Coming out of high school, Marshawn Lynch was a highly touted 4-star recruit. In , the folks at Scout. During his senior season at Oakland Technical High School, Lynch amassed 1, yards rushing and scored 24 touchdowns.
Surprisingly, only four schools offered the pound tailback a scholarship. Of the four schools that offered him a scholarship, three of them were on the West Coast. Nevertheless, all four schools of interest were reputable institutions. The most reputable was the University of California, Berkeley. On Feb. As a true freshman in , Lynch saw plenty of action in 12 games for the Golden Bears , but he never garnered a start.
All season long he served as the primary backup to All-American running back J. Nonetheless, Lynch proved to be a productive runner when coaches called his number on game day. The fresh-faced tailback from Oakland carried the ball 71 times, garnered yards rushing and scored eight touchdowns. Despite missing two regular-season games with a hand injury, Lynch amassed 1, yards rushing on carries and scored 10 touchdowns.
Bleacher Report's Ryan Riddle , Lynch's teammate at Cal, said of the running back, "It didn't take but a couple of games before I thought this was the best running back I'd ever been around. He could do it all. Riddle was right: Lynch could do it all, and he proved that notion to be true during his junior season.
At the conclusion of the season, the Pac Offensive Player of the Year had tallied 1, yards rushing on carries and scored 11 touchdowns. His outstanding performances helped the Golden Bears record their second straight bowl victory. Lynch would have been considered a favorite to win the Heisman Trophy if he returned for his senior season in , but he decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Even though the All-American running back contemplated returning to Cal, he felt it was the right time to embark upon his dream of playing in the NFL, via Cal Athletics.
On April 28, , Lynch's dream came true when the Buffalo Bills selected with the 12th overall pick in the draft. Over the course of his first season in the NFL, the pound bruiser notched three yard games, averaged four yards a carry and scored seven touchdowns. Furthermore, he became the fourth rookie running back in franchise history to eclipse the 1,yard mark. The organization had high hopes for Lynch in his second season after an eye-opening rookie year, but the Bills offense sputtered in , and his numbers stagnated.
Despite being selected to the Pro Bowl, the second-year pro rushed for fewer yards and only scored one more touchdown than he did in Yet back-to-back 1,yard seasons was a profound accomplishment, which is why the Bills had faith in Lynch and his ability to continuously get better. If anything, he regressed on and off the field. Passing Plays Receiving Plays Rushing Plays Regular Season.
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