Cordera Eason, RB

Saw action in 12 games … Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 133 yards on 36 carries with a TD … Also caught four passes for 39 yards and returned three kickoffs for 62 yards (20.7 ypr) … Earned fourth letter … at Memphis (9/6): Ran the ball 11 times for 25 yards and returned one kickoff for 28 yards … vs. Southeastern La. (9/19): Rushed three times for 14 yards and one TD and returned two kickoffs for 34 yards … at South Carolina (9/24): Rushed for 29 yards on seven carries … at Vanderbilt (10/3): Rushed for 19 yards on seven carries … Also caught two passes for 20 yards including a career long of 23 yards … vs. Alabama (10/10): Rushed one time … vs. UAB (10/17): Rushed three times for 32 yards including a career-long 40 yard run … vs. Arkansas (10/24): Caught one pass for 16 yards … vs. Northern Arizona (11/7): Rushed four times for 19 yards.

Played in all 13 games and started 12 (LSU) … Ranked second on the team with 647 rushing yards on 140 carries … Posted five total TDs (three rushing, two receiving) … Notched first two career 100-yard rushing performances … Earned third letter … vs. Memphis (8/30): Earned first career start and rushed for 32 yards on 10 carries … at Wake Forest (9/6): Caught four passes for 26 yards and a five-yard TD in start … Also ran for 18 yards on eight carries … vs. Samford (9/13): Posted 68 yards rushing on 13 attempts and ran for first career rushing TD in start … vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Rushed for 88 yards on 12 carries including a career-long rush of 26 yards … at Florida (9/27): Caught two passes for 28 yards and an 18-yard TD … Also rushed six times for 13 yards. … vs. South Carolina (10/4): Ran 10 times for 29 yards and a TD … at Alabama (10/18): Ran three times for six yards … at Arkansas (10/25): Ran for a team-high 81 yards on a career-high 19 carries including a long of 11 yards … vs. Auburn (11/1): Rushed for 104 yards on 14 carries … Also caught two passes for seven yards … vs. ULM (11/15): Ran for a career-best 106 yards on 14 carries and scored one TD … at LSU (11/22): Rushed 17 times for 60 yards … vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Carried the ball 11 times for 39 yards … Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2): Rushed three times for three yards and hauled in a nine-yard pass … Spring: Broke free for TD runs of 44 and 46 yards for the first two scores of the Red-Blue Game … Finished with a game-high 101 yards on seven carries with an 11-yard reception.

Saw action in 11 games … Finished season with three rushes for six yards … Also credited with three tackles on special teams … Earned second letter … vs. Missouri (9/8): Brought down for -2 yards on lone rushing attempt … vs. Vanderbilt (9/15): Rushed once for five yards … vs. Alabama (10/13): Notched solo tackle on special teams … Posted a special teams tackle … vs. Northwestern State (11/3): One rush for three yards … vs. Mississippi State (11/23): Posted a tackle on special teams … Spring: Rushed for a game-high 104 yards on 12 carries in Red-Blue spring game, including an eight-yard TD run.

Appeared in 10 games … Finished the season with 15 yards on seven carries … Earned his first letter … vs. Wake Forest (9/23): Recorded one tackle on special teams … at #15/18 Arkansas (10/21): Recorded first career carry as a Rebel … Finished with 10 yards on four carries … vs. Northwestern State (11/4): Rushed for five yards on three carries.

Named to SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America teams and Tom Lemming's Prep All-America team during 2005 senior season when he rushed for 1,934 and 21 TDs … Helped lead Meridian to 11-3 record, winning South State Championship and advancing to 5A championship game … Rushed for over 1,100 yards and 14 TDs as a junior … Rated No. 1 tailback in nation by Max Emfinger … Selected as Gatorade 2005-06 Mississippi Football Player of the Year.

Also rated No. 1 player in Mississippi by Scout.com and The Sun Herald, while being rated No. 2 player in Mississippi by SuperPrep … Selected first team All-State by Mississippi Association of Coaches … Named first team All-State by The Clarion-Ledger and rated No. 2 on its Ten Most Wanted List … Also named to The Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen team … Named to Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team and was selected to second team "All-South" squad by Countdown To Signing Day and Fox Sports Net South as a running back … Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 team … Rated the No. 13 running back in nation by Scout.com, No. 14 by CollegeFootballNews.com, No. 16 by ESPN.com, No. 17 by SuperPrep and No. 19 by Rivals.com.

Rated No. 46 player in nation by Tom Lemming, No. 84 player in nation by Scout.com, nation's No. 96 player by CollegeFootballNews.com and No. 111 player in nation by ESPN.com … Named one of Top 150 recruits in nation by Bill Hodge/CSTV … Rated No. 8 player in Mississippi by Rivals.com … Rated No. 11 player in the Southeast by Tom Lemming … Was the No. 16 player in the South on Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 list and also rated No. 21 player in the South by Scout.com … Selected to play in 2006 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in Mobile, Ala. … Was team Most Valuable Player … Coached in high school by Ed Stanley.

Son of Jerome and Lisa Drake … Full name is Cordera J. Eason … Born: September 7, 1987.