Ahman Green

Honors & Awards

• Green Bay Packer Football Hall of Fame (2014 Inductee)
• University of Nebraska Graduate (May, 2003)
• Five-Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks (1998 - 3rd Round - Pick #76)
• Member of Two Nebraska National Championship Teams (1995, 1997)
• Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (1997)
• Doak Walker Award Finalist (1997)
• Second-Team All-American (AP, The Sporting News, 1997)
• Ranked Second Nationally in Rushing (156.4 yards per game, 1997)
• First-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches, 1997)
• Third-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches, 1996)
• Honorable-Mention All-American (UPI, 1995)
• First-Team All-Big Eight (Coaches, 1995)
• Big Eight Offensive Freshman/Newcomer-of-the-Year (1995)
• Second-Team All-Big Eight (AP, 1995)
• Nebraska Freshman Record for Season Rushing Yards (1,086 - 1995)
• Tied NU Running Back Record with Two TD Receptions (vs. Kansas State, 1995)

Career

One of the greatest running backs in Nebraska history, I-back Ahman Green was a cornerstone of a powerful Nebraska offense that led the Huskers to their third national championship in four years. Green, who was a member of NU's 1995 and 1997 national championship teams, closed his three-year Husker career ranked No. 2 on Nebraska's career rushing list with 3,880 yards on 574 carries. He averaged 6.76 yards per carry and scored 42 touchdowns, while amassing 19 100-yard rushing games.

The Omaha Central graduate produced a Nebraska freshman single-season record with 1,086 yards to help NU to a national championship, before adding the best junior single-season total in Husker history with 1,877 yards to assist Nebraska's run to another title in 1997.

He chose to forego his senior season of eligibility and entered the 1998 NFL Draft following his junior year. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round. He spend the 1998 and 1999 seasons with Seattle, before joining the Green Bay Packers in 2000. He enjoyed seven highly productive seasons in Green Bay from 2000 through 2006, before joining the Houston Texans in 2007 for his 10th NFL season. He spent the following year with Houston as well before returning to Green Bay in 2009 for one final season. That season he surpassed the Packers all-time leading rusher Jim Taylor for the most yards by a running back in franchise history. Green appeared in 148 games throughout his NFL career.

One of the best all-around backs in NFL history, Green rushed for 9,205 yards on 2,056 carries, while adding 2,833 receiving yards on 378 career catches. He owns 60 rushing touchdowns, including a career-long 98-yarder for the Packers in 2003, while adding 14 more touchdown catches in his career. From 2000 through 2005, Green reeled off five consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons for the Packers, including career highs with 1,883 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground for the Packers in 2003. He added 367 yards on 50 receptions for five more scores to finish with a career-best 2,250 combined yards out of the backfield.

A five-time NFL Pro Bowl selection from 2000 through 2004, Green gained 9,036 yards from scrimmage during those five seasons, the most by any NFL player during that span. Green was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Football Hall of Fame on July 19, 2014.

Green has a strong family tradition with the University of Nebraska. His nephew, Tierre Green, was a four-year letterman for the Huskers from 2004 through 2007. Ahman is also a cousin of former Husker Niles Paul.

Although Green departed Nebraska early for the NFL, he returned to campus and earned his bachelor's degree in May of 2003.

1997 (Junior)

Green, who was one of three finalists for the 1997 Doak Walker Award, ranked second nationally with 156.4 yards rushing per game in 1997. He won the award and earned second-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and The Sporting News.

Green, who was also a Heisman Trophy candidate and one of 15 semifinalists for the Football News National Player-of-the-Year award, started all 12 games and finished with 1,877 rushing yards on 278 carries. He averaged a stellar 6.8 yards per carry while scoring a team-leading 22 touchdowns. His longest run of the season came on a 64-yard burst in NU's win over Colorado.

In addition to his running prowess, Green tied for the team lead with 14 receptions on the season, including a season-long 39-yard catch and run at Missouri. He finished with 105 yards receiving on the year. He led the Huskers with 1,982 all-purpose yards, while also leading NU with 132 points.

Green galloped for a season-high 209 yards on just 15 attempts in NU's win over Iowa State, while adding 179 yards on a season-high 34 carries in a victory over Texas A&M. He had a season-best four touchdowns in wins over Baylor and Kansas State. The win over KSU included his season-long touchdown run of 59 yards. He produced a season-high 237 all-purpose yards at Missouri, including 189 yards rushing and one score on 30 carries.

He opened the season with 99 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries in NU's rout of Akron, before pounding his way for 113 yards on 25 carries in a win over Central Florida. The effort against UCF began a string of 12 straight 100-yard rushing efforts to close his NU career. He added 129 yards and a score on 29 carries in a win at Washington, before cruising for 193 yards and four scores on just 20 carries against Kansas State. He pitched in 158 yards and four more touchdowns on 20 carries against Baylor, before adding 178 yards and a score on 24 totes against Texas Tech. He worked his way to 123 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries against Kansas, before contributing 105 yards on 18 carries against Oklahoma. Green then racked up 189 yards at MU. Green rushed for at least 200 yards in three of his last four games in a Husker uniform, including 206 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries as the Huskers claimed a share of the national title with a resounding 42-17 victory over Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl. After rolling for 209 yards against the Cyclones, he erupted for 202 yards and two scores on 29 carries against Colorado, before closing the regular season with 179 yards and three scores against Texas A&M.

With Green leading the way, Nebraska ranked first nationally as a team with 513.7 yards of total offense per game, including a nation-leading 392.6 rushing yards per contest. The Huskers also led the nation in scoring with 47.1 points per contest.

1996 (Sophomore)

Green battled injuries in his second season with the Huskers, totaling 917 yards on 155 carries while starting 10 games. He earned third-team All-Big 12 honors by averaging 5.9 yards per carry and scoring seven touchdowns, but a nagging turf toe injury limited him for four games early in the season, while a stress fracture in his left foot slowed him late in the year.

He opened the season with 71 rushing yards in a win over Michigan State, before settling for 87 yards in a loss at Arizona State. He rolled for 163 rushing yards and added three catches for 19 more yards in a win over Colorado State. Green added 66 yards and a score on 14 carries before leaving the Kansas State game, with a victory over the Wildcats, early with a turf toe injury. The injury kept him out of the game against Baylor, before he returned to rush for 76 yards on 19 carries in a little more than two quarters in a win over Texas Tech. He added 65 yards and a touchdown on just 12 carries before leaving the game against Kansas in the second quarter because of the injury. He rushed just nine times, including a four-yard touchdown, in a win at Oklahoma, before amassing 161 yards and a score on just 12 carries in a win over Missouri. He had a season-long 56-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second half against the Tigers. Green followed with a career-high 214 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries against Iowa State. It was Green's first career 200-yard rushing effort. He injured his left foot in practice before NU's game with Colorado, and appeared in just the game's opening series, carrying three times for nine yards against the Buffaloes, which put him past the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career. Green did not play in Nebraska's Big 12 Championship Game battle against Texas, but returned to rush seven times for 52 yards in the Huskers' 1996 Orange Bowl romp past Virginia Tech.

1995 (Freshman)

Green helped the Huskers capture their 12th NCAA rushing title by bursting onto the college football seen with 1,086 rushing yards in 11 games with six starts as a true freshman. He earned Big Eight Offensive/Freshman Newcomer-of-the-Year honors, while claiming first-team All-Big Eight accolades from the league coaches. He averaged 98.7 yards per game and 7.7 yards per carry, while scoring 13 touchdowns in his first season in Lincoln, helping the Huskers capture the 1995 national title. He was also a major player in Nebraska's offense racking up a school-record 556.3 yards per game, while scoring a school-record 52.4 points per contest. The Huskers also averaged a nation-leading 399.8 yards rushing per contest. His 1,086 yards set the Nebraska single-season record for rushing yards by a freshman, as he became the 38th freshman in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He also added a then-NU freshman record with 12 receptions, which covered 102 yards, and he added 71 yards on four kickoff returns. His 1,259 all-purpose yards were also the most ever by a Husker freshman, as he averaged 114.5 all-purpose yards per game.

Green opened his NU career by rushing six times for 52 yards and a 14-yard touchdown in Nebraska's season-opening victory over Oklahoma State. He followed with four carries for 74 yards, including a 57-yard scoring sprint against Michigan State. He then reeled off three straight 100-yard rushing efforts, including 111 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries in a rout of Arizona State, before rolling for 112 yards and two scores on just 15 carries against Pacific. Green capped the stretch with 176 yards and a score on 13 carries against Washington State. He moved into the starting lineup for the last six games of the regular season, and opened with 90 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries against Missouri. He then added 109 yards on a season-high 22 totes against Kansas State, before putting up 97 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries against Colorado. He matched his season high with 176 yards and a season-best three touchdowns on just 12 carries against Iowa State, before managing 45 yards on 10 carries at Kansas. Green closed the regular season with 44 yards on 13 attempts against Oklahoma. He did not start in Nebraska's 1996 Fiesta Bowl romp past Florida to win the national title, but he did rush nine times for 68 yards and one score against the Gators. His touchdown gave NU a 22-10 lead early in the second quarter, as the Huskers rolled to a 62-24 win.

Omaha Central High School

Green came to Nebraska as a USA Today first-team All-America running back after winning the Gatorade Circle of Champions Nebraska Player-of-the-Year award. He was a Parade All-American at Omaha Central, and was also named to Bluechip Illustrated's Dream Team. He was also a Reebok, Schutt High School and SuperPrep All-American. Green was listed as Bluechip's top running prospect.

Green rushed for 1,591 yards and 14 touchdowns on 164 carries as a senior, averaging 9.7 yards per carry and 176.8 yards per game for Coach Joe McMenamin. Green also caught four passes for 40 yards in 1994 and rushed for more than 1,000 yards at two different high schools - as a junior and senior at Omaha Central, and as a sophomore at Omaha North. Omaha Central also produced former NFL running backs Gayle Sayers of Kansas, and fellow former Husker I-back Calvin Jones. Green also played linebacker and punted for Central.

Green was a two-time first-team All-Nebraska selection by the Omaha World-Herald, a two-time first-team Super-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and the Journal Star's Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 1994.

In the spring of 1995, Green won the Class A 100-meter dash state title with a time of 10.61, the 200 in 21.91 and was the anchor of Central's 400-meter relay team that won in 42.98. He was the Omaha World-Herald's Nebraska High School Male Athlete-of-the-Year for 1994-95. He also played baseball, batting .400 while playing center field. Academically, he was named to the honor roll as a junior and senior and earned academic all-state honors as a junior.

Green selected Nebraska after visits to Notre Dame, Arizona, Michigan and Penn State.

Personal

The son of Glenda and Edward Scott, Ahman Green was born on Feb. 16, 1977. Ahman majored in geography and earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2003. An extremely active member of the community, Green was named to the first-ever Brook Berringer Citizenship Team in 1997. He served as an Athletic Department Ambassador during the summer of 1996, assisted with Student-Athlete Day, the "School is Cool" Jam, and as a speaker at the North and South Omaha Boys and Girls clubs. He was a volunteer at the Malone Center and in the Omaha Outreach Program, while also assisting with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and at the Pacific Pals Youth Camp.

Green's Career Statistics

Rushing
Year	G/S	Att.	Yds.	Y/C	Y/G	TDs
1995	11/6	141	1,086	7.7	98.7	13
1996	10/10	155	917	5.9	91.7	7
1997	12/12	278	1,877	7.8	156.4	22
Totals	33/28	574	3,880	6.8	117.6	42

Receiving
Year	Games	No.	Yds.	Y/R	Y/G	TDs
1995	11	12	102	8.5	9.3	3
1996	10	9	93	10.3	9.3	0
1997	12	14	105	7.5	8.8	0
Totals	33	35	300	8.6	9.1	3

Kickoff Returns: 22-442-0 total: 4-71-0 in 1995; 1-29-0 in 1996

Bowl Stats

1996 Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida: Rushing 9-68, 1 TD
1996 Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech: Rushing 7-52
1998 Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee: Rushing 29-206, 2 TDs

Single-Game Bests

Rushing Attempts -- 34 vs. Texas A&M, 1997
Rushing Yards -- 214 at Iowa State, 1996
Long Rush -- 70 vs. Missouri, 1996
Rushing Touchdowns -- 4 vs. Kansas State and Baylor, 1997
Receptions -- 3, Three Times (vs. CU, 1995; vs. CSU, 1996; vs. A&M, 1997)
Receiving Yards -- 48 at Missouri, 1997
Long Reception -- 39 at Missouri, 1997
Long Kickoff Return -- 34 vs. Washington State, 1995