and nine more TDs . . . in a 62-28 playoff quarterfinal victory over St. Joseph Academy, scored six TDs and racked up 402 all-purpose yards (172 receiving on four receptions, had 84 yards rushing on seven carries, returned two kickoffs for 126 yards, highlighted by his 89-yard return for a TD, and had one punt return for 20 yards) . . . rushed for 167 yards on just five carries, averaging 33.4 yards per attempt with a long of 80 in the 49-42 win over Trinity Christian . . . on the track he had a personal-best time of 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and a long jump of 21-11.5, which placed him first at the TAPPS 6A North Regional meet . . . played his first two seasons of high school at Richardson High School . . . majored in ethnic studies at Colorado . . . given the Clancy A. Herbst Jr. Student-Athlete Achievement Award in 2021, given to CU student-athletes for overcoming personal, academic or emotional challenges or difficulties to success both academically and athletically . . . born April 24, 2000 in New Orleans, Louisiana . . . older brother, Jalen, played football at Reedley College in California.
Last year, MSU's Kenneth Walker III became the first Spartan to win the Doak Walker Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. This marks the second straight year Broussard has been named to the Doak Walker Award Watch List.
Broussard transferred to Michigan State from Colorado in May after graduating with a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. He rushed for 1,556 yards and seven touchdowns on 298 carries (5.2 avg./91.5 ypg) in two seasons for the Buffaloes (17 games, including 15 starts, from 2020-21). A native of Dallas, Texas, Broussard led Colorado in rushing the past two years, including six 100-yard games, and was named the 2020 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in rushing with 895 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries (5.7 avg; 149.2 ypg) in just six games in the pandemic-shortened season.
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— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) July 20, 2022
Below is a look at Broussard's year-by-year career prior to Michigan State:
2021 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT COLORADO): Led Colorado in rushing for the second year in a row with 661 yards and two touchdowns on 142 carries (4.7 avg.) . . . played in 11 games, including 10 starts . . . also had 13 catches for 81 yards . . . honorable mention All-Pac-12 choice by the coaches . . . had two 100-yard games (151 yards vs. Oregon State; 108 vs. UCLA) . . . ranked second on the team with 35 first downs (33 rushing, two receiving) . . . missed the regular-season finale at Utah due to an injury . . . rushed 16 times for 108 yards at UCLA . . . recorded season highs in carries (24) and yards (151) in a double-overtime win at Oregon State on Nov. 6 . . . had 16 carries for 68 yards at USC . . . rushed for 51 yards and one TD on 12 carries vs. Texas A&M . . . scored one rushing touchdown and collected 94 yards on the ground on 15 attempts in season-opening win over Northern Colorado . . . was on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT COLORADO): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in rushing with 895 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries (5.7 avg; 149.2 ypg) in just six games in the pandemic-shortened season . . . also named the AP Pac-12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year . . . first-team All-Pac-12 honoree by the coaches, Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and Phil Steele . . . named one of three winners of the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award after rebounding from two ACL surgeries to lead the Pac-12 in rushing . . . earned CU's John Mack Award as the team's offensive MVP and CU's CUSPY for Male Athlete of the Year across all sports . . . his 149.2 rushing yards per game ranked third in the FBS . . . also had nine receptions for 65 yards . . . ranked ninth in the FBS in all-purpose yards per game (162.2) . . . had four 100-yard rushing games in just six contests . . . had 27 carries for 82 yards and two TDs vs. Texas in the Alamo Bowl . . . rushed for 80 yards on 14 attempts at Utah . . . compiled 301 rushing yards – the fourth-highest single-game total in Colorado history – on just 25 carries in a 24-13 win over Arizona on Dec. 5 . . . named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time of the season . . . became just the fourth FBS running back since 1996 to rush for 100-plus yards in four straight games to open a career, joining Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma, nine games), Rudi Johnson (Auburn, five) and Anthony Davis (Wisconsin, four) . . . had 155 yards in the second quarter alone against the Wildcats, breaking Eric Bieniemy's previous CU-quarter record of 131 against Oregon State in 1988 . . . Broussard's 184 first-half rushing yards was the second-highest total by a Buffaloes running back in a half . . . became first player in CU history to have three 50-yard rushes in the same game . . . tallied 733 rushing yards in the first four games of the season, the most-ever by a Colorado player . . . had a season-high 32 carries for 124 yards in victory over San Diego State . . . rushed 27 times for 121 yards in win at Stanford . . . opened the season with 31 carries for 187 yards and three touchdowns, adding two receptions for 21 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards in win over UCLA on Nov. 7; set CU records for rushing yards, yards from scrimmage (208) and all-purpose yards (221) for a player in their first game to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors . . . also became the seventh CU player to rush for more than 100 yards in his first game and had the third-most yards for a first start at running back in Buffaloes history.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT COLORADO): Missed the entire season due to a knee injury . . . named the CU Student-Athlete of the Month for October.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT COLORADO): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, junior and senior seasons . . . was the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) District 1 MVP as a junior and a senior . . . garnered first-team TAPPS All-State and All-District honors as a wide receiver both seasons as well . . . Team MVP as a senior . . . under coach Chuck Faucette, the Friars went 12-1 his senior year, losing to St. Pius X in the semifinals of the D1 TAPPS Playoffs and went 9-5 as a junior when they beat Bishop Dunne 21-17 in the D1 TAPPS championship game . . . as a senior, had 63 carries for 745 yards and 10 touchdowns, going for over 100 yards in two games with a long run of 89 yards . . . added 22 receptions for 360 yards and three TDs . . . on defense, had 22 tackles and a sack, and on special teams, gained 170 yards on three kickoff returns, which included an 85-yard TD, and also returned 19 punts for an average of 14.3 yards . . . as a junior, rushed 77 times for 875 yards and 13 TDs while catching 44 passes for 781 yards and nine more TDs . . . in a 62-28 playoff quarterfinal victory over St. Joseph Academy, scored six TDs and racked up 402 all-purpose yards (172 receiving on four receptions, had 84 yards rushing on seven carries, returned two kickoffs for 126 yards, highlighted by his 89-yard return for a TD, and had one punt return for 20 yards) . . . rushed for 167 yards on just five carries, averaging 33.4 yards per attempt with a long of 80 in the 49-42 win over Trinity Christian . . . on the track he had a personal-best time of 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and a long jump of 21-11.5, which placed him first at the TAPPS 6A North Regional meet . . . played his first two seasons of high school at Richardson High School . . . majored in ethnic studies at Colorado . . . given the Clancy A. Herbst Jr. Student-Athlete Achievement Award in 2021, given to CU student-athletes for overcoming personal, academic or emotional challenges or difficulties to success both academically and athletically . . . born April 24, 2000 in New Orleans, Louisiana . . . older brother, Jalen, played football at Reedley College in California.
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