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Earned degree in physical education and health in spring 2016...Aspires to a career in mentoring youth and working with non-profit organizations...Grandfather was a Golden Gloves boxer and a Navy veteran...Brother serves in the U.S. Army...Married to Stephanie and the couple has a daughter, Skylar.
Signed to the Vikings active roster on 12/23/16 and dressed for his 1st game at Green Bay (12/24/16)...Signed to Minnesota’s practice squad on 9/4/16 after being released by the team on 9/3/16...Joined Vikings on May 10, 2016, following Vikings rookie camp, signing with the team as a free agent after competing in the rookie camp on a tryout basis...Joins fellow Minnesota high school products Tom Compton (Rosemount), Adam Thielen (Detroit Lakes) Marcus Sherels (Rochester John Marshall), Jake Wieneke (Maple Grove) and Brandon Zylstra (Spicer).
Appeared in all 16 games as the only FB on roster...Totaled 81 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches (7 receptions, 7 rushes) on the season...Played on offense and special teams at Philadelphia (1/21/18)...Appeared in his 1st career playoff game, vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in the Divisional Round, recording a career-long rush of 7 yards as the Vikings clinched a berth in the NFC title game for the first time since 2009...Hauled in 1 pass for 6 yards vs. Chicago (12/31)...Made 1st career start vs. Cincinnati (12/17) and made a ST tackle as the Vikings clinched the NFC North title...Tied career-long with a 12-yard reception and added a key 1-yard rush on 3rd down as well as corralling 2 special teams tackles at Atlanta (12/3)...Posted a special teams tackle at Detroit (11/23) on Thanksgiving Day...Set new career-highs with 3 carries for 8 yards vs. Los Angeles (11/19)...Had 1 carry for 3 yards, converting a key 3rd down late in the Vikings win at Washington (11/12)...Contributed on offense and special teams vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham Stadium in London, England as a part of the NFL’s International Series...Hauled in a 12-yard pass vs. Baltimore (10/22) tying a career long and added a career best 3 special teams tackles...Contributed on offense with his 1st NFL reception (12 yards) and added a special teams tackle vs. Tampa Bay (9/24)... Earned his 1st career NFL carry and ran it into the endzone from a yard out for his 1st career NFL TD at Pittsburgh (9/17/17)...Saw his 1st career NFL action vs. New Orleans (9/11), appearing on 9 plays on offense and 18 on special teams.
Inactive vs. Chicago (1/1/17)...Elevated to the Vikings 53-man roster on 12/23 and was active, but did not play, at Green Bay (12/24)...Joined the Vikings practice squad on 9/4.
Played at Division II Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, helping the Vikings advance to the NCAA playoffs, and led the Northern Sun Conference in rushing yards and TDs...Notched career-high 1,097 rushing yards as a senior and 16 TDs, matching the school record for rushing TDs, and becoming only 4th Augustana RB to top the 1,000-yard plateau...Started all 12 games as a senior and had career-high 160 yards on the ground against Southwest Minnesota State...Ran for 2,662 yards in his career and 29 rushing TDs along with 96 catches for 949 yards and 6 TDs in 43 career games...Played in NSIC along with fellow Viking WR Adam Thielen.
Twice named all-conference and rushed for more than 1,800 yards combined as a junior and senior at Duluth Denfeld H.S.
