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2008: Bradford, who is equally effective running and receiving out of the backfield, will push for key playing time as a junior tailback in 2008. He also is a top special teams performer.
2007: Bradford saw action in 12 games (all but UCLA) in 2007 as a reserve tailback and a key special teamer as a sophomore in 2007. Overall in 2007, he ran for 24 yards on 15 carries (1.6 AVG.) with a TD, caught 3 passes for 23 yards (7.7 AVG.) with 2 TDs and made 11 tackles. He had 15 yards on 8 carries (and a tackle) against Idaho, gained 4 yards on 6 carries (with a 6-yard TD) and made 2 tackles at Nebraska and caught a 4-yard scoring pass and had 3 tackles against Washington State. He made a tackle in both the Stanford and Arizona games, then caught an 8-yard TD pass and had a tackle at Notre Dame. He had an 11-yard reception and 2 tackles against Oregon State. He had a 5-yard run against Illinois. He strained a hip flexor during 2007 spring practice and sat out most of spring drills.
2006: Bradford, who originally came to USC as a safety, moved to tailback in 2006 fall camp and served as a backup there as a freshman in 2006, his first year at USC. He also was used at fullback (he started there against California and Michigan) and on special teams. Overall while appearing in 12 games (all but Nebraska), he ran for 42 yards on 13 carries (3.2 AVG.) with a TD and caught 3 passes for 33 yards (11.0 AVG.) with a TD. He also made 3 tackles and returned a kickoff 9 yards. He had 13 yards on 5 carries, with a 1-yard TD, at Arkansas. He caught a 17-yard scoring pass against Arizona State. He added a 12-yard reception at Stanford. He had 19 yards on 4 carries and caught a 4-yard pass against Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 2005 honors included Parade All-American (he was the all-purpose MVP), USA Today All-USA first team, EA Sports All-American first team, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team, ESPN 150, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, U.S. Army All-American Game participant, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Southern Section Defensive MVP, All-CIF Division I Defensive MVP, Riverside Press-Enterprise All-San Bernardino MVP, Ken Hubbs Award (as the San Bernardino area's top athlete) and All-Citrus Belt League as a senior running back and linebacker at Colton (Calif.) High. He ran for 1,869 yards on 143 carries (13.1 AVG.) with 29 TDs and caught 20 passes for 429 yards (21.5 AVG.) with 6 TDs, plus recorded 157 tackles, 12 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery in 2005.
As a junior in 2004, he was named Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Division I, Los Angeles Times All-Inland Empire and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-San Bernardino. He rushed for 1,525 yards (8.7 AVG.) with 15 TDs and caught 15 passes for 275 yards (18.3 AVG.) with 3 scores, and also made 129 tackles, 11 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries and 1 interception in 2004.
He made the 2003 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore and All-CIF Division V squads as a sophomore while running for 1,100-plus yards with 19 TDs and making 90 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries. He played on the varsity for 4 years. Current Trojan Shareece Wright also prepped at Colton.
PERSONAL: He's an American studies and ethnicity major at USC.
| TCB | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
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| 2006 (Fr.) | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
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| 2007 (So.) | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 2 | 11 |
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| CAREER. | 28 | 66 | 2.4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 3 | 17 |
| KOR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TAC | LS/YDS | DFL | FR |
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| 2006 (Fr.) | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2007 (So.) | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| CAREER. | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
GAME-BY-GAME WITH ALLEN BRADFORD
2007
| TCB | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
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| Idaho | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Wash. St. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
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| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
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| Oregon St. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
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| Illinois (RB) | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2007 (So.) | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 2 | 11 |
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| Idaho | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Nebraska | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Wash. St. | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Stanford | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Arizona 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Notre Dame | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Oregon St. | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2007 (Sr.) | 11 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
2006
| TCB | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
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| Arkansas | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Arizona | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Arizona St. | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
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| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
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| Oregon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Michigan (RB)* | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
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| 2006 (Fr.) | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 17 |
*Starter