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'{{Infobox NFLactive |name=Jahvid Best |image=Jahvid Best at 2009 Cal Fan Appreciation Day 1.JPG |width=250px |caption=Jahvid Best during his tenure at Cal in August 2009. |currentteam=Detroit Lions |currentnumber=44 |currentposition=Running back |birthdate={{birth date and age|1989|01|30}} |birthplace=Vallejo, California |heightft=5 |heightin=10 |weight=199 |college=[[University of California|California]] |draftyear=2010 |draftround=1 |draftpick=30 |debutyear=2010 |debutteam=Detroit Lions |pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki> *[[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–present) |status=Active |highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> *2009 Elite Running Back Trophy, [[College Football Performance Awards]]<ref>http://collegefootballperformance.com/trophy-winners/</ref> *2007 First Team All-Pac 10 (Special Teams) *2008 [[Pro Football Weekly]] All-American Honorable Mention *2008 First Team All-Pac 10 (Offense) *2008 Pac-10 Rushing Leader (1,580 yards) *[[2008 Emerald Bowl]] Offensive MVP *[[Jahvid Best#Records|College records]] |cbs=1272970 |espn=238184 |si= |yahoo= |rivals=83878 |nfl=BES682260 }} '''Jahvid Andre Best''' (born January 30, 1989 in [[Vallejo, California]])<ref name="info">[http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/best_jahvid00.html California Golden Bears Football]</ref> is a [[running back]] selected by the [[Detroit Lions]] as the 30th pick in the [[2010 NFL Draft]]. Entering his junior year, Best's breakout sophomore year caused early speculation of him being a future [[Heisman Trophy|Heisman]] candidate and top running back prospect.<ref name="CBS Sports ranking">{{Citation |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2011_RB |title=2011 NFL Draft RB ranking |work=CBS Sports |accessdate=February 8, 2010 }}</ref><ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/06/SPAQ12PI55.DTL |title=There's a new blip on radar screen of Heisman voters |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=2008-11-28 | first=Ray | last=Ratto | date=2008-09-08 }}</ref> He set [[Jahvid Best#Records|several records]], including most all-purpose yards in a single season and most rushing yards in a single game for Cal and led the Pac-10 in total rushing yards in 2008. Best was named 2009 Elite Running Back Trophy recipient of the [[College Football Performance Awards]].<ref>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3429714.htm</ref><ref>http://collegefootballperformance.com/trophy-winners/</ref><ref>http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030410aac.html</ref><ref>http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030410aaa.html</ref> ==Early years== Jahvid Best attended [[Salesian High School (Richmond, California)|Salesian High School]] in [[Richmond, California]]. In his junior year he had 1,495 rushing yards on 138 attempts with 20 touchdowns. Salesian also won the [[North Coast Section]] championship in 2005 to conclude a 12-1 season. In his senior year, Best ran for 3,325 yards and 48 touchdowns, both Bay Area single-season records.<ref name="info"/> Salesian once again made it to the NCS finals, but lost in the final game to St Patrick-St Vincent High School of Vallejo. Best ran track as well, participating in the [[Arcadia Invitational]] in his junior and senior years. As a junior, he won the [[100 metres|100 meter dash]] with a time of 10.39 seconds with an injured foot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyestat.com/3us/6out/Arcadia/r-complete-boys.htm |title=39th Arcadia Invitational - Results Boys |accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref> As a senior he won the [[200 metres|200 meter dash]] with a time of 21.40 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us2007OutdoorTrackArcadiaInvitationalResultsBoys |title=40th Arcadia Invitational - Results Boys |accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref> Also during his senior year, Best won the [[California Interscholastic Federation]] state championship in the 100 meters with a discounted wind assisted time of 10.31.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sml1.com/recordtiming/cif2007/070601F010.htm |title=CIF State Track and Field Championships - 6/1/2007 to 6/2/2007 |accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref> Best finished his senior season with personal bests of 10.36 and 20.65, the 5th and 2nd fastest times in the nation respectively.<ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/lists/display_list.php?list_id=6&sex_id=M&year=2007</ref>His 100 metre time equals the personal best of [[Justin Gatlin]] as a high school senior;<ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/lists/lists2000/prepfinalm.html</ref> both times eclipse [[Tyson Gay]]'s personal bests as a high school senior.<ref>http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/lists/lists2001/prepout_m.html</ref> Best received scholarship offers from [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]], [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]], California, [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]], [[USC Trojans football|USC]], and [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] among others, before ultimately committing to California in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=52772 |title=Jahvid Best Profile - Football Recruiting (rivals.com) |accessdate=2009-01-03}}</ref> he is the BEST and always will be thank you for your efforts and leavin us your junior year so you could make some big ones!!!!!!!! p.s. FAith MAtin is a COW ==College career== ===2007=== As a [[true freshman]] in 2007, Best was the primary backup to [[Justin Forsett]]. On only 29 carries, Best had 221 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns. Best also caught 13 passes for 174 yards and a receiving touchdown. Best was selected as the team's Most Valuable Freshman as well as the team's J. Scott Duncan Award (Most Valuable Special Teams Player). ===2008=== Best quickly got the nation's attention on the season opener against [[2008 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] on August 30. Best had 111 yards on 24 carries and got a touchdown. His breakout game came on September 6 in a 66-3 Cal win against [[2008 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]], having two touchdown runs of 80 and 86 yards, respectively. Best finished the game with exactly 200 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. He would however struggle the next week against Maryland, mostly due to California falling behind early and Best not getting as many touches as the Bears game plan became mostly an air attack. Although he returned to form against Colorado State, he dislocated his elbow and would miss the next game against Arizona State.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/30/SPJ21386A0.DTL Cal's Best Not Good Enough]</ref> He returned for the Arizona game, and dashed for a 67 yard score that put the Bears ahead in the second quarter.<ref>[http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101908aaa.html Arizona upsets No. 25 Cal]</ref> He would rack up 140 all purpose yards against the Wildcats. [[File:CalStanfordJahvidBest.jpg|thumb|Best carries the ball during the Big Game]] After two more impressive outings against UCLA and Oregon averaging over six yards per carry, Best was held to only 30 yards against the [[2008 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans]]. Following a 201 yard rushing game against the [[2008 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford Cardinal]] in the 2008 [[Big Game (football)|Big Game]] on 19 carries, Best became the seventh consecutive 1,000 rusher for Cal since [[Jeff Tedford]] became head coach in 2002. During the last game of the regular season versus Washington on December 6, Best became the first Cal player to rush for over 300 yards in a game and ended the regular season as the Pac-10's leading rusher, beating out Oregon State's [[Jacquizz Rodgers]], who missed the final game of the regular season against [[2008 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] and the subsequent [[2008 Sun Bowl]] due to injury. A 186-yard, two touchdown performance in the [[2008 Emerald Bowl]] to conclude the season earned him Offensive MVP honors for the game. Best finished the 2008 season with 1,580 rushing yards, an 8.1-yard per carry average, and 15 touchdowns. ===2009=== [[File:Jahvid Best rushes at EWU at Cal 2009-09-12 4.JPG|thumb|Best carries the ball against Eastern Washington in September]] [[File:Jahvid Best at 2009 Poinsettia Bowl 1.JPG|thumb|Best at the [[2009 Poinsettia Bowl]].]] On January 15, 2009 Best underwent surgery to tighten a ligament that had been injured when he dislocated his left elbow against Colorado State on September 27, 2008. This was followed up by foot surgery on January 23 to relieve the irritation of an extra bone that was caused when Best bruised his foot halfway through the 2008 season. He missed spring football practice as a result.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021709aaa.html |title=Jahvid Best Selected as the Nation's Most Explosive Player |accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> Best was named as the most explosive player in college football by [[Rivals.com]] in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=912687 |title=College football's 10 most explosive players |accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref> In early June Best was able to participate in team summer workouts without pain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/10/SP6H183SB5.DTL |title=Best news is . . . he's running again |accessdate=2009-06-16 | first=Ron | last=Kroichick | date=2009-06-10 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> In Cal's season opener against [[2009 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]], Best rushed for 137 yards and had two rushing touchdowns in the Bears' 52-13 victory. On September 12 against [[Eastern Washington#Athletics|Eastern Washington]], he rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown, and had one 22 yard receiving touchdown. For his performances, Best was named National Running Back of the Week against Maryland and Honorable Mention against Eastern Washington by the [[College Football Performance Awards]].<ref>http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091409aal.html, Accessed 2 January 2010.</ref> On September 19 against [[2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] he ran for 131 yards and all of Cal's five touchdowns in the victory, a personal best and a modern school record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092009aaa.html |title=Cal Football Post-Game Notes - at Minnesota (Saturday, September 19) |publisher=University of California |accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref> He was named Pac-10 Player of the Week, [[Rivals.com]] National Player of the Week, and College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=991193 |title=Best a cut above the rest in Week 3 |accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aaj.html |title=Best, Butler and Folk Named Pac-10 Football Players of the Week |accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref><ref>http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092009aaf.html, Accessed 2 January 2010.</ref> However, the next week Best was held to 55 rushing yards and no touchdowns on 16 carries against the [[2009 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN.com]]|accessdate=September 26, 2009|date=September 26, 2009|title=Masoli tosses three TDs as Oregon runs over Cal|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292692483}}</ref> The following week he was held to 48 yards on 15 carries against the #7 [[2009 USC Trojans football team|Trojans]], also unable to find the end zone. On October 17, Best recorded both his longest run and longest reception against UCLA in California's 45-26 victory over the Bruins. Best again received recognition as Honorable Mention Running Back of the Week from the College Football Performance Awards.<ref>http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101809aaa.html, Accessed 2 January 2010.</ref> Best was injured during the second quarter of Cal's November 7 matchup against [[2009 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]. In the process of scoring a rushing touchdown, he hurdled a defender into the end zone and was accidentally pushed by a second Oregon State defender in mid-air, causing him to land on the back of his head with his helmet coming off. The play resulted in a concussion for Best.<ref name="kroichick">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/08/SPHC1AH6CK.DTL|title=Best released from hospital|last=Kroichick|first=Ron|date=2009-11-08|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=2009-11-09}}</ref><ref>Hosseini AH, Lifshitz J. Brain Injury Forces of Moderate Magnitude Elicit the Fencing Response. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., 2009;41(9):1687–97.</ref> After a 13-minute game delay, Best was taken off the field to the Highland General Hospital in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]. This was his second concussion in two weeks, following a mild concussion received the previous week against [[2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]. He was released the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_13738786|title=Cal RB Jahvid Best hurt on touchdown|last=McCauley|first=Janie|date=2009-11-07|work=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=2009-11-08}}</ref> and did not play the following week's game against [[2009 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]], although he appeared as an honorary team captain. Best would miss the rest of the regular season. On December 16, head coach [[Jeff Tedford]] announced that Best would not play in the [[2009 Poinsettia Bowl]], stating that "'to get him back in game-ready form I don't feel like that's something that we can get done to have him ready to play.'"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912050065 |title=Washington rolls to 42-10 romp over No. 19 Cal |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2009-12-05}}</ref> Best announced on January 2, 2010 that he would forego his senior year and enter the NFL draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-california-best&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Cal’s Jahvid Best to leave school to enter draft |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2010-01-02}}</ref>. In January 2010, Best was named the 2009 Elite Running Back Trophy recipient by the College Football Performance Awards.<ref>http://collegefootballperformance.com/trophy-winners/</ref> ===Statistics=== ====Rushing==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Team !! Games-Games Started !! Carries !! Yards !! Average !! Long !! TDs |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" | '''2007''' || [[2007 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 10-0 || 29 || 221 || 7.6 || 64 || 2 |- |'''2008''' || [[2008 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 12-12 || 194 || 1,580 || 8.1 || 86 || 15 |- |'''2009''' || [[2009 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 8-8 || 141 || 867 || 6.1 || 93 || 12 |- |- style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" | '''Totals'''<ref>[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/players/157224 Yahoo Player Profile]</ref><ref>[http://cal.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=83878 Cal Football Stats]</ref><ref>[http://www.cfbstats.com/2008/player/107/1008485/index.html Jahvid Best on CFBStats]</ref> || || 30-20 || 364 || 2,668 || 7.3 || 93 || 29 |- |} ====Receiving==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Team !! Games-Games Started !! Receptions !! Yards !! Average !! Long !! TDs |- style="background:#e3e3e3;" | '''2007''' || [[2007 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 10-0 || 13 || 74 || 5.7 || 16 || 1 |- |'''2008''' || [[2008 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 12-12 || 27 || 246 || 9.1 || 42 || 1 |- |'''2009''' || [[2009 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] || 8-8 || 22 || 213 || 9.7 || 22 || 4 |- |- style="background:#555555;font-weight:bold;color:white;" | '''Totals''' || || 30-20 || 62 || 533 || 8.6 || 42 || 6 |- |} ===Records=== *Cal record for most rushing yards in a single game at 311, achieved on December 6, 2008 against the [[2008 Washington Huskies football team|Washington Huskies]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120608aac.html |title=Cal vs. Washington Game Notes |publisher=University of California |accessdate=2008-12-06}}</ref> *Second highest Cal single season rushing record with 1,580 yards in 2008, second to [[J. J. Arrington]]'s record of 2,018 yards in 2004 *Most all purpose yards in a single season (2008) with 2,247 total yards *[[2008 Emerald Bowl]] rushing record with 186 yards *Set a modern era Cal record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game with five scored against [[2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] on September 19, 2009. Dick Dunn rushed for six in 1922.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/20/SPLE19PNSL.DTL |title=Best's day is one for record book |publisher=SFGate.com |accessdate=2009-09-22 | first=Rusty | last=Simmons | date=2009-09-20}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===2010 NFL Draft=== {{nfl predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 10 | weight = 199 | dash = 4.35 | ten split = 1.48 | twenty split = 2.50 | shuttle = 4.17 | cone drill = 6.75 | vertical = 32.5 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 5 | bench = 18 | wonderlic = 24 | arm span = 31¾ | hand span = 9 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jahvid-best?id=497147 |title=Jahvid Best Combine Profile |work=NFL.com |accessdate=February 27, 2010 }}.</ref> }} At the [[NFL Scouting Combine]], Best had the third fastest overall 40 yard dash time and was the fastest among running backs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers?tabIndex=0 |title=NFL Events: Combine Top Performers |publisher=NFL.com |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> He was selected in a pick trade from the [[Minnesota Vikings]] by the [[Detroit Lions]] 30th overall in the [[2010 NFL Draft]]. Regarding the pick, [[Detroit Lions|Lions]] [[head coach]] [[Jim Schwartz]] said, "Some people watch adult videos on their computer... I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets ''me'' going."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-32questions042510 |title= Lions, Schwartz aggressively fill needs |publisher=Yahoo! Sports|accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> ===Detroit Lions=== Best signed a five year, $9.8 million contract with the Lions on July 30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/07/lions_confirm_jahvid_best_agre.html |title= Lions sign first-round pick Jahvid Best as training camp opens |publisher=MLive.com|accessdate=2010-08-02}}</ref> ==Personal== Best's name is a combination of [[Jah]] and the last syllable of his father's name, [[David (name)|David]]. His father is originally from [[St. Lucia]] and he has one sister named Laurie who is currently attending [[California State University, Sacramento]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/11/SPHO194P46.DTL |title=Profile: Jahvid Best |publisher=sfgate.com |accessdate=2009-08-31 | first=Ron | last=Kroichick | date=2009-08-11}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commonscat}} *[http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/Jahvid-Best/11abe296-c547-477a-bf0a-01e05dae1295 Detroit bio] *[http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/best_jahvid00.html Cal bio] *[http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/college-football/in-focus-jahvid-best-vs-washington-42135 In Focus: Jahvid Best vs Washington] Rivals.com video highlights of Best's record-setting game, December 6, 2008 {{start box}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box |title=Cal Starting Running Back |before=[[Justin Forsett]] |years=2008–2009 |after=[[Shane Vereen]]}} {{end box}} {{2010 NFL Draft}} {{Detroit Lions roster navbox}} {{Lions2010DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Best, Jahvid}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Vallejo, California]] [[Category:African American players of American football]] [[Category:American football running backs]] [[Category:California Golden Bears football players]] [[Category:Detroit Lions players]] [[it:Jahvid Best]]'