Chris Warren (American football)


Christipher Collins Warren is a former professional football player, a running back in the National Football League for 11 seasons. He played from 1990 to 2000, primarily for the Seattle Seahawks, but also for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Early years

Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Warren was raised in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and attended Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia. After an outstanding high school football career with the Rams, he graduated in 1985 and enrolled at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, but transferred after two years with the Cavaliers and finished at Ferrum College, a Division III school in rural southwestern Virginia. He was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL draft.

Professional career

Initially seeing action as a kick returner, Warren's breakout season as a professional came in 1992, when he rushed for 1,017 yards. He followed that season with three more years with at least 1,000 yards rushing, setting a career-high in 1994 with 1,545 rushing yards. In 1995, Warren set another career-best with 15 rushing touchdowns.
Warren was a three-time selection for Pro Bowl in three consecutive seasons. By the end of his stint in Seattle he held the Seahawks' career rushing record, logging 6,706 total rushing yards for the franchise from 1990 to 1997. In 2005 Shaun Alexander eclipsed that record.
In 2018, Warren is a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee along with fellow Seahawks running backs Shaun Alexander and Ricky Watters.

Statistics

Note: GP = Games played; Att = Rushing attempts; Yds = Rushing yards; Avg = Average yards per carry; Long = Longest rush; Rush TD = Rushing touchdowns; Rec = Receptions; Yds = Receiving yards; Avg = Average yards per reception; Long = Longest reception; Rec TD = Receiving touchdowns
YearTeamGPAttYdsAvgLongRush TDRecYdsAvgLongRec TD
Seattle Seahawks166111.841000.000
Seattle Seahawks1611131.270294.5120
Seattle Seahawks162231,0174.6523161348.4330
Seattle Seahawks142731,0723.945715996.6210
Seattle Seahawks163331,5454.6419413237.9512
Seattle Seahawks163101,3464.35215352477.1201
Seattle Seahawks142038554.2515402736.8330
Seattle Seahawks152008474.2364452575.7200
Dallas Cowboys9592914.949413665.1151
Dallas Cowboys16994034.1252342246.6240
Dallas Cowboys13592544.3322313029.7761
2000Philadelphia Eagles115422.8110111.010
Totals1621,7917,6964.352522731,9357.1765-

Warren now helps out coaching for the Edison High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia. Warren has two sons, Chris III and Conlin, and two daughters, Ariana and Kayla. Chris Warren III was a running back for the Texas Longhorns for the 2015 through 2017 seasons; he then declared for the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 7, 2018, Chris Warren III signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.

Honors