
In addition, he threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Burl Toler in the 41–6 victory. One week later, against Stanford, Lynch had 122 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. On November 13, in the 42–12 victory over Washington, he had nine carries for 121 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with a 29-yard touchdown reception. In his collegiate debut against Air Force in the regular season opener, he had seven carries for 92 yards and a touchdown in the 56–14 victory. 2004 season Īs a true freshman in 2004, Lynch was the primary backup to senior J. Lynch attended the University of California, Berkeley, and played for the California Golden Bears football team. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.Ĭollege career Lynch playing against BYU at the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl In these cases, the average was taken.Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (RB) Rivals: 2 (RB) Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes The recruiting network had him ranked #2 in the nation at running back behind Adrian Peterson. He played defensive back, quarterback, wide receiver, and linebacker in high school. Lynch was a versatile athlete on the football field. He recorded a personal-best time of 10.94 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a senior, while also posting top-leaps of 1.94 meters (6 ft, 4 in) in the high jump and 6.38 meters (20 ft, 10 in) in the long jump. In addition to football, Lynch excelled in track and field, where he competed mainly as a sprinter, but also in jumping events. As an athlete in the Bay Area, Lynch befriended and often played against film director and writer Ryan Coogler who also grew up in the same part of Oakland as Lynch. Lynch helped lead his team to the state semi-finals. In basketball, he played on the Oakland Tech's team alongside future Cal star Leon Powe. He was voted a PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American and was also voted the San Francisco East Bay Player of the Year. In his 2003 season, Lynch amassed 1,722 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns in only eight regular season games and an additional 375 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in two postseason games. High school career Īt Oakland Tech, Lynch was a four-sport star for the Bulldogs football, basketball, track, and wrestling. Lynch started playing youth football in Oakland at a young age. He was raised by his mother Delisa, who once held a 200-meter track record at Oakland Technical High School, the school that Marshawn later attended. Lynch grew up in Oakland, California with three older siblings. Since retiring for a third and final time, he has co-owned the Beasts of Fan Controlled Football (FCF) and the Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). After two seasons, Lynch retired a second time until he reunited with the Seahawks in 2019 for their last regular season game and playoff run. Lynch retired in 2015 following an injury-plagued year, but returned to the NFL in 2017 with the Oakland Raiders.
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His Beast Quake touchdown during the 2010–11 NFL playoffs, which saw him rush for 67 yards while breaking nine tackles, is considered one of the greatest NFL runs. He also helped the team win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLVIII.
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Playing for the Seahawks from 2010 to 2015, Lynch was voted to four consecutive Pro Bowls, made one first-team All-Pro selection, and twice led the league in rushing touchdowns.
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He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft and played three full seasons before joining Seattle during the 2010 season. Lynch played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, earning first-team All-American honors and becoming the school's second all-time career rusher. Nicknamed " Beast Mode", he spent the majority of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. Marshawn Terrell Lynch (born April 22, 1986) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons.
