UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCKS
Ayele Forde
Christian French
30 | running back redshirt junior | 2L | 5-7 | 181 Victorville, Calif. Silverado High School
82 | defensive end redshirt sophomore | 1L | 6-5 | 244 Cedar Rapids, Iowa John F. Kennedy High School
2011 — Appeared in five games, amassing 176 rushing yards on 36 attempts … Career-high 56 yards rushing on 10 attempts, including one touchdown in victory vs. Oregon State … Rushed for 54 yards on 12 carries at Colorado … Eight attempts for 32 yards in win vs. Missouri State … Ran for 34 yards on six attempts, including first collegiate touchdown and a career-long 26-yard scamper in win over Nevada. 2010 — Redshirt season. BEFORE OREGON — Played running back and defensive back for Silverado High School … As a senior, recorded 931 yards on 118 carries along with 12 rushing touchdowns … Averaged nearly four tackles per game on defense. PERSONAL — Parent: Joycel Brock. Family: Two sisters. High School (Coach): Silverado (Carl Posey), 2010. Major: Digital Arts. Yds 176 139 315
TD 2 0 2
Lg Avg/C Avg/G 26 4.9 35.2 33 5.1 10.7 33 5.0 17.5
Scoring 2011 2012 TOTAL
G 5 13 18
TD Rush Pass Retn 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
PAT 2PAT 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG Total Avg/G 0 12 2.4 0 0 0.0 0 12 0.7
Tackles 2011 2012 TOTAL
G 5 13 18
UA 0 4 4
Yds 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0
A Total 0 0 9 13 9 13
TFL 0.0 0.0 0.0
PD 0 0 0
FR Blkd 0 0 0 0 0 0
FORDE’S CAREER BESTS Points scored: 6, Nevada, 9/10/11; Oregon State, 11/26/11 Touchdowns: 1, Nevada, 9/10/11; Oregon State, 11/26/11 Rushing attempts: 12, Arkansas State, 9/1/12 (44 yards); at Colorado, 10/22/11 (54 yards) Rushing yards: 56, Oregon State, 11/26/11 (10 carries) Rush TDs: 1, Nevada, 9/10/11; Oregon State, 11/26/11 Long run: 33, Tennessee Tech, 9/15/12 All-purpose yards: 56, Oregon State, 11/26/11 Tackles: 3, at California, 11/10/12 (0-3)
2012 — Appeared in nine games while posting tackles in seven of them … Credited with a personal-best four stops (three unassisted) against Tennessee Tech and three tackles vs. Washington . . . one tackle and one pass breakup in win vs. Colorado … Switched to the defensive side of the ball from tight end during 2012 spring practice and made one solo stop in collegiate debut vs. Arkansas State. Demonstrated huge improvement during the 2013 off-season while leading all tacklers in the Spring Game, posting a game-high nine tackles that include seven unassisted and one quarterback sack . . . Clocked in fastest electronic 40-yard time of 4.98 in addition to posting 32.5-inch vertical jump. 2011 — Worked with the scout team at tight end. BEFORE OREGON — Selected to the U.S. Army All-American game … A four-star recruit by Rivals.com, ESPN and 247Sports.com, the member of the Rivals 100 (No. 87) also considered him as the top prospect in Iowa and No. 5 athlete nationally … Rated as the 77th best high school football player in the country by Sporting News and the No. 32 athlete according to ESPN … No. 85 player on the PrepStar Magazine “Dream Team” … Started at outside linebacker during senior season, compiling 71 tackles, three sacks and 10 tackles for loss, and forced a pair of fumbles and recovered another … Added 10 receptions for 111 yards and rushed three times for 85 yards and a touchdown … An all-state first team choice, as well as picking up All-Metro and All-Mississippi Valley Conference honors … Selected to Des Moines Register Elite All-State Team (all classes, 1A through 4A) despite missing two games due to injury … Started at safety as a junior, making 77 tackles and four sacks … Also added punt return for TD in 2009 ... 33 tackles and four pass breakups as a starting safety during his sophomore campaign … Also played basketball and ran track for the Cougars … Earned second-team All-Metro and All-Conference accolades on the hardwood and clocked a 10.68 time in the 100 meters on the track as a junior. PERSONAL — Parents: Cherokee and Caroline Luter French. Family: Two brothers, two sisters. High School (Coach): Kennedy (Tim Lewis), 2011. Major: General Social Science. FRENCH’S CAREER STATISTICS Tackles G UA A Total 2012 9 8 5 13
TFL 0.0
FRENCH’S CAREER BESTS Tackles: 4, Tennessee Tech, 09/15/12 (3-1) Pass breakups: 1, Colorado, 10/27/12
Yds 0
PD 0
FF 0
FR Blkd 0 0
PLAYER PROFILES
2012 — Emerged as one of team’s top cover men on special teams, averaging one tackle per game … Team’s sixth-leading rusher (139 yards) stepped onto the field for all 13 games, carrying the football in eight of them and credited with tackles in six appearances … Tallied a season-best 44 rushing yards (12 carries) in season opener vs. Arkansas State and ran for 40 yards two weeks later against Tennessee Tech . . . Included among totals was gain of 33 yards vs. the Golden Eagles . . . Carried the ball twice for 11 yards along with three tackles in victory at California … Carried the ball three times for 27 yards and had two stops in victory over Colorado … Also made two tackles on special teams in victory over Washington State … One of team’s strongest running backs, cleaned 286 lbs, squated 415 lbs. and bench pressed 315 lbs. during off-season testing.
FORDE’S CAREER STATISTICS Rushing G Att 2011 5 36 2012 13 27 TOTAL 18 63
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