Information AboutKyle Eckel |
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| 1981 births | |
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| american football running backs | |
| navy midshipmen football players | |
| miami dolphins players | |
| new england patriots players | |
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College Career Eckel attended the Naval Academy and, going into senior year, was ranked as a preseason All-American and the top NFL fullback prospect in the country by draftboardinsider.com. He rushed for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, notably rushing 26 times for a career-high 179 yards and one touchdown against Army en route to being named the Philadelphia Sportswriters Most Valuable Player of the Army-Navy game for the second consecutive year. Eckel collected 13-career 100-yard rushing games, the fourth most in school history and became just the third player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season twice He finished his career with 2,906 career rushing yards, which ranks fourth all-time at Navy, and registered 25 career rushing touchdowns, the fourth most in school history. NFL Career Eckel signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots on April 29 , 2005 . He then joined the Dolphins in September 2005, but was placed on the Dolphins’ Reserve/Military list also in September. |
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