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Childs, Rennie
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Jersey Number 23
Rennie Childs
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, TX
- High School:
- Cypress Ridge
Bio
Career Highs
Rushes - 21 at Texas, 2015
Rushing Yards - 70 at Texas Tech, 2013
Rushing TD - 2 vs. Missouri State, 2014
Long Rush - 35 vs. Central Arkansas, 2015
OSU’s third-leading rusher in terms of carries ... Showed some ability to hit the initial hole with explosion.
2015 (Junior): Played in every game except vs. Kansas State, which he missed due to injury ... Carried 72 times for 281 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored a crucial second-effort touchdown to help OSU defeat West Virginia in overtime ... Also scored on a 1-yard run vs. UTSA ... Logged a career-high 21 carries in helping OSU to a road victory over Texas ... Had a season-long 35-yard run vs. Central Arkansas in the home opener.
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games and earned his first career start against Missouri State ... Ranked as the Cowboys’ third leading rusher with 294 yards ... His three rushing scores ranked as the second-most on the team ... Scored twice against Missouri State and once at Baylor ... His best performance of the season came against Florida State as he ran for 47 yards on 10 carries ... Carried the ball at least once in 10 games .. Caught one pass in the Cactus Bowl against Washington for a gain of 16 yards.
2013 (Freshman): Played in eight games as a true freshman, getting several meaningful carries in important situations ... Saw his first action at UTSA, carrying one time for four yards ... Followed with 11 yards on five carries the next week against Lamar ... Scored his first career touchdown on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 24-10 win over TCU ... Totaled 45 yards on 16 carries in that game, including a 16-yard rush ... Carried the ball twice at Iowa State ... Had a career-high 70 rushing yards at Texas Tech, highlighted by a 22-yard rush and an average of 7.8 yards per carry ... Carried the ball four times against Kansas, Texas and Baylor ... Reached 35 yards on just four carries against the No. 3 Bears before leaving the game due to injury ... Had a career-long rush of 30 yards in that game ... Ran three times for 12 yards in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri.
High School: Coached by Gary Thiebaud ... Rushed for 1,945 yards and 19 touchdowns on 213 carries his senior year en route to earning first-team all-district and second-team all-greater Houston recognition by the Houston Chronicle ... Made 11 catches for 193 yards and two scores his senior year ... Ripped off 1,453 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior ... A three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Also competed in track and field ... Held offers from Boise State and Houston, among others.
Personal: Renderick Voltair Childs, Jr., was born Aug. 28, 1995, in Houston ... Son of Kassandra and Renderick Childs ... Management major.
Rushes - 21 at Texas, 2015
Rushing Yards - 70 at Texas Tech, 2013
Rushing TD - 2 vs. Missouri State, 2014
Long Rush - 35 vs. Central Arkansas, 2015
OSU’s third-leading rusher in terms of carries ... Showed some ability to hit the initial hole with explosion.
2015 (Junior): Played in every game except vs. Kansas State, which he missed due to injury ... Carried 72 times for 281 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored a crucial second-effort touchdown to help OSU defeat West Virginia in overtime ... Also scored on a 1-yard run vs. UTSA ... Logged a career-high 21 carries in helping OSU to a road victory over Texas ... Had a season-long 35-yard run vs. Central Arkansas in the home opener.
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games and earned his first career start against Missouri State ... Ranked as the Cowboys’ third leading rusher with 294 yards ... His three rushing scores ranked as the second-most on the team ... Scored twice against Missouri State and once at Baylor ... His best performance of the season came against Florida State as he ran for 47 yards on 10 carries ... Carried the ball at least once in 10 games .. Caught one pass in the Cactus Bowl against Washington for a gain of 16 yards.
2013 (Freshman): Played in eight games as a true freshman, getting several meaningful carries in important situations ... Saw his first action at UTSA, carrying one time for four yards ... Followed with 11 yards on five carries the next week against Lamar ... Scored his first career touchdown on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 24-10 win over TCU ... Totaled 45 yards on 16 carries in that game, including a 16-yard rush ... Carried the ball twice at Iowa State ... Had a career-high 70 rushing yards at Texas Tech, highlighted by a 22-yard rush and an average of 7.8 yards per carry ... Carried the ball four times against Kansas, Texas and Baylor ... Reached 35 yards on just four carries against the No. 3 Bears before leaving the game due to injury ... Had a career-long rush of 30 yards in that game ... Ran three times for 12 yards in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri.
High School: Coached by Gary Thiebaud ... Rushed for 1,945 yards and 19 touchdowns on 213 carries his senior year en route to earning first-team all-district and second-team all-greater Houston recognition by the Houston Chronicle ... Made 11 catches for 193 yards and two scores his senior year ... Ripped off 1,453 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior ... A three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Also competed in track and field ... Held offers from Boise State and Houston, among others.
Personal: Renderick Voltair Childs, Jr., was born Aug. 28, 1995, in Houston ... Son of Kassandra and Renderick Childs ... Management major.
| Childs' Career Rushing Stats | |||||||||
| Year | G | Att. | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| 2013 | 9 | 41 | 200 | 11 | 189 | 4.6 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
| 2014 | 10 | 78 | 314 | 20 | 294 | 3.8 | 3 | 19 | 29.4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 72 | 304 | 23 | 281 | 3.9 | 2 | 35 | 23.4 |
| Career | 31 | 191 | 818 | 54 | 764 | 4.0 | 6 | 35 | 24.6 |
| Childs' Career Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | G | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 0 | 34 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 8.2 | 0 | 31 | 5.5 |
| Career | 31 | 13 | 131 | 10.1 | 0 | 34 | 4.2 |
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