Garrett Wolfe

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Garrett Wolfe (born August 17, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football running back for the Northern Illinois University football team. He ran for 1,656 yards in the 2004 season and finished the 2005 season with 1,580 rushing yards. He has played well against big time competition, running for 148 yards on 17 carries against Michigan (8.7 ypc) in 2005 and 171 yards on 26 carries (6.6 ypc) against Ohio State in 2006. Over the first nine games of the 2006 college football season, Wolfe has led the NCAA in rushing with 1,479 rushing yards along with 14 touchdowns (6.94 ypc). He is considered a dark horse Heisman trophy candidate for the 2006 season. Garrett is listed at 5' 7" and 177 lbs.

Garrett played high school football at Holy Cross High School in Chicago.

Garrett Wolfe is notable because he is considered one of the three best running backs in college football this year. He tied an NCAA record on 9/30/06 by becoming the eighth running back in NCAA history run for 1,000 within the first five games of a season. He is also a projected draft pick for the upcoming NFL draft. During the 2006 season, Garrett became the second leading rusher in NIU history. He ran for a career-high 353 yards and three touchdowns on September 30, 2006, as the Huskies of Northern Illinois University beat Ball State University 40-28.

After the Ball State game, Garrett has hit a dry spell. He was held to a season-low 25 yards during a 16-14 loss to Western Michigan in Kalamazoo on a chilly Saturday on Oct. 14. G. Wolfe rebounded with 45 yards in one half against Temple on Oct. 21 and had over 60 yards against Iowa in Iowa City. In the game against Toledo, Wolfe has faired no better, only rushing 54 yards on 16 carries.

As of November 11, Wolfe has 1,533 rushing yards for the 2006 season.

Further information about Garrett Wolfe can be verified at the following sites:

http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wolfe_garrett00.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=138215

http://southerncollegesports.com/oneonone_fb_05_wolfe.html