| Player Profile | |
| Antwaan Randle El | |
| Position: Wide Receiver/Quarterback/Halfback |
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| College: Indiana | |
| Height: 5-9.5 | |
| Weight: 191 | |
| Hometown: Riverdale, Ill. | |
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Rare athlete with electrifying moves and a heart bigger than most…College quarterback, but has the short area quickness and sudden burst to excel as a slot receiver at the next level (see Senior Bowl)…Very aware of the action on the field, showing good pick-and-slide ability…Dangerous runner when given space to the perimeter…Can break tackles in an instant with his leg strike and body torque…Hits the seam with force and shows solid cutback ability…Knows how to dip, swerve and drop his weight to make tacklers miss in the open…Shows good hip snap as he accelerates through the rush lanes and runs with the ball well-secured…Can drop and run out of his breakpoint and shows good hand/eye coordination catching the ball in traffic…Scrappy blocker who knows how to cut and shows aggression facing up to the blitz…Does not have the track speed you'd like, but is smart enough to quickly find the crease and fluid enough to spot the cutback lane…Shows good pick-and-slide agility running with the ball…Has good hands and can drop and accelerate coming out of his cuts…Has the hand/eye coordination to adjust well to the ball in flight…Has outstanding mental toughness.Negatives: Too small and frail to be a quarterback at the next level…Tends to float his deep passes and lacks the pinpoint accuracy going long…Has to learn to run at a lower pad level in order to prevent defenders from tagging him on the first hit…More suited for an inside slot receiver's position, as he does not have the explosion or sustained speed to elude in the open…His size is a concern as a receiver, as his small-boned frame is very lean in the lower region and this could pose problems for him getting a push off the line to escape the jam, but his marginal inside running ability may prevent him from being used as a halfback (best on the perimeter, as he needs space to run).
CAREER NOTES
Randle El established himself as one of the top performers in college football history…Finished his career as the most statistically productive dual-threat quarterback to ever compete on the college gridiron…Called a "human highlight film," as he consistently displays extraordinary running abilities and a very strong arm…Said former Penn State cornerback Bhawoh Jue about attempting to tackle the elusive signal-caller, "Have you ever chased a rabbit?"…In 44 games, he passed for 7,489 yards and 42 touchdowns on 528 of 1,060 attempts (49.8%) and rushed for 3,895 yards and 44 scores on 857 carries (4.5 avg)…In doing so, he is the only player in NCAA Division I-A history to reach 6,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing and also the only player to pass for 40 touchdowns and score 40 touchdowns…Also caught seven passes for 90 yards (12.9 avg) and a touchdown, punted 17 times for 569 yards (33.5 avg) and returned 16 punts for 149 yards (9.3 avg)…Gained 11,384 yards with 86 touchdowns on 1,917 plays, averaging 258.73 yards per game in total offense.
2001 SEASON
All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection as an all-purpose back by The NFL Draft Report, adding national first-team honors from the Football Writers Association…Performed as a quarterback, wide receiver and punt returner…Completed 118 of 231 passes (51.1%) for 1,664 yards, nine touchdowns and only five interceptions…Second on the team with 188 carries for 964 yards (5.1 avg) and eight scores…Caught four passes for 30 yards (7.5 avg) and returned 16 punts for 149 yards (9.3 avg)…Averaged 238.9 yards per game in total offense and 103.9 all-purpose yards per game…Also punted eight times for 240 yards (30.0 avg).- North Carolina State - Saw action at quarterback, wide receiver, as a punt returner and punter in the season opener…Caught 4 passes for 30 yards, rushed 7 times for 37 yards, completed 1 of 2 passes for 7 yards and punted 3 times for an average of 35.0 yards per boot.
- Utah - After playing primarily at wide receiver in the season opener, he started at quarterback in the home opener and completed 13 of 23 passes for 157 yards and a score…Also rushed for 69 yards and two scores…In doing so, he became only the seventh quarterback in Division I-A history to rush for 3,000 yards in a career…Also moved into fourth place on the Big Ten's career total yardage list with 9,006 yards.
- Ohio State - With 70 yards rushing vs. the Buckeyes, he became the only Division I-A football player in history to reach 6,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing…Rushed 12 times for 70 yards and completed 14 of 21 passes for 181 yards and one score.
- Wisconsin - Paced an IU offense that recorded 631 total yards, including 449 on the ground, as he rushed 14 times for 102 yards and completed 8 of 13 passes for 182 yards and one score…Set the school record for career touchdown passes with 36 when he connected with tight end Aaron Halterman to give IU a 32-0 lead with 3:13 remaining in the first quarter.
- Illinois - Recorded 247 total yards as he rushed 20 times for 82 yards and completed 18 of 36 passes for 165 yards and one score…Connected with senior wide receiver Henry Frazier on a 26-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter.
- Iowa - Rushed 26 times for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns and completed 14 of 27 passes for 160 yards, becoming IU's career passing yardage leader.
- Northwestern - Had one of his finest games of the season in a 56-21 win, as he completed 13 of 23 passes for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed 15 times for 78 yards and one score…With the three TD passes, became the first member of the "40/40 Club," as in passing for 40 career touchdowns and scoring 40 touchdowns.
- Michigan State - In a 37-28 upset win, he moved into first place on the I-A rushing list among quarterbacks with 3,645 yards as he recorded 149 rushing yards, including a 57-yard touchdown scamper…Helped IU record 489 yards on the ground.
- Penn State - Carried 24 times for 141 yards and one touchdown and completed 12 of 24 passes for 225 yards…With 366 total yards, he moved into seventh place on the I-A total yardage list and became college football's first 7,000-yard passer/3,500-yard rusher.
- Purdue - In a steady downpour, he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown and also threw for 96 yards in a 13-7 victory.
- Kentucky - Completed a spectacular career as he hit on 15 of 31 passes for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns and also rushed for 43 yards…Also returned 3 punts for 30 yards and kicked a 29-yard punt…With 237 total yards, he passed Boston College's Doug Flutie to move into fifth place on the I-A total yardage list with 11,366 total yards and became the first player in major college football history to record 2,500 total yards in four consecutive seasons.
2000 SEASON
Second-team All-Big Ten Conference choice…Semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback…Started 11 games and rushed 218 times for 1,270 yards and 13 touchdowns…Passed for 1,783 yards and 10 touchdowns on 133 of 277 attempts (48.0%) and fell only 217 passing yards shy of becoming the first player in I-A history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in a single season…Paced an offense in 2000 that was seventh nationally in rushing (266.4 ypg) and averaged 30.6 points per contest…Only quarterback in Big Ten history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season as he led the nation in rushing yards by a quarterback in 2000.
1999 SEASON
As a sophomore, he was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award…Completed 150 of 279 passes (53.8%) for 2,227 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 788 yards and 13 scores on 224 carries (3.5 avg)…Became the first sophomore in the history of the Big Ten Conference to reach 5,000 career total yards…Reached 3,000 yards passing and 1,500 yards rushing faster than any player in college football history (19 games)…Helped pace an offense that averaged 26.5 points and 405.9 yards per contest. Indiana's offense tallied 60 plays of 20-plus yards…Set single-season school records in touchdown passes (17) and total offense (3,065 yards).
1998 SEASON
Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year…One of 11 players on the Heisman Trophy ballot…Also played point guard on the basketball team…Beat out Jay Rodgers for the starting job in fall drills…Completed 127 of 273 passes (46.5%) for 1,745 yards and six touchdowns…Rushed 227 times for 873 yards (3.8 avg) and 10 scores…Caught two passes for 54 yards and one touchdown.
1997 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman…Partial qualifier.
BASEBALL
Saw limited action as an outfielder on the 2000 IU baseball team. Left the team midway through the season to concentrate on academics and football.
BASKETBALL
A standout defender, he joined the 1998-99 IU basketball team following the football season…On Nov. 28, in his first practice with the team after returning from the Maui Classic, broke the second metacarpal bone in his right hand…The injury kept him out of action for four weeks…Playing with a soft cast on his right hand, saw the first action of his career in a 106-54 win vs. San Francisco and scored 5 points and added 2 rebounds and 2 assists…Played extremely well in a 72-62 victory over Ball State on Dec. 28 as he helped the IU defense hold the Cardinals without a point for the first five minutes of the second half. Tallied 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists…Had a team-high five assists and three steals at Iowa on December 31…Broke the fourth metacarpal bone on Fri., Feb. 5.AGILITY TESTS
4.49 in the 40-yard dash…2.57 20-yard dash…1.59 10-yard dash…4.04 20-yard shuttle…6.73 three-cone drill…32-inch vertical jump…8'6" broad jump…Bench presses 225 pounds 7 times…30 ½-inch arm length…9 ½-inch hands…Right-handed…17 Wonderlic score.HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as one of the top five football prospects in the Midwest following his senior season at Thornton (Riverdale, Ill.) High…First-team All-State selection and the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year in 1996…Rushed for 1,442 yards and 15 touchdowns and passed for 1,069 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior…As a junior, rushed for 950 yards and passed for 1,370…Led his basketball team to back-to-back state runner-up finishes as a junior and senior and led the state of Illinois in assists in 1997.PERSONAL
Sports Communications and Broadcast major…Was a 14th-round draft selection of the Chicago Cubs in 1997…Older brother, Curtis, was a defensive back at Indiana (1996-99) who played in 32 career games (19 starts)…Has a younger brother, Marcus, who is in ninth grade and is said to be an athletic combination of his two brothers…Born 8/17/79…Resides in Markham, Ill.STATS
| PASSING STATS | |||||||||||
| YEAR | ATT | COMP | PCT | YARDS | TD | YD/ATT | YD/CMP | INT | I/PCT | LG | GM/AVG |
| 1998 | 273 | 127 | 46.5 | 1745 | 6 | 6.39 | 13.74 | 11 | 4.03 | 47 | 158.64 |
| 1999 | 279 | 150 | 53.8 | 2277 | 17 | 8.16 | 15.18 | 7 | 2.51 | 81 | 207.00 |
| 2000 | 277 | 133 | 48.0 | 1783 | 10 | 6.44 | 13.41 | 14 | 5.05 | 70 | 162.09 |
| 2001 | 231 | 118 | 51.1 | 1664 | 9 | 7.20 | 14.10 | 5 | 2.16 | 47 | 151.27 |
| TOTAL | 1060 | 528 | 49.8 | 7489 | 42 | 7.07 | 14.18 | 37 | 3.49 | 81 | 170.20 |
| RUSHING STATS | |||||||
| YEAR | GS | GP | NO | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | 227 | 873 | 3.8 | 10 | 50 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | 224 | 788 | 3.5 | 13 | 30 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | 218 | 1270 | 5.8 | 13 | 62 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 964 | 5.1 | 8 | 57 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 44 | 857 | 3895 | 4.5 | 44 | 62 |
| RECEIVING STATS | |||||
| YEAR | NO | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 1998 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | 51 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 | 51 |
| PUNTING STATISTICS | |||||
| YEAR | NO | YARDS | AVG | BK | LONG |
| 1998 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1999 | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2000 | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 | 55 |
| 2001 | 8 | 240 | 30.0 | 0 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 17 | 569 | 33.5 | 0 | 55 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||
| YEAR | NO | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 2001 | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES | |||||
| YEAR | TK | SO | AS | FR | FC |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | ||||||||
| YEAR | GM | PLAYS | PASS | RUSH | YARDS | TDR | P/AVG | GM/AVG |
| 1998 | 11 | 500 | 1745 | 873 | 2618 | 16 | 5.24 | 238.00 |
| 1999 | 11 | 503 | 2277 | 788 | 3065 | 30 | 6.09 | 278.64 |
| 2000 | 11 | 495 | 1783 | 1270 | 3053 | 23 | 6.17 | 277.55 |
| 2001 | 11 | 419 | 1664 | 964 | 2628 | 17 | 6.27 | 238.91 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 1917 | 7489 | 3895 | 11384 | 86 | 5.94 | 258.73 |
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