Todd Gurley is an NFL running back who is currently playing for the league’s Rams, who placed him as the 10th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. He racked up 1,106 yards during his rookie season and won Offensive Rookie of the Year for The Associated Press. Prior to playing professionally with the NFL, Gurley played college football at Georgia.

His Biography (Age)

Todd was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 3, 1994 to Darlene Simmons and Todd Gerome Gurley. He attended Tarboro High School, Tarboro, NC where he played football, basketball and also competed in track events.

He played for the school football team, as a running back and a defensive back. During his junior season, he recorded a total of 1,472 rushing yards, seventy-nine (79) tackles, one interception, a forced fumble and twenty-six (26) touchdowns. Todd Gurley was named All Area Offensive Player of the Year for the 2010 season by Rocky Mount Telegram. As a senior, he also won the Associated Press Player of the Year award after rushing for 2,600 yards and thirty-eight touchdowns.

Rivaux.com considered him a 4-star recruit after being ranked 5th best RB in his class. Gurley would later commit to the University of Georgia playing college football under then-head coach Mark Richt. He started his rookie year as a backup to Ken Malcome, but after an impressive opener against the Buffalo Bulls where he racked up 100 yards on 8 carries with 2 touchdowns and a home win where he recorded a punt return. sending 100 yards for a touchdown., Todd Gurley was named the starter for Game 2 where he rushed for sixty-five yards on ten carries.

He finished that season starting twelve in the He played fourteen games and amassed a total of 1,385 yards on 222 carries with 17 touchdowns. Todd became the second freshman in Georgia history to rush for 1,000 yards. At the end of the season, he was named All-SEC First Team by the Associated Press.

The following season (2013), he played ten games, ran for one hundred and sixty-five passes for 989 yards with ten touchdowns. After the season, the Associated Press named him the All-SEC second team. In 2014, Todd was suspended by school authorities for violating NCAA rules. He was later handed a four-game ban after investigations revealed he had earned $3,000 in 2 years from signing memorabilia and autographs.

In his first game after the suspension, he tore his ACL against Auburn. The injury ended his junior season and his college career at Georgia, as he decided to forfeit his senior season for the 2015 NFL Draft.

NFL Career

Todd Gurley was selected tenth overall by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He was the first running back to be selected in this year’s draft and the youngster is off to a good start. He finished his rookie season with 1,106 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns on 229 attempts at season’s end. He was named one of the NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2016 by his teammates.

Gurley struggled the following season to maintain He set records in his rookie season, but he still saw a decline with just 885 yards, making him the 17th player in the league, 55.3 yards per game, 6 affected. However, he overtook that record the following season, with 114 points. Todd led the league in scoring among non-kickers. He became the 16th player in NFL history to record 750 rushing yards/750 rushing yards in a season and the 8th to 1,300/750.

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In addition to earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks and NFC Offensive Player of the Month twice this month, Toddy was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

How much does Todd Gurley earn? His salary

In April 2018, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Rams worth $60 million, with $45 million guaranteed. He is currently the highest paid RB in the NFL.

girlfriend, wife

Gurley is not married but has the torch Olivia Davison is a girlfriend who has been dating for a few years as of 2014. Olivia owes an online clothing and accessories store called Liv Lively.

His height and weight

The RB stands at a height of 1.85m and weighs 102kg. His arm length is 31 1/2″ and his hand size is 10″.