Pro Career
One of the most exciting players in the National Football League...combination of speed, power and elusiveness...has earned three Pro Bowl invitations in five year career...has four 1,000-yard rushing seasons, and 14 100-yard rushing games in career...traded to the Rams 4/15/99 by Indianapolis in exchange for the Rams, second-round pick (36th overall) and 5th round pick (138th overall) in 1999 NFL Draft...was second overall pick by Indianapolis in 1994 NFL Draft.
1999
1999: Earned his fourth Pro Bowl appearance...first Ram RB selected for Pro Bowl since Jerome Bettis in 1994...set a new standard for total yards from scrimmage...combined for 2,429 yards, breaking the mark of 2,357 yards set by former Detroit Lions' running back Barry Sanders in 1997...rushed 253 times for career-high 1,381 yards and seven touchdowns...had career-best 87 receptions for career-best 1,048 yards and five touchdowns...broke Sanders' mark on 326th attempt of season, 42 fewer than Sanders...second player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards and have 1,000 receiving yards in a season (Roger Craig, S.F., 1985)...also set career marks for 100-yard rushing games in a season (seven), receptions in a game (12), receiving yards in a game (204)...had four games of at least 200 total yards...Rams were 7-0 when Faulk rushed for at least 100 yards, 8-1 when he totaled at least 150 yards, and 4-0 when he totaled at least 200 yards.
1998
Had best season of career...set Colts single-season record and led the NFL with 2,227 total yards from scrimmage, the sixth-highest total in league history, accounting for 43.5 percent of Colts yards...was only player in NFL with at least 900 yards rushing and receiving...was second in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in rushing with 1,319 yards on 324 attempts with six touchdowns...led Colts and all NFL running backs in receptions with a team record 86 catches for 908 receiving yards...had three 100-yard rushing games and a career-best three 100-yard receiving games...rushed for career high 192 yards on 17 carries and one touchdown at Baltimore 11/29, including 68-yard touchdown run...totaled Colts record 267 yards from scrimmage in game (7-75 receiving, 34-yard TD reception).
1997
Ranked 8th in AFC rushing, 13th in NFL...had 1,525 yards from scrimmage for 10th-best total in club history and ranked 4th in AFC, 8th in NFL...Was 23-133, 1 TD rushing and 5-87 receiving 12/7 at Jets for top rushing and receiving yardage outing...atts. and receptions matched season-highs...
1996
Has three consecutive 1000 yards from scrimmage seasons to join Eric Dickerson (1987-89) for 3rd-best streak in club history (5, Lenny Moore, 1957-61; Lydell Mitchell, 1973-77)...has receptions in all 45 career games, tying for third-longest streak in club history (62, Jessie Hester; 58, Jimmy Orr; 45, Lenny Moore)...56 seasonal receptions tied career best (1995) and marked third consecutive 50 campaign, trailing only Lydell Mitchell (4) for most by team RB.
1995
Earned 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl spot...was 289-1,078, 11 TDs rushing and 56-475, 3 TDs receiving...led team in rushing attempts, rushing yardage and receptions, while ranking third in receiving yardage...ranked 5th in AFC, 12th in NFL, in rushing...ranked 3rd in AFC, 11th in NFL, with 1,553 total yards from scrimmage...11 rushing TDs were third in AFC, tied for 4th in the NFL, while 14 total TDs ranked tied for 4th in AFC, tied for 7th in NFL...14 TDs were tied for 5th most in club single-season history...joined RB-Curtis Dickey (1980-81) as only Colts to open career with two consecutive 10+ TD seasons...became 13th NFL RB to post 1,000+ rushing seasons in first two years.
1994
Named the Pro Bowl starter and consensus NFL Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year after posting 314-1,282, 11 TDs rushing and 52-522, 1 TD receiving...was eighth Colts' rookie named to Pro Bowl and set eight club rookie marks while tying another...became fourth player in club history and first rookie to post 1,000+ rushing campaign...rushing total ranked 3rd in AFC, 5th in NFL, and was 3rd-best club seasonal total and 10th-highest NFL rookie total ever...total yards from scrimmage (1,804) ranked 2nd in AFC, 4th in NFL, and represented 2nd-highest club mark and 4th-highest NFL rookie total ever...was 2nd in AFC, 3rd in NFL, in rushing TDs while placing tied for 1st in AFC, tied for 4th in NFL, with 12 total TDs... Only rookie to appear in this year's Pro Bowl...named MVP after setting four records...posted 13-180, 14.8 avg., 1 TD rushing and 2-27 receiving for 207 yards from scrimmage...set Pro Bowl records for rushing yardage, highest avg. gain per att., yards from scrimmage and longest run from scrimmage...helped AFC establish single-game records for rushing yards (400) and total yards (552).
College Highlights
Three-time consensus All-America...career totals included school-record 766-4,589, 57 TDs rushing and 82-973, 5 TDs receiving...had career avg. of 148.0 ypg....rushed for 100 yards in 23 of 32 career outings, including 200 seven times and 300 twice...had at least one TD in 27 outings, two or more 16 times and three or more 11 times...named consensus first-team All-America while starting 12 games as junior...ranked 5th in NCAA rushing with 300-1,530, 21 TDs...ranked 2nd on team with career-high 47-644, 3 TDs receiving...was 2nd in nation in scoring (12.0 ppg.) and 3rd in all-purpose yards (181.2 ypg.)...finished 4th in 1993 Heisman Trophy balloting...was consensus All-America while starting 10 games as sophomore...became only fifth player in NCAA history and first since Cornell's Ed Marinaro (1970-71) to record back-to-back rushing titles with 265-1,630, 15 TDs rushing...added 18-128 receiving...finished 2nd in 1992 Heisman Trophy balloting...joined Herschel Walker as only players to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards after sophomore season...was consensus All-America while seeing action in 10 games as freshman...was 201-1,429, 21 TDs rushing, 17-201, 2 TDs receiving...became first freshman in NCAA history to lead nation in scoring (15.6 ppg.) and rushing (158.8 ypg.)...named UPI Freshman-of-the-Year...finished 9th in 1991 Heisman Trophy balloting, the 2nd-highest freshman ranking ever (Walker, 3rd, 1980)...was only third freshman ever named first-team Associated Press All-America (Tony Dorsett, 1973; Walker, 1980)...set NCAA freshman records for highest per game rushing average (158.8), most rushing TDs (21), most total TDs (23) and most points (140)...tied Emmitt Smith for earliest game for freshman to surpass 1,000 rushing yards by doing so in seventh game...rushed 37-386, 7 TDs vs. Pacific in only second career game to set NCAA standard for most single-game rushing yards and TDs by freshman...rushing total has since been broken... public administration major.
