28 JUSTIN VINCENT

PRO: Re-signed by the Steelers on January 11, 2008…originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2007…spent training camp with the Falcons in 2007 but was released during final cuts on September 1…signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad on October 3 and remained there until being released on October 24…re-signed to the Steelers practice squad on November 11, where he spent the remainder of the season.

2007 (0-0): Did not play any games while spending time on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad after being among the Atlanta Falcons final roster cuts.

COLLEGE: Saw action in 51 games with 18 starts as a member of the Tigers…tallied 2,021 rushing yards on 408 carries (5.0 avg.) with 17 touchdowns…named MVP of the 2003 SEC Championship Game and the 2004 BCS National Championship Game…named 2003 First-Team Freshman All-American by the Football Writer’s Association.  2006: Played in all 13 games, with six starts, including the Notre Dame contest in the Sugar Bowl...played best game of season against Notre Dame, rushing for a season-high 71 yards on 12 carries in the 41-14 win over the Irish...added two receptions for 19 yards in the contest...went over the 2,000-yard mark for career against Notre Dame...for year, finished with 210 yards on 57 carries...caught six passes for 73 yards...had another strong outing vs. Ole Miss, picking up 40 yards on seven carries in the Tigers’ win over Ole Miss...performance included a season-long 20-yard run...had 31 yards on eight carries against Arizona. 2005: Shared the running back duties with senior Joseph Addai...stepped up late in  the year when Addai was slowed by an ankle injury...responded by rushing for 343 yards and five touchdowns in LSU’s final six regular season games...led the Tigers in rushing in four of the last five games, including 56 yards and one TD in the win over Alabama...rushed for a season-high 89 yards and one score in win over Appalachian State...also caught nine passes for 61 yards...served on LSU’s coverage units on special teams...had six special teams tackles in 2005...forced a fumble against Tennessee. 2004: Played in all 12 games with four starts...started the first four games of the season at tailback...rushed for 322 yards and two TDs...caught five passes for 40 yards...rushed for 102 yards and two TDs in win over Arkansas State in week two...capped the regular season with 60 yards on 10 carries in win over Arkansas...also a special teams standout...had nine special teams tackles...forced a fumble on kickoff coverage against Arkansas State...had two special teams tackles vs. Florida and Arkansas. 2003: Put together the finest season for a freshman in LSU history, rushing for a freshman school record of 1,001 yards in leading the Tigers to a 13-1 overall mark and the national title...answered the call when injuries forced Joseph Addai and Shyrone Carey to the sidelines in consecutive games midway through the season...started for the first time against South Carolina and responded with 77 yards and two TDs...never relinquished the starting position as he followed his first start with 127 yards in a 31-7 win over Auburn in a game in which he out rushed Carnell Williams by 67 yards...capped the season with four straight 100-yard games, including an SEC Championship game record of 201 yards and two TDs in the 34-13 win over Georgia, and 117 yards and one TD vs. Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl...in all, rushed for 100-plus yards five times...named MVP of SEC title game as well as the Sugar Bowl...ran for an 87-yard TD vs. Georgia, the longest rush in SEC Championship Game history...also had a 62-yard run vs. Georgia...opened the Nokia Sugar Bowl with a 64-yard run on the first play of the game against Oklahoma...rushed for 105 yards on 22 carries vs. Ole Miss and followed that with 112 yards and two TDs vs. Arkansas...broke Dalton Hilliard's LSU freshmen rushing record, bettering the previous mark of 901, which was set in 1982...also rushed for 10 TDs, the second-highest total by a rookie in school history...Hilliard holds that mark with 11 in 1982, while Kendall Cleveland and Rondell Mealey each rushed for 10 TDs as freshmen...caught eight passes for 80 yards with four of those coming against South Carolina...is a rare breed in that he's also a standout on LSU's kickoff coverage unit...had nine special teams tackles. 

PERSONAL: Prepped at Barbe (Lake Charles, LA) High School…left as the school’s all-time leading rusher with 5,464 yards on a school-high 904 carries…set school-records in touchdowns in a career (75) and points in a career (462)…only player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards or more in three seasons…named a Parade and Prep Star All-American after rushing for 2,050 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior…Full name: Justin Daniel Vincent.