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Chris Johnson drafted 2008 1st rd,Pick 24 By Titans
2,163 carries, 9,651 yards, 4.5 average, 55 TD's
307 catches, 2,255 yards, 9 TD's
Career awards and highlights
*Ran a record breaking 4.24 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
*NFL Offensive Player of the Year -2009
*NFL record 2,509 total yards from scrimmage most all time (broke Marshall Faulk's record)-2009
*Won the rushing title with 2,006 yards (the sixth of only seven players ever to gain over 2,000 in a season)-2009
*Only player in NFL history with 6 touchdown runs of over 80 yards. No other player has more than four.
*With his three touchdown runs of 85 or more yards in 2009 (91, 89, 85), and one in 2012 (94), he is the only player in NFL history to register four career touchdown runs of 85 or more yards. No other player has more than two such career touchdown runs.
*Only player in NFL history to run for 3 80-yard touchdown runs in a single season on more than one occasion (2009, 2012).
*Only player in NFL history with a touchdown of 50 yards, 60 yards, and 90 yards, in one game. (Week 2 against the Texans, 2009)
*Became the first player in NFL history with at least 2,000 rushing yards and 50 receptions in the same season.
*He became the first player in NFL history with six consecutive games of 125+ rushing yards and a 5.0+ yards per carry average in each of those games (Breaking Jim Brown's record set in 1958 of five consecutive games).
*Rushed for more than 100 yards in 12 consecutive games (10/18/09 - 9/12/10), which ranks second in NFL history (Barry Sanders, 14).
Matt Forte drafted 2008 2nd rd,Pick 44 By Bears
2,356 carries, 9,796 yards, 4.2 average, 54 TD's
554 catches, 4,672 yards, 21 TD's
Career awards and highlights
Bears Franchise Records
2,163 carries, 9,651 yards, 4.5 average, 55 TD's
307 catches, 2,255 yards, 9 TD's
Career awards and highlights
*Ran a record breaking 4.24 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
*NFL Offensive Player of the Year -2009
*NFL record 2,509 total yards from scrimmage most all time (broke Marshall Faulk's record)-2009
*Won the rushing title with 2,006 yards (the sixth of only seven players ever to gain over 2,000 in a season)-2009
*Only player in NFL history with 6 touchdown runs of over 80 yards. No other player has more than four.
*With his three touchdown runs of 85 or more yards in 2009 (91, 89, 85), and one in 2012 (94), he is the only player in NFL history to register four career touchdown runs of 85 or more yards. No other player has more than two such career touchdown runs.
*Only player in NFL history to run for 3 80-yard touchdown runs in a single season on more than one occasion (2009, 2012).
*Only player in NFL history with a touchdown of 50 yards, 60 yards, and 90 yards, in one game. (Week 2 against the Texans, 2009)
*Became the first player in NFL history with at least 2,000 rushing yards and 50 receptions in the same season.
*He became the first player in NFL history with six consecutive games of 125+ rushing yards and a 5.0+ yards per carry average in each of those games (Breaking Jim Brown's record set in 1958 of five consecutive games).
*Rushed for more than 100 yards in 12 consecutive games (10/18/09 - 9/12/10), which ranks second in NFL history (Barry Sanders, 14).
Matt Forte drafted 2008 2nd rd,Pick 44 By Bears
2,356 carries, 9,796 yards, 4.2 average, 54 TD's
554 catches, 4,672 yards, 21 TD's
Career awards and highlights
Bears Franchise Records
- Most rush attempts, rookie season (316)
- 2008 NFL All Rookie Team
- Most receptions, rookie season (63)
- Most yards from scrimmage, rookie season (1,715)
- Most receptions, post-season game (10, 2011-01-23 GNB)
- Games with 3+ TDs in a season (2 in 2013, tied with Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, and Neal Anderson)