Jahvid Best
Best in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 44 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 30, 1989 Vallejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Salesian (Richmond, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | California (2007–2009) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: 1st round, 30th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989) is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former professional football running back. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, setting several school records, including most all-purpose yards in a single season and most rushing yards in a single game. Best also led the Pac-10 in total rushing yards in 2008. Best competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics, representing Saint Lucia in track and field. He later became head football coach of the Saint Mary's College High School Panthers in Berkeley, California, for one season.
Best is currently a police officer with the San Francisco Police Department.