2011: Played in seven games ... had 20 carries for 40 yards and one TD, and one reception for eight yards.
2010: Played in 11 of 13 games ... gained 163 yards on 43
carries as part of Idaho’s backfield rotation ... also caught five passes for
25 yards to total 188 all-purpose yards ... best outing was 76 rushing yards
and 12 receiving yards in season-finale against San Jose State.
2009: Idaho’s depth at running back allowed the Vandals to
redshirt Vital.
2008: Played in 10 games before being injured and missing
the final two ... carried the ball 54 times for 210 yards and one score ...
best game was 48 yards on eight carries at Fresno State ... also caught four
passes for 28 yards.
High school: First-team Class 4A Associated Press All-State
selection … as a senior, carried the ball 243 times for 2,034 yards (8.4 per
carry) and 25 touchdowns … never fumbled … set Copperas Cove single-game
rushing record of 327 yards on 18 carries … also scored four TDs in that game …
also ran track … at District 16-4A championships as a junior, finished second
in the 300 hurdles, third in the long and triple jumps, was on the winning
4x400 relay team and on the runner-up 4x200 relay team.
Personal: Son of Demika and Keith Vital ... born Aug. 24,
1990.
Single-game highs
Carries – 17 (vs. San Jose State, Dec. 4, 2010);
Rushing
yards – 76 (vs. San Jose State, Dec. 4, 2010);
Rushing touchdowns – 1, three
times (vs. San Jose State, Dec. 4, 2010; vs. North Dakota, Sept. 2, 2010, and
at San Diego State, Sept. 27, 2008);
Receptions – 2, three times (vs. Boise
State, Nov. 12, 2010; vs. Nevada, Nov. 6, 2010, and at San Diego State, Sept.
27, 2008);
Receiving yards – 16 (vs. Western Michigan, Sept. 13, 2008);
Long
rush – 13 (at Fresno State, Oct. 11, 2008);
Long reception – 16 (vs. Western
Michigan, Sept. 13, 2008).
