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Greg Pruitt, Jr. signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/4/07.
College Career:
In just 3 seasons at North Carolina Central University, he became the school's all-time leading rusher with 3,008 career yards...He is the only player in NCCU annals to break the 3,000-yard career-rushing barrier and the only player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season twice (2004 and 2005)...Helped lead NCCU to back-to-back Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football titles in 2005 and 2006...During that '06 campaign, his team compiled a perfect 11-0 regular-season record, a No. 4-national ranking in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll, and won the Sheridan Broadcast Network Black College National Championship...As a senior in 2006, he rushed for 733 yards on 145 attempts (5.1 avg.), scoring 6 TDs in 12 games...He recorded a season-high 147 all-purpose yards (117 rushing) against Elizabeth City State University to earn CIAA Championship MVP honors...Rushed for a season-best 122 yards on 16 carries versus Johnson C. Smith to become the school's all-time leading rusher...During his junior campaign, he was named to the Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-Southeast Region 2nd-team...Topped the Eagles and ranked 2nd in the conference with 1,172 rushing yards, the 2nd-best rushing season in NCCU history...Registered 10 TDs to finish 3rd in the league...Set a school single-season record with 260 rushing attempts...He was selected as Offensive MVP of the Aggie-Eagle Classic, totaling 130 rushing yards against NCAA Division I-AA rival North Carolina A&T...He posted the 4th-best rushing effort in school history with 220 yards and 3 TDs on 29 carries against Livingstone...As a sophomore, he was tabbed a 2nd-team All-CIAA member, finishing 3rd in the conference with 1,103 rushing yards (110.3 ypg)...He became only the 4th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards, and the 1st since 1993...Pruitt, Jr. scampered for 100 yards or more in 7 of 10 games, including 4 in a row to cap the season...In 2003, he played for Georgia Military College...Was a business major at North Carolina Central.
Personal:
Prepped at Shaker Heights (OH) HS...Was a 4-year letterman at RB, CB and RS...Earned All-American 2-way Player honors as a senior and was a 3-time All-Area, All-County, All-Conference and All-City selection...Also garnered All-State honors his final season when he was rated as the 14th-best all-purpose back in the nation by Rivals.com...Rushed for 1,854 yards and 25 TDs as a senior...On defense, he racked up 45 tackles (35 solo) and 6 PD...Was also an All-League track athlete in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay...Father, Gregory, Sr., was a 4-time Pro Bowl RB with the Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders. | 