Royce Freeman

FREEMAN AT A GLANCE:

• A third-year running who rushed for 1,017 yards on 263 carries (3.9 avg.) with 8 touchdowns and caught 58 passes for 340 yards (5.9 avg.) with one touchdown in his first three NFL seasons with Denver (2018-20).
• Saw action in 16 games with the Broncos in 2019, rushing 132 times for 496 yards (3.8 avg.) with three touchdowns while recording 43 receptions for 256 yards (5.9 avg.) with one touchdown.
• Rushed 130 times for 521 yards (4.0 avg.) with five touchdowns during his initial season with Denver in 2018.
• Started 45-of-51 games played during his four seasons at the University of Oregon, rushing 947 times for 5,621 yards (5.9 avg.) with 60 touchdowns in addition to catching 79 passes for 814 yards (16.0 avg.) with four scores.
• Finished his career as Oregon's all-time leader in rushing yards (5,621), all-purpose yards (6,435), rushing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns (64), points scored (384), 100-yard games (31) and carries (947).
• Selected All-Pac-12 Conference in all four seasons at Oregon, earning first team honors as a sophomore (2015), second team honors as a freshman (2014) and senior (2017), and honorable mention accolades as a junior (2016).
• Selected by the Broncos in the third round (71st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

FREEMAN AT A GLANCE:

• A third-year running who rushed for 1,017 yards on 263 carries (3.9 avg.) with 8 touchdowns and caught 58 passes for 340 yards (5.9 avg.) with one touchdown in his first three NFL seasons with Denver (2018-20).
• Saw action in 16 games with the Broncos in 2019, rushing 132 times for 496 yards (3.8 avg.) with three touchdowns while recording 43 receptions for 256 yards (5.9 avg.) with one touchdown.
• Rushed 130 times for 521 yards (4.0 avg.) with five touchdowns during his initial season with Denver in 2018.
• Started 45-of-51 games played during his four seasons at the University of Oregon, rushing 947 times for 5,621 yards (5.9 avg.) with 60 touchdowns in addition to catching 79 passes for 814 yards (16.0 avg.) with four scores.
• Finished his career as Oregon's all-time leader in rushing yards (5,621), all-purpose yards (6,435), rushing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns (64), points scored (384), 100-yard games (31) and carries (947).
• Selected All-Pac-12 Conference in all four seasons at Oregon, earning first team honors as a sophomore (2015), second team honors as a freshman (2014) and senior (2017), and honorable mention accolades as a junior (2016).
• Selected by the Broncos in the third round (71st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice on 7/5/18.

2019: Freeman rushed 132 times for 496 yards (3.8 avg.) with three touchdowns while recording 43 receptions for 256 yards (5.9 avg.) with one touchdown in 16 games played... Recorded 56 rushing yards on 10 attempts (5.6 avg.) and one reception for five yards at Oak. (9/9)... Collected 54 rushing yards on 11 attempts (4.9 avg.) with five receptions for 48 yards (9.6 avg.) vs. Chi. (9/15)... Totaled 63 rushing yards on 15 attempts (4.2 avg.) along with four receptions for 10 yards (2.5 avg.) at G.B. (9/22)... Recorded 61 rushing yards on 13 attempts (4.7 avg.) with two receptions for six yards (3.0 avg.) at LAC (10/6)... Collected 76 total yards (42 receiving / 34 rushing) to top 1,000 scrimmage yards for his career vs. Ten. (10/13).

2018: Selected by Denver in the third round (71st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, Freeman played 14 games (5 starts) and rushed 130 times for 521 yards (4.0 avg.) with five touchdowns... Added 14 receptions for 72 yards (5.1 avg.)... Carried 15 times for 71 yards (4.7 avg.) in his NFL debut vs. Sea. (9/9)... Rushed eight times for 28 yards (3.5 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Oak. (9/16)... Carried 13 times for 53 yards (4.1 avg.) with one touchdown at Bal. (9/23)... Rushed eight times for 67 yards (8.4 avg.) with one touchdown vs. K.C. (10/1)... Carried 13 times for 37 yards (2.8 avg.) with one touchdown before leaving the game with a foot injury at Ari. (10/18)... Rushed seven times for 23 yards with one touchdown and caught one pass for seven yards at LAC (11/18)... Rushed for 60 yards on 17 carries (3.5 avg.) and also recorded eight catches for 43 yards (5.4 avg.) vs. LAC (12/30).

COLLEGE: Freeman earned second-team All-Pacific-12 Conference honors as a senior after rushing 244 times for 1,475 yards (6.0 avg.) with nine 100-yard rushing outings and 16 scores... Was also named a Maxwell Award (National Player of the Year) and Doak Walker Award (Nation's Top RB) semifinalist... Became the Pac-12's all-time leading rusher after running for 122 yards on 19 carries against Oregon State (11/25)... Finished the 2016 season as the team's leading rusher despite only playing in 11 games (10 starts), recording 168 carries for 945 rushing yards (5.6 avg.) with nine touchdowns... Broke LaMichael James' single-season school rushing record in 2015 with 1,836 yards on 283 carries (6.5 avg.) with 17 touchdowns... Ranked fourth in the country in rushing in addition to being the only FBS player nationally to accumulate more than 100 yards from scrimmage in every game (13)... Chosen as the Pac-12's Freshman Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 after rushing 252 times for 1,365 yards (5.4 avg.) with 18 touchdowns and catching 16 passes for 158 yards 10.5 avg.) with one score.

PERSONAL: Freeman graduated from Imperial (Calif.) High School, where he accumulated 7,606 yards rushing and 111 touchdowns during his prep career... Royce Freeman was born on Feb. 24, 1996, in Imperial, Calif.