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Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Arkansas, and was picked fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2008 NFL Draft. McFadden graduated from Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. A widely touted recruit, he chose to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas where he would become a two-time consensus All-American as a tailback for the Razorbacks in 2006 and 2007.〔(2006 AP All-American Team ), Associated Press Accessed January 13, 2008〕〔(Tebow, McFadden, Smith on AP All-American first team ) Associated Press, accessed January 13th, 2008〕 In 2006, he became the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award,〔(Doak Walker Award Recipients )Southern Methodist University, accessed January 13, 2008〕 the award honoring the nation's top collegiate running back. He joined Ricky Williams as only the second two-time winner after taking home the award again in 2007.〔(Darren McFadden Named 2007 Doak Walker Award Recipient ) Southern Methodist University, accessed January 13th, 2008〕 McFadden also won the 2007 Walter Camp Award〔(McFadden picked as Walter Camp Player of the Year ) ESPN, accessed January 13th, 2008〕 as the nation's best player and was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy two years in a row in 2006 and 2007. McFadden performed well at the NFL Scouting Combine, and after being drafted, he signed a contract worth $60 million with the Raiders, including $27 million in guaranteed money.〔 Although he played infrequently as a rookie, receiving only 113 carries, fans and members of the media still praised McFadden's talents and abilities.〔〔 After seven seasons with the Raiders, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys prior to the 2015 season. ==Early life== McFadden was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas on August 27, 1987 to Gralon McFadden and Mini Muhammad. The tenth of twelve children, he encountered hardships in his early life with some members of his family, including his mother, having addictions to drugs. He attended Springdale High School in Springdale, for the fall semester of his senior year, only to move back to Oak Grove High School in North Little Rock, for the remainder of his High School career, where he was a three-sport star in football, baseball and track. He played a variety of positions for his football team, but was primarily used as a running back on offense, and a safety on defense.〔 In track & field, he competed as a sprinter and was timed at 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash. During his senior season, McFadden was a ''Parade'' magazine high school All-American in 2004, as well as the Arkansas High School player of the year for the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette''. Following his senior year, he was awarded the prestigious Landers Award,〔 〕 given every year to the top player in the state of Arkansas. McFadden was ranked the number 23 player in the nation by Rivals.com and the number three athlete, and was given a five star rating, the highest star rating.〔 He was a highly recruited prospect, and while he garnered interest from many schools around the Deep South including Tennessee, Alabama, and Auburn, he chose to end the recruiting process early and attend the University of Arkansas.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren McFadden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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