Ka'Deem Carey

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Ka'Deem Carey
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Carey playing for the Bears in 2014.
No. 25 Chicago Bears
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth: Tucson, Arizona
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Career information
High school: Oro Valley (AZ) Canyon del Oro
College: Arizona
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 117
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Rushing yards: 317
Rushing avg: 4.0
Rushing touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona, where he was recognized as an All-American.

Early years

Carey attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona. As a senior he rushed for 1,754 yards with 26 touchdowns. As a junior he rushed for 2,738 yards on 224 carries with 45 touchdowns.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Ka'Deem Carey
RB		 Tucson, AZ Canyon del Oro 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 4.6 Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 55 (RB)   Rivals: 13 (RB)  ESPN: 33 (RB)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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College career

Carey attended the University of Arizona, where he played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 2011-2013. As a true freshman in 2011, Carey rushed for 425 yards on 91 carries with six touchdowns. In 13 games of his sophomore season in 2012, he rushed for 1,929 yards on 303 carries with 23 touchdowns, which broke the Arizona single-season record for both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.[1] On November 10, 2012 Carey set the Pac-12 record for rushing yards in a game with 366.[2] On December 11, 2012 Carey was named a 2012 consensus All-American at the running back position.[3]

In January 2013, he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence.[4] Charges were dropped in June.[5]

Carey served a one-game suspension to start the 2013 football season.[6] During the season he set a school record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.[7] He finished the season with 1,885 yards on 349 carries and 19 touchdowns and was a consensus All-American for the second straight season.[8]

College statistics

Year Team Att Yards Avg Long Rush TDs Rec Yards Rec TDs
2011 Arizona 91 425 4.7 33 6 15 203 2
2012 Arizona 303 1,929 6.4 73 23 36 303 1
2013 Arizona 349 1,885 5.4 58 19 26 173 1
Career 743 4,239 5.7 73 48 77 679 4

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

On January 13, 2014, Carey announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[9]

Carey was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 117th overall pick (17th pick of the 4th round).

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 9 in 207 lb 4.69 s 1.58 s 2.62 s 4.38 s 7.08 s ​32 1⁄2 in 9 ft 7 in 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10][11]

Chicago Bears

Carey signed a four-year contract on May 13, 2014.[12] In week thirteen of 2015, Carey scored his first career rushing touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers on a four-yard run.[13] On December 27, 2015, Carey recorded his first career receiving touchdown in a 26-21 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ESPN.com stats
  2. ↑ Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey breaks Pac-12 rushing record
  3. ↑ Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey has new status: Consensus All-American
  4. ↑ UA football's Ka'Deem Carey pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
  5. ↑ Arizona football: Charges dropped against All-American Ka'Deem Carey
  6. ↑ Arizona Wildcats football: RB Carey suspended, will not play tonight
  7. ↑ Ka'Deem Carey sets Arizona records in upset of Oregon
  8. ↑ Ka’Deem Carey Named Consensus All-American
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  10. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1824669/kadeem-carey
  11. ↑ NFL Combine Profile
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