Chauncey Washington spelled Reggie Bush and Lendale White for the USC Trojans during their championship runs, but had academic and injury issues that limited his usage. His final year for the Trojans, Chauncey ran for over 900 yards and was selected in the 2008 draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 7th round. The dodgy tailback finished his career at USC with 1778 rushing yards, and led the Trojans in rushing both in 2006 and 2007.
Chauncey has been all over NFL practice rosters since then, spending time with the Cowboys, Jets, Rams, and again back to the Cowboys. Over that time he’s garnered roughly 30 yards from scrimmage. Currently he is a free agent.
Allen Patrick joined the Sooners in 2005 and quietly was converted into a runningback by Oklahoma. In 2006 Allen found himself in the national spotlight after incumbent runningback Adrian Peterson went down with a season ending shoulder injury. Patrick made the best of his opportunity, running for 766 yards and 4 touchdowns on 170 carries that year. After Peterson departed, Patrick took over the starting job for the Sooners, where he put up a very respectable 1009 yards on 173 carries splitting time with DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown. At 6’0″, 190 Allen was considered a bit small by many of the draft pundits, and the 2008 draft was stocked with many, many quality RBs. Singled out for his excellent Special Teams play and considered an interesting change of pace back, Patrick was taken in the 7th round by the Baltimore Ravens. He’d spend his rookie season on the Browns practice squad though, before heading on to be a camp back for the Giants (2009), Jaguars (2009-2010), Colts (2010), and Rams (2010).
Marques Hagans would duel with future NFL starter Matt Schaub for the starting quarterback job at the University of Virginia in 2002, eventually losing out to him when Schaub had a breakthrough season. Hagans, an all-around athlete saw time at receiver and returner for the Cavaliers until he took over after Schaub’s departure to the NFL. Returning to quarterback, Hagans led the team to a victory in the Music City Bowl after the 2004 season. He’d graduate in 2006 and be selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 5th Round of the NFL draft. Hagans remained on the roster of the Rams through 2008, and has seen time on the rosters of the Chiefs, Colts, and Redskins since that time. He has 9 receptions for 108 yards in his career, and has been listed as an emergency quarterback for the Rams and Chiefs.
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Card: Bowman 2008
