2006: Had 137 carries for 506 yards while splitting time in the backfield ... best outing was 20 carries for 88 yards in season opener at Michigan State ... had 22 carries at Louisiana Tech ... recipient of Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award ... first-team all-District 8 ESPN The Magazine Academic team.
2005: Carried the ball 23 times for 70 yards in season-opener at Washington State ... broke his left collarbone in first quarter at UNLV and missed the remainder of the season
2004: Second-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... rushed for 859 yards on 151 carries for average of 5.7 yards per carry ... also caught 15 passes for 93 yards ... total all-purpose rushing of 955 ... missed almost two full games after being injured early in the North Texas game ... had three games of 100 or more yards ... long run of 71 yards at Boise State ... had 170 all-purpose yards at Eastern Michigan with 125 rushing and 42 receiving ... finished fourth in the Sun Belt in rushing and 61st nationally ... was sixth in the Sun Belt in all-purpose yardage
High school: Graduated in 2004 from Shelley High School ... as a senior, helped lead the Russets to 3A state championship with 1,889 yards on 228 carries (27 touchdowns) ... As a junior, rushed for 1,500 yards on 152 carries (26 touchdowns) ... In 2003, was 3A Idaho Player of the Year as well as all-area, all-Mountain River Offensive Player of the Year, and 2002 3A Idaho Offensive Player of the Year ... also competed in wrestling and track
Personal: son of Corolee and Brian Bird ... born Dec. 20, 1985 ... majoring in Biology
Single-game highs
Carries ? 26 (at Eastern Michigan, Oct. 2, 2004); Rushing yards ? 171 (vs. Arkansas State, Nov. 6, 2004); Rushing touchdowns ? 3 (at Eastern Michigan, Oct. 2, 2004); Receptions ? 5 (at Eastern Michigan, Oct. 2, 2004); Receiving yards ? 42 (at Eastern Michigan, Oct. 2, 2004); Long rush ? 71 (at Boise State, Sept. 4, 2004); Long reception ? 13 (twice, at Oregon, Sept. 25, 2004 and at Eastern Michigan, Oct. 2, 2004); All-purpose yards ? 184 [171 rushing, 13 receiving] (vs. Arkansas State, Nov. 6, 2004)
