Madre London
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Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
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| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 27, 1996 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
| College | Michigan State (2014–2017) Tennessee (2018) |
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
Madre London (born January 27, 1996) is an American professional football running back. He played college football at Michigan State and Tennessee.
London originally attended Bryant High School in Bryant, Arkansas, a suburb of Little Rock. He led the Hornets to a conference title while rushing for 969 yards and 13 touchdowns as a freshman.[1][2]
London transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his final two years.[3] As a senior he rushed for 871 yards and 16 touchdowns, earning Sun-Sentinel second-team all-Broward County honors and an invitation to the 2014 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl.[4]
London was considered a four-star recruit by Rivals,[5] and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN.[6][7] Rivals also ranked him as the 17th best running back in the nation.[5] He received over two dozen offers, ultimately committing to Michigan State in November 2013.[8]
College career
Michigan State
London played for the Michigan State Spartans from 2014 to 2017, rushing for 924 yards and eight touchdowns while serving a complimentary role behind LJ Scott.[9] He redshirted the 2014 season as the backfield included seniors Jeremy Langford and Nick Hill.[9]
In 2015, London recorded 119 carries for 500 yards and three touchdowns, ranking third on the team in both categories.[4] After impressing in the preseason scrimmages, he was moved to the top of the depth chart by coach Mark Dantonio.[10] London ran for 59 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut against Western Michigan.[11] The following week, he rushed for a game-high 103 yards on 18 attempts in a 31–28 win over #7 Oregon, including a career-long 62-yard run on their opening drive.[12] London started the first six games before spraining his ankle against Rutgers, forcing him to miss the next three games.[13] He rushed for just 101 yards for the remainder of the reason,[13] but that did include a 60-yard-performance against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game.[14]
In 2016, London played offensive snaps in just seven games, with sophomore LJ Scott and junior Gerald Holmes taking most of the load at running back.[9] London recorded 28 carries for 120 yards and two touchdowns in his limited role.[9] In his best game that season, he ran for 52 yards and two touchdowns against Rutgers.[15] The Spartans won just three games.[16]
In 2017, London had 83 carries for 304 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for 127 yards in the spring game, eclipsing his previous season's total yardage.[17] In the season opener against Bowling Green, he had 10 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown.[18] He ran for 59 yards and caught a touchdown at #7 Michigan,[19] then rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown the following week at Minnesota.[20] The Spartans beat Washington State 42–17 in the Holiday Bowl to finish with a 10–3 record.[21][22]
Tennessee
After graduating from Michigan State with his sociology degree in May 2018, London joined Tennessee as a graduate transfer.[23][24] He was recruited in part by then-offensive quality control assistant Montario Hardesty, himself a former Tennessee and Cleveland Browns running back.[3] In his lone season with the Volunteers, London recorded 206 yards and three touchdowns on 42 attempts, averaging a career-best 4.9 yards per carry, under head coach Jeremy Pruitt.[25][26]
London contributed two touchdowns in their 59–3 blowout of East Tennessee State,[27] then ran for a season-high 74 yards on just nine carries the following week against UTEP.[28] In their SEC opener against Florida, he had 11 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown.[29] However, London's role decreased drastically after that, recording just nine carries over the last eight games.[30] He was selected to play in the SPIRAL Tropical Bowl at the conclusion of the season.[30]
Statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | Avg | TDs | ||
| 2014 | Michigan State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015 | Michigan State | 11 | 119 | 500 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Michigan State | 7 | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Michigan State | 12 | 83 | 304 | 3.7 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 10 | 42 | 206 | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Career | 40 | 272 | 1,130 | 4.2 | 11 | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 1 | |||