2008 (Freshman): rushed for 439 yards and six scores … continued to gain reps with the injury to Beanie Wells … rushed for 50 yards and a 1-yard TD against Ohio … first career start vs. USC … 51 yards rushing at USC … rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries against Troy … left the Wisconsin game with a concussion and missed the Purdue and Michigan State matchups … rushed for 38 yards with a 16-yard touchdown at Northwestern … 12-yard TD among 29 yards rushing at Illinois … rushed for 80 yards with scores of 49 and 2 yards against Michigan … 15-yard fourth-quarter TD in the Fiesta Bowl … offensive champion: Ohio, Southern Cal … special teams dog tags: Ohio, Minnesota … first-year letterman

2007 (Redshirt): did not see varsity action for the Big Ten champions … scout team workhorse: Youngstown State, Washington, Michigan State, Michigan

High School: ranked the No. 7 recruit in Ohio and the No. 27 running back in the nation … first team all-Ohio as a senior … timed at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash … led Harding to a 9-4 record and a berth in the regional semifinals as a senior … totaled for 1,434 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior … rushed for over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior, earning all-conference, all-district and honorable mention all-Ohio honors … ran for 900 yards as a sophomore

Personal: nickname is “Boom” … son of David Sr. and Brenda Herron … has a brother, David Jr., and a sister, Christina … brother played football at Michigan State and is now with the Minnesota Vikings … a communication major … 2008 Big Ten all-academic