2012 Football Roster
Roster
Jaamal Berry
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Palmetto HS
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
Rated #72 Overall in FCS - Phil Steele
Rated #10 Running Back in FCS - Phil Steele
2013 Preseason All-OVC Running Back
2013 CFPA Running Back Watch List
2012 All-OVC Newcomer Team
2012: Appeared in nine games...rushed 95 times for 675 yards and seven touchdowns...averaged 7.1 yards per rush...added 29 receptions for 234 yards and a touchdown...made debut against Missouri State, rushing eight times for 41 yards...added four catches for 44 yards, including the game-winning 18-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter...rushed 13 times for 142 yards and a score against Tennessee Tech...had best day against Tennessee State, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns on just 16 carries...rushed for 87 yards on eight carries against Southeast Missouri.
BEFORE MSU: Spent three seasons at Ohio State...averaged 21.4 yards on seven kickoffs in 2011...ranked 40th in the nation in 2010 by averaging 25.4 yards per kickoff return...rushed for 80 yards on seven carries against Marshall...selected to the Rivals Big Ten All-Freshman Team...red-shirted his first season with the Buckeyes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Larry Coffey at Miami Palmetto High School...voted team MVP...led the Panthers to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 50 years...three-time all-Dade County...selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game...rated as the No. 22 overall player in the ESPNU 150...rated as a four-star recruit, and fifth-best running back by Rivals.com...rated a four-star product and the No. 8 running back by Scout.com.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jaamal Cartier Berry...born May 22, 1991...son of Howard and Eartha Berry...has one brother, Adeem, and three sisters, Diamond, Mahogoney and Bonet...majoring in health and exercise studies.
