Correll Buckhalter biography
Date of birth : 1978-10-06
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Collins, Mississippi
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-10-08
Credited as : Football player NFL, running back for the Denver Broncos, Super Bowl/NFL Draft player
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• A 10th-year running back in his second year with the Broncos whose 5.1-yard rushing average during the last three seasons ranks seventh in the NFL.
• Registered a career-high 642 rushing yards and placed sixth in the league in rushing average (5.4 yds.) in 14 games (7 starts) during his first year with Denver in 2009.
• Spent his first eight professional seasons with Philadelphia, where he totaled the third-best yards per carry average (4.5 / 476-2,155) by an Eagles running back in club history.
• Played at least 14 games during each of the last four seasons after missing three full years (2002, ‘04-05) due to knee injuries.
• Scored 23 touchdowns (19 rushing, 4 receiving) for his career with that total including a personal-best eight rushing touchdowns with the Eagles in 2003 that tied for fifth in the NFC.
• Owns 22 rushes of at least 20 yards for his career, including five such runs in each of the last two seasons.
• Saw time in 14 games (2 starts) for the Eagles in 2008, finishing the year with 76 rushes for 369 yards (4.9 avg.) with two scores along with 26 receptions for 324 yards with two touchdowns.
• Totaled 586 rushing yards in 2001 with Philadelphia to set a franchise rookie record as a six-game starter who appeared in 15 games that year.
• Finished his career at the University of Nebraska ranked eighth in school history in rushing yards with 2,522 on 413 carries (6.1 avg.) with 27 touchdowns.
• Joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 1, 2009.
• Selected by Philadelphia in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Signed by Philadelphia as a draft choice 5/24/01; Placed on reserve/suspended list by Commissioner 11/17/01; Suspension lifted by Commissioner 11/19/01; Placed on reserve/physically unable to perform list (left knee) by Philadelphia 8/26/02; Placed on injured reserve (right knee) by Philadelphia 8/23/04; Placed on injured reserve (right knee) by Philadelphia 8/27/05; Signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent 3/1/09.
QUICKLY: Buckhalter was signed by the Broncos on March 1, 2009 after spending his first eight NFL seasons with Philadelphia. He finished second on the club with a career-high 642 rushing yards and sixth in the NFL with his 5.4-yards-per-carry average in 2009.
2010: Buckhalter scored his 20th career rushing touchdown on a 1-yard carry in the second quarter to put Denver ahead 14-0 against Seattle (9/10... Caught the go-ahead touchdown on a 6-yard pass from QB Kyle Orton to give the Broncos a 23-20 lead with 1:38 to play in the game at Tennessee(10/3).
2009: Buckhalter played 14 games (7 starts) and finished second on the Broncos with a career-high 642 rushing yards on 120 attempts (5.4 avg.) with one touchdown... Added a career-high 31 receptions for 240 yards (7.7 avg.) and eight kickoff returns for 184 yards (23.0 avg.)... Ranked sixth in the NFL (min. 100 attempts) with a 5.4-yard rushing average... Registered two 100-yard rushing games, increasing his career total to six such outputs, with 108 yards on 14 carries at Oak. (9/27) and 113 yards on 12 carries (9.4 avg.) at K.C. (12/6).... Had a 45-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter (third-longest run of his career) vs. Cle. (9/20).
2008: Buckhalter played 14 games (2 starts) for Philadelphia and totaled 76 rushes for 369 yards (4.9 avg.) with two touchdowns along with 26 catches for 324 yards (12.5 avg.) with a pair of scores... Had a season-high 93 yards on 18 carries with one touchdown in a start at S.F. (10/12)... Played in all three postseason games, including the NFC Championship Game at Ari. (1/18).
2007: Buckhalter played 14 games (2 starts) for the Eagles and averaged 5.0 yards per carry (62-313) while posting four rushing touchdowns... Added 12 catches for 87 yards (7.3 avg.)... Served as Philadelphia’s primary kickoff returner with 37 returns for 798 yards (21.6 avg.)... Notched the fourth 100-yard rushing effort of his career with 103 yards on 17 carries (6.1 avg.) in a start at NYG (9/30).
2006: Buckhalter played all 16 games (1 start) for the first time in his career, totaling 83 rushes for 345 yards (4.2 avg.) with two touchdowns along with 24 receptions for 256 yards (10.7 avg.) with one score for the Eagles... Scored on a career-long 55-yard touchdown reception vs. Was. (11/12)... Appeared in both of the Eagles’ playoff contests.
2005: Buckhalter was placed on injured reserve by Philadelphia on Aug. 27 with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee suffered in practice on Aug. 5.
2004: Buckhalter was placed on injured reserve by Philadelphia on Aug. 23 with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee suffered in the preseason vs. Bal. (8/20).
2003: Buckhalter played 15 games (5 starts) for Philadelphia, totaling 126 rushes for 542 yards (4.3 avg.) with a career-high eight touchdowns that tied for fifth in the NFC... Added 10 receptions for 133 yards (13.3 avg.) with one touchdown... Appeared in both of the Eagles’ playoff games... Scored on a career-long 64-yard run and totaled 115 yards on 13 carries (8.8 avg.) vs. Dal. (12/7).
2002: Buckhalter spent the season on the Eagles’ physically unable to perform list due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered in a mini camp practice on April 26.
2001: Selected by Philadelphia in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, Buckhalter played 15 games (6 starts) and totaled 129 carries for 586 yards (4.5 avg.) with two touchdowns... Contributed 13 catches for 130 yards (10.0 avg.)... Set the Eagles’ franchise record for rushing yards (586) by a rookie... Saw time in all three playoff games, including the NFC Championship Game at Stl. (1/27), and finished the playoffs with 18 carries for 110 yards (6.1 avg.) with one touchdown and four receptions for 26 yards... Registered his first career 100-yard rushing game with 134 yards on 21 carries (6.4 avg.) vs. Ari. (10/7).
COLLEGE:
Buckhalter played 46 career games (9 starts) at the University of Nebraska, rushing 413 times for 2,522 yards (6.1 avg.) with 27 touchdowns... Finished his career ranked eighth in school history in career rushing yards and had 11 100-yard rushing efforts... Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the Associated Press as a senior, averaging 7.1 yards per rush with 106 carries for 769 yards with seven touchdowns.
PERSONAL:
Buckhalter was an all-state selection at Collins High School in Collins, Miss., rushing for 12 touchdowns and 1,722 yards as a senior, including a state-record 387 yards in one game... Had 1,302 rushing yards as a junior... Earned four letters in basketball and track... Older brother, Chris, was a member of Philadelphia’s practice squad in 1996... Majored in sociology at Nebraska...
