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Damien Berry signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 7/28/11
College Career
Played in 44 contests (10 starts) at Miami, finishing his career with 1,515 rushing yards and 13 TDs on 283 attempts...Added 15 receptions for 165 yards and 1 TD…Began his career as a safety and special teamer before fully transitioning to RB his junior year…Tallied six 100-yard rushing games as a Hurricane…Earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior in 2010, becoming just the fifth UM player since 1975 to rush for 100 yards in three straight games (101 at Clemson, 101 vs. Florida State and 111 at Duke)...The other three players to accomplish the feat are Willis McGahee, Edgerrin James and Clinton Portis…Was the only player in the ACC to rush for four-straight 100-yard games during the season...Playing in 12 games (10 starts), led the team with 899 rushing yards and 5 TDs on 190 carries to finish as the ACC's thirdleading rusher.
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Damien Berry signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 7/28/11
College Career
Played in 44 contests (10 starts) at Miami, finishing his career with 1,515 rushing yards and 13 TDs on 283 attempts...Added 15 receptions for 165 yards and 1 TD…Began his career as a safety and special teamer before fully transitioning to RB his junior year…Tallied six 100-yard rushing games as a Hurricane…Earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior in 2010, becoming just the fifth UM player since 1975 to rush for 100 yards in three straight games (101 at Clemson, 101 vs. Florida State and 111 at Duke)...The other three players to accomplish the feat are Willis McGahee, Edgerrin James and Clinton Portis…Was the only player in the ACC to rush for four-straight 100-yard games during the season...Playing in 12 games (10 starts), led the team with 899 rushing yards and 5 TDs on 190 carries to finish as the ACC's thirdleading rusher…Recorded a season high in carries (25) and rushing yards (111) at Duke…Posted five games of 70 or more yards, including six straight contests (9/11-10/23)…Honored by the Hurricanes' media contingent with the 2010 “Good Guy” Award…As a junior in 2009, was the team's secondleading rusher, posting 616 yards on 93 carries and a team-high 8 rushing TDs... Averaged 6.6 yards per carry and scored a TD in seven of Miami's last nine contests...Saw his first career action at RB against Florida A&M on 10/10, gaining a career-high 162 yards on 14 carries (all in the second half), adding a TD and career-long 49-yard rush…Rushed for over 100 yards for second time in 2009 in the season finale at USF, gaining 114 yards on 12 attempts…Also played on the KO coverage team and registered 6 total tackles (5 solo)…Made the move to RB as a sophomore in 2008 and excelled on special teams, seeing action in seven games on the KO coverage unit…Named the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year…Saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman, playing only on special teams in the first 11 contests and then seeing time at safety in the season finale at Boston College…Registered 3 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles on special teams
High School, Personal
Prepped at Suncoast (Riviera Beach, FL) HS his first three years before transferring to Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL) HS...As a senior in 2006, rushed for 1,080 yards and 19 TDs... As a junior at Suncoast, rushed for 530 yards and 5 TDs, adding 3 INTs on defense…Rated the No. 7 safety prospect and No. 14 overall player on the Florida Top 100 by Rivals.com...Son of former Hurricane DB Kenny Berry (1987-89).
