Jahvid Best

Jahvid Best

Best in August 2009
No. 44
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 35) Vallejo, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Salesian (Richmond, California)
College:	California (2007–2009)
NFL draft:	2010 / round: 1 / pick: 30
Career history
Detroit Lions (2010–2012)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2007, 2008) Second-team All-Pac-10 (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts: 255 Rushing yards: 945 Rushing touchdowns: 6 Receptions: 85 Receiving yards: 774 Receiving touchdowns: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989)^[1] is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former professional football running back. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting several school records, including most all-purpose yards in a single season and most rushing yards in a single game. Best also led the Pac-10 in total rushing yards in 2008. Best competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Saint Lucia in track and field. He later became head football coach of the Saint Mary's College High School Panthers in Berkeley, California, for one season.