Jonas Randolph (born December 1, 1990) is a former

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player who won the

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in December 2011.

Early life

Randolph graduated from Daleville High School in Daleville, Alabama. At Daleville, Randolph won all-state honors as a running back in his senior year, and was honorable mention all-state in his junior year.

Mars Hill College

While playing as a

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for the

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Lions he rushed for 5,608 career yards, a school record and

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record. In his 2011 senior season he led Mars Hill to the South Atlantic Conference title and its first

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playoff appearance. In his senior season Randolph rushed for 2,170 yards, including 197.27 yards per game – more than any other player that season in any

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division. He had 366 carries and scored 18 touchdowns. In 2009, he rushed for an average of 180.4 yards per game, second to Joique Bell in

. Randolph became a father two days before winning the

. He topped his closest rival, quarterback Dane Simoneau of

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, by a vote of 120 to 117 — the closest vote in Harlon Hill history. Micah Davis of

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had 101 votes. He is the first athlete from the South Atlantic Conference to win the Harlon Hill Trophy. Randolph is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds during his senior football season. Among his other honors was being named to the Division II

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All-America Team in 2009, 2010 and 2011 — he is only the second person to have achieved that honor three times.

College statistics

Professional career

In May, 2012, Randolph signed with the

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of the

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References

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