2006: Became the 11th player in school history to record a 1,000-yard rushing season • helped Minnesota continue a streak of eight consecutive seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher, one of only two teams in Big Ten history to accomplish that feat • ran for 1,272 yards and 10 touchdowns • ranked fourth in the Big Ten in rushing with an average of 97.8 yards per game • ranked sixth in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns and seventh in all-purpose yardage (108.5 ypg) • his 252 carries ranks sixth all-time at Minnesota while the 1,272 yards sits eighth all-time • averaged 5.0 yards per carry • also snagged 16 passes for 138 yards.

2005: Appeared in 10 games, finishing with 78 carries for 467 yards and one touchdown • earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors following his performance against Michigan State (11/12) • joined teammates Laurence Maroney and Gary Russell as Big Ten Player of the Week recipients, making Minnesota the first school in Big Ten history to have three different running backs earn the award in the same season.

2004: Played in all 12 games • tallied 137 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns with a long rush of 21 yards • also had three kick returns for 49 yards.

2003: Redshirted.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Malcolm X Shabazz High School • high school coach was David McCombs • ranked the 20th-best fullback by ESPN’s Tom Lemming • three-time all-city, all-conference and all-area performer • named all-county twice and all-state once • rushed for 3,500 yards and 39 touchdowns in his career • tallied 1,200 yards with 15 touchdowns in 11 games his senior season • gained 1,100 yards and scored 12 touchdowns during his junior season • accumulated 75 of his 160 career tackles in 2002 playing free safety • had 12 tackles-for-loss and four sacks his senior season • forced two fumbles, recovered two and intercepted three passes in 2002 • earned 11 letters between football, basketball and track • Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Inter-college program major • son of Deborah Mims • born November 30, 1985 • attended the same high school as former Gopher defensive end Greg White.