(1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 35) Vallejo, California, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:
199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:
Salesian (Richmond, California)
College:
California (2007–2009)
NFL draft:
2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
Career history
Detroit Lions (2010–2012)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2007, 2008)
2008 Emerald Bowl Offensive MVP
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
255
Rushing yards:
945
Rushing touchdowns:
6
Receptions:
85
Receiving yards:
774
Receiving touchdowns:
3
Player stats at PFR
Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989)[1] is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former football running back. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting several school records, including most all-purpose yards in a single season and most rushing yards in a single game. Best also led the Pac-10 in total rushing yards in 2008. Best competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Saint Lucia in track and field. He later became head football coach of the Saint Mary's College High School Panthers in Berkeley, California, for one season.
^"Jahvid Best". California Golden Bears Athletics. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989) is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former football running back. He was selected by the Detroit...
for a touchdown, while Cal was able to counter with a touchdown run by JahvidBest prior to the end of the first half. The second half saw both teams score...
Lions answered with two consecutive touchdowns by rookie running back JahvidBest: first a 7-yard run, and later in the second quarter with a 4-yard run...
of running backs Mikel Leshoure, who was injured in the preseason and JahvidBest, who was injured with a concussion in week 6 against the 49ers. Kevin...
becoming the fifth offensive coordinator at Cal in five years. Running back JahvidBest underwent surgery to tighten a ligament that had been injured when he...
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States, except for Colin Ridgway, represented Australia in 1956 and JahvidBest, represented Saint Lucia in 2016. American football has only been played...
DeSean Jackson. Detroit replied, driving 76 yards in 6 plays with RB JahvidBest hauling a 14-yard touchdown run, taking 3:00 minutes off the clock. After...
202.36 (2,833 yds. in 14 games), over 15 yards more than second-place JahvidBest (187.25) of California. He had 1,260 receiving, 1,010 kickoff return...
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redshirted for the 2007 season. In 2008, he served as the primary backup to JahvidBest as part of the Golden Bears' two running back system, playing in all...
first Lions' player of any age since JahvidBest in 2011. He expanded his role in the passing game with career bests of six receptions for 69 yards in Week...
Salesian High School for decades and pressured and intimidated victims. JahvidBest, Olympic athlete, NFL player Jabari Bird, NBA player Jabari Brown, NBA...
longest touchdown run by a Lions player since an 88-yard touchdown run by JahvidBest in 2011. The Chargers scored 14 points in the quarter via a 29-yard touchdown...
game or practice, a policy that applied to Detroit Lions running back JahvidBest in 2009. Various players have filed lawsuits against the league for the...
the fourth quarter to allow Cal to run the clock. Freshman tailback JahvidBest had a 34-yard touchdown run that provided the final margin needed for...
head-to-head with 100 meters champion JahvidBest (20.65), narrowly beating him down the stretch. Nellum's and Best's time ranked No. 1 and No. 2 among high...
"Per square yard, the loudest stadium in the history of the planet." JahvidBest, a former starting running back for the Detroit Lions, visited Autzen...
22, 2010. "Draft trade tracker: Let's make a deal: Lions put forth their Best effort". National Football League. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original...
Ryan Longwell, Marshawn Lynch, DeSean Jackson, Desmond Bishop, and JahvidBest. Current head coach Justin Wilcox began his tenure in 2017. California...
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