- Mike Tolbert
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Mike Tolbert No. 35 San Diego Chargers Running Back Personal information Date of birth: November 23, 1985 Place of birth: Douglasville, Georgia Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 247 lb (112 kg) Career information College: Coastal Carolina Undrafted in 2008 Debuted in 2008 for the San Diego Chargers Career history - San Diego Chargers (2008–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Rushing yards 1,202 Average yards per rush 4.1 Rushing touchdowns 16 Receptions 92 Receiving yards 906 Receiving touchdowns 6 Stats at NFL.com Mike Tolbert (born November 23, 1985 in Douglasville, Georgia) is an American football Running Back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played high school football at Douglas County High School, then college football at Coastal Carolina University.
Tolbert had his first 100 yard rushing game in the NFL on October 3, 2010 against the Arizona Cardinals. He rushed 16 times for 100 yards (6.2 yards per carry).
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College career
Tolbert had a four-year career at Coastal Carolina University and was named a second-team FCS All-American after leading the Chants in rushing with 748 yards on 111 carries and 9 touchdowns. In four years he had 303 touches without any fumbles. He followed in the footsteps of Quinton Teal who was undrafted in 2007, but went to Carolina Panthers training camp as an undrafted free agent and made the roster becoming the first CCU player to play in an NFL game. At Coastal Carolina, Tolbert also was teammates with quarterback Tyler Thigpen, now with the Buffalo Bills, and wide receiver Jerome Simpson, who now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.
COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING FUMBLES Year Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM LST 2004 47 281 6.0 52 1 2 26 13.0 15 0 0 0 2005 49 202 4.1 16 4 3 20 6.7 17 0 0 0 2006 70 439 6.3 80 7 14 187 13.4 45 1 0 0 2007 111 748 6.7 86 9 7 58 8.3 14 0 0 0 Professional career
Tolbert was signed as an undrafted free agent by the National Football League's San Diego Chargers on April 28, 2008.[1] Tolbert started 7 games in the 2008 season but rushed for only 37 yards on 13 carries. [2] In the 2009 season, Tolbert rushed for 148 yards with one touchdown, as well as catching 17 passes for 192 yards and three receiving touchdowns. [3] In 2010, Tolbert emerged as a co-starter along with Ryan Mathews, and broke out with 182 carries for 735 yards and 11 touchdowns. [4]
PROFESSIONAL CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING FUMBLES Year Games Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM LST 2008 13 13 37 2.8 11 0 13 171 13.2 67 1 0 0 2009 16 25 148 5.9 32 1 17 192 11.3 66 3 1 0 2010 15 182 735 4.0 36 11 25 216 8.6 28 0 5 3 2011 8 73 282 3.9 29 4 37 327 8.8 27 2 2 1 Total 52 293 1,202 4.1 36 16 92 906 9.8 67 6 8 4 Personal
Tolbert received his nickname, "Yogi", from his sister because Yogi Bear was his favorite television cartoon as a child. He is also known as "Big Mike".[5]
References
- ^ "Mike Tolbert Profile," Scout with FOXSPORTS.COM on MSN (Updated October 30, 2011 ) http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=9&c=2&cid=1122972&nid=5585447&fhn=1
- ^ "Mike Tolbert Profile," Scout with FOXSPORTS.COM on MSN (Updated October 30, 2011 ) http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=9&c=2&cid=1122972&nid=5585447&fhn=1
- ^ "Mike Tolbert Profile," Scout with FOXSPORTS.COM on MSN (Updated October 30, 2011 ) http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=9&c=2&cid=1122972&nid=5585447&fhn=1
- ^ "Mike Tolbert Profile," Scout with FOXSPORTS.COM on MSN (Updated October 30, 2011 ) http://det.scout.com/a.z?s=93&p=9&c=2&cid=1122972&nid=5585447&fhn=1
- ^ "Q&A: Mike Tolbert". The San Diego Chargers. 2010-12-03. http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/QA-Mike-Tolbert/532c5cc6-0ddf-4310-9f0a-87f594ce7afb. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Douglas County, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football fullbacks
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- San Diego Chargers players
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