Bilal Powell

Bilal Powell

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Powell (29) receives the handoff from Greg McElroy in 2012
No. 29 New York Jets
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-10-27) October 27, 1988
Place of birth: Lakeland, Florida
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Lakeland (FL) Lake Gibson
College: Louisville
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 126
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Big East First Team (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2016
Rushing attempts: 419
Rushing yards: 1,718
Rushing touchdowns: 7
Receptions: 133
Receiving yards: 1,043
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Bilal Powell (born October 27, 1988) is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.

College career

As a senior at Louisville, Powell was named to the All-Big East Conference first team[1] after rushing for 1,330 yards and 10 touchdowns in 11 games for the Cardinals. On October 15, Powell ran for a season high of 209 yards and 2 touchdowns against Cincinnati.[2] Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Powell was invited to the 2011 Senior Bowl.[3]

College Stats

Year Team Att Yards Average TDs Receptions Yards TDs
2007 Louisville 24 187 7.8 2 3 25 0
2008 Louisville 75 354 4.7 2 12 58 0
2009 Louisville 108 392 3.6 4 12 103 0
2010 Louisville 229 1,405 6.1 11 18 158 3
College Totals 436 2,338 5.4 19 45 344 3

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
5 ft 11 in 207 lb30⅞ in8¾ in 4.51 s 1.53 s 2.64 s N/A s N/A s N/A in N/A ft  in 18 repsN/A
Values taken from NFL Combine and Pro Day workout.[4][5]
Powell running against the Rams in 2012.

Powell was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round with the 126th overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft.[6]

2011-2012 season

On July 29, 2011, Powell signed a 4-year rookie contract worth $3,226,500 with $400,500 guaranteed.[7][8]

Powell made his NFL debut on November 17, 2011, against the Denver Broncos.[9] Powell would finish the 2011 season by playing in only 2 games. In those 2 games, Powell ran for 21 yards on 13 attempts and 1 reception for 7 yards.

On November 18, 2012, Powell ran for 42 yards on 11 carries and a season-high 2 touchdowns against the St. Louis Rams, his first multiple-touchdown game of his career.[10] Powell also scored his first career touchdown as well. On November 22, 2012, Powell ran for 40 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown against the New England Patriots.[11] On December 2, 2012, Powell ran for 58 yards on 12 carries against the Arizona Cardinals.[12] On December 9, 2012, Powell ran for a season-high 78 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] Powell scored his 4th touchdown of the season, and also had a season-high in carries. Powell finished his sophomore season running for 437 yards on 110 carries and 4 touchdowns and catching 17 passes for 140 yards.

2013-2014 season

On September 22, 2013, Powell ran for 149 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.[14] Powell ran for a 21-yard touchdown.[15] On September 29, 2013, Powell ran for 66 yards on 14 carries against the Tennessee Titans.[16] Powell recorded a 36-yard reception.[17] On December 22, 2013, Powell recorded a 39-yard run against the Cleveland Browns.[18] On December 29, 2013, Powell ran for 76 yards on 21 carries against the Miami Dolphins.[19] Powell also threw a pass to tight end Jeff Cumberland for 30 yards.[20] Powell finished the 2013 season with 697 rushing yards on 176 carries and a touchdown and 272 receiving yards on 36 passes.

On October 26, 2014, Powell ran for his only touchdown of the season against the Buffalo Bills.[21] Powell finished his 2014 campaign with 141 rushing yards on 33 carries and 92 receiving yards on 11 catches.

2015 season

On March 14, 2015, Powell signed a 1-year, $2 million contract with the New York Jets.[8][22]

On September 13, 2015, Powell ran for 62 yards on 12 carries against the Cleveland Browns.[23] On September 27, 2015, Powell caught 7 passes for 44 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles.[24] On November 22, 2016, Powell caught 5 passes for 67 yards against the Houston Texans.[25] On December 6, 2015, Powell caught 8 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown against the New York Giants.[26] Powell recorded a 25-yard touchdown.[27] On December 13, 2015, Powell caught 5 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans.[28] On December 19, 2015, Powell caught 7 passes for 54 yards against the Dallas Cowboys.[29] Powell also recorded his first rushing touchdown of the season. On December 27, 2015, Powell ran for 56 yards on 7 carries in the against the New England Patriots.[30]

Powell finished the 2015 season with 313 rushing yards on 70 carries and a touchdown and 388 receiving yards on 47 catches and two touchdowns.

2016 season

On March 10, 2016, Powell signed a 3-year, $11,250,000 contract with the New York Jets.[8][31]

On September 11, 2016, Powell ran for 41 yards on 4 carries in the season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.[32] On September 25, 2016, Powell caught 6 passes for 41 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs.[33] Powell recorded a fumble, which he lost.[34] On October 2, 2016, Powell caught 6 passes for 54 yards against the Seattle Seahawks.[35] On October 30, 2016, Powell ran for 76 yards on 6 carries and a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns.[36] Powell recorded a 35-yard touchdown.[37] The last time the Jets had a longer touchdown run was by Chris Ivory in 2014 against the Oakland Raiders, a 71-yarder.[36] On November 13, 2016, Powell caught 7 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams.[38] Powell scored on a lateral trick play.[39]

  Rushing Receiving Fumbles
Season Team GP Att Yds Avg Yds/G Long TD Rec Yds Long TD Fum Lost
2011 NYJ 2 13 21 1.6 10.5 6 0 1 7 7 0 1 0
2012 NYJ 14 110 437 4.0 31.2 18 4 17 140 16 0 0 0
2013 NYJ 16 176 697 4.0 43.6 39 1 36 272 36 0 1 0
2014 NYJ 15 33 141 4.3 9.4 15 1 11 92 20 0 0 0
2015 NYJ 11 70 313 4.5 28.5 24 1 47 388 25 2 2 0
Career total 58 402 1,609 4.0 27.7 39 7 112 899 36 2 4 0

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References

  1. ↑ BIG EAST Announces 2010 Postseason Football Honors BigEast.org
  2. ↑ Bilal Powell ESPN.com
  3. ↑ Bilal Powell headed to the Senior Bowl CardChronicle.com, December 10, 2010
  4. ↑ "Bilal Powell". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bilal Powell". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ Cimini, Rich (April 30, 2011). "Rapid Reaction: Jets draft Powell in fourth". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (2011-07-29). "Jets sign rookies Bilal Powell, Greg McElroy, Scotty McKnight". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  8. 1 2 3 Overthecap.com. "Bilal Powell Contract Details, Salary Cap Charges, Bonus Money | Over The Cap". Over the Cap. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  9. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (2011-11-07). "RB Bilal Powell, WR Eron Riley make Jets debut vs. Broncos". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Jets' Bilal Powell returns from concussion last week to score first two career touchdowns". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  11. ↑ Walder, Seth (2012-11-23). "Jets Insider: Tebow a pain in the ribs". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  12. ↑ "Monday Morning Takeaway – Week 13". Fantasy Football Fanatics. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  13. ↑ Armstrong, Kevin (2012-12-09). "Powell, Greene carry the day for Jets". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  14. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (2013-09-23). "Chris Ivory could miss extended time for New York Jets". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  15. ↑ "New York Jets running back Bilal Powell 21-yard run". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  16. ↑ "Tennessee Titans defeat New York Jets 38-13; Jake Locker leaves game with hip injury". Clarksville, TN Online. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  17. ↑ "New York Jets running back Bilal Powell 36-yard catch and run". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  18. ↑ "Smith leads Jets past Browns". The Blade. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  19. ↑ Rauch, Tyson (2013-12-30). "Geno Smith's Inspired Play Helps Jets Knock Dolphins Out Of Playoffs". CBS New York. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  20. ↑ "New York Jets running back Bilal Powell throws to tight end Jeff Cumberland". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  21. ↑ Domin, Hank (2014-10-26). "Bills-Jets results and recap: Kyle Orton throws 4 touchdown passes in Buffalo's 43-23 win". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  22. ↑ Cimini, Rich (2015-03-10). "Jets agree to re-sign RB Powell, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  23. ↑ Martin, Kimberley (2015-09-13). "Jets beat Browns to start Bowles Era on winning note". Newsday. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  24. ↑ owencondon (2015-09-28). "Brandon Marshall thinks football is kill the carrier, the Jets still don't have a quarterback and other stuff happened…..The Jets aren't back". One Minute Sports. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  25. ↑ Cimini, Rich (2015-11-22). "Bilal Powell up, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Darrelle Revis down in Jets' loss". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  26. ↑ Cimini, Rich (2015-12-06). "Ryan Fitzpatrick up, special teams down in Jets' thrilling win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  27. ↑ "Jets Ryan Fitzpatrick finds Bilal Powell for 25-yard TD". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  28. ↑ Rieber, Anthony (2015-12-13). "Chris Ivory, Jets run all over Titans in win". Newsday. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  29. ↑ Cimini, Rich (2015-12-20). "Ryan Fitzpatrick does it again, rallies Jets to another comeback win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  30. ↑ Allen, Eric (2015-12-27). "EA's 7 Takeaways Jets-Patriots". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  31. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (2016-03-10). "Transactions roundup: Jets re-sign Bilal Powell". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  32. ↑ Siebert, Ben (2016-09-11). "Bilal Powell doesn't live up to expectations in loss". www.fantasypros.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  33. ↑ Allen, Eric (2016-09-25). "Instant Analysis: Jets-Chiefs". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  34. ↑ "Bilal Powell fumbles, giving Chiefs prime field position". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  35. ↑ Kasharian, Kyle (2016-10-02). "Jets vs. Seahawks final score: New York struggles in 27-17 home loss to Seattle". Jets Wire. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  36. 1 2 Lange, Randy (2016-10-30). "10 Observations: Jets Roar Past Browns 31-28". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  37. ↑ NFL (2016-10-30), Bilal Powell's Huge 35-Yard TD Run! | Jets vs. Browns | NFL, retrieved 2016-11-14
  38. ↑ "Jets' Bilal Powell: Racks up 89 yards in loss". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  39. ↑ NFL (2016-11-13), Jets Crazy Trick Play Gets Bilal Powell the TD! | 🚨Trick Play Alert🚨 | Rams vs. Jets | NFL, retrieved 2016-11-14
  40. ↑ "Bilal Powell". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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