Kory Sheets

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Career: Ranks seventh on Purdue career rushing average list with 5.16 yards per carry, eighth with 21 rushing touchdowns, tied for 13th with 24 total touchdowns, tied for 14th with 21.5-yard kickoff return average, tied for 18th with 144 points and 20th with 495 kickoff return yards ... has three 100-yard rushing games.

2006: Named to Doak Walker Award watch list (nation's outstanding running back) ... Connecticut Player of the Year by Walter Camp Football Foundation ... second Purdue player to receive that honor (also linebacker Niko Koutouvides in 2002) ... started all 14 games ... ranked ninth in Big Ten with 55.7 rushing yards per game ... had 780 rushing yards on 158 carries (4.9 average) and 11 rushing touchdowns (tied for seventh on Purdue season list) ... topped team with 13 total touchdowns (tied for 10th on school season list) ... ranked second with 780 yards total offense and 1,423 all-purpose yards (12th on school season list) ... fifth with 28 receptions for 213 yards (7.6 average) and two touchdowns ... averaged team-leading 22.2 yards per kickoff return (19 returns for 422 yards) to rank tied for fifth in Big Ten (also Steve Breaston of Michigan) ... had 17 carries for season-high 128 yards and three touchdowns vs. Indiana State on Sept. 2 ... rushed for 60 yards on 14 carries and career-high four touchdowns vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 9 ... four touchdowns are tied for second-most in school history ... came up with career-long 56-yard kickoff returns vs. both Indiana State and Miami (Ohio) ... had 14 carries for 57 yards and a rushing touchdown to go with five receptions for 65 yards and two scores vs. Ball State on Sept. 16 ... received team's Pop Doan Award - Special Teams (top performance against Indiana) after blocking punt vs. Hoosiers on Nov. 18.

2005: Named honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... appeared in all 11 games, including two starts ... ranked second on team with 571 yards rushing on 104 carries (5.5 average) ... average of 5.5 yards per carry now ranks 13th on school season list ... shared top spot on squad with 10 rushing touchdowns (also Jerod Void) ... 10 rushing touchdowns now are rank tied for 13th on school season list ... had 13 receptions for 132 yards (10.2 average) ... returned four kickoffs for 73 yards (18.2 average) ... recorded 11 total touchdowns to rank fifth among all freshmen in country and now tied for 15th on school season list ... recovered Bernard Pollard blocked punt and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown vs. Akron on Sept. 10 ... came up with key special teams tackle for 3-yard loss on fake punt at Arizona on Sept. 17 ... rushed for 101 yards on just 10 carries with a touchdown at Minnesota on Sept. 24 ... had 88-yard jaunt in that game that ranks as third-longest in school history and longest ever in a road game ... scored two rushing touchdowns vs. Notre Dame on Oct. 1 ... started for injured Jerod Void vs. Iowa on Oct. 8 ... had 29-yard kickoff return at Wisconsin on Oct. 22 ... caught season-high four passes for 26 yards at Penn State on Oct. 29 ... started and rushed for career-high 137 yards on 19 carries with three touchdowns to receive team's Pop Doan Award - Offense (top performance against Indiana) vs. Hoosiers on Nov. 19.

2004: Did not play.

High School: Ranked as No. 23 all-purpose back in country by Rivals.com ... state Player of the Year by Hartford Courant and all-conference selection as senior after rushing for 2,588 yards and 41 touchdowns ... had five games with at least 250 yards rushing ... amassed 400 yards on 19 carries with four touchdowns (48, 95, 65 and 74 yards) in three quarters of state semifinal game ... member of state championship team ... totaled 812 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns his junior season ... returned six interceptions for touchdowns during his career ... coach was Bobby Gibson ... also participated in track and field and earned all-state recognition.