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Is a good special teams player and will compete for playing time at both tailback and fullback this season.
2009 - Freshman Season
Reserve running back who saw action in all 13 games, mainly on special teams • Saw first time at tailback against Georgia Southern and rushed for six yards on three carries.
Mount Tabor High School
Member of North Carolina's Shrine Bowl Team • Considered one of the top 25 players in North Carolina by SuperPrep • Ranked among the top 100 running backs in the country by ESPN.com • Member of PrepStar's High School All-Atlantic Region Team • Rushed for 1,802 yards on 285 carries (6.3 ypg) and scored 25 touchdowns as Mount Tabor put together an 11-2 season and finished with an unbeaten Central Piedmont Conference title his senior year • Scored multiple touchdowns in seven games, including four against both Durham Southern and Winston-Salem Atkins • Rushed for 6,187 yards and 94 touchdowns (a Forsyth County record) in his career • Four-year varsity starter at tailback • Named the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Conference Player of the Year • State Champ in the 100m, 200m and long jump • Nike Outdoor National Champ in the 100 meters with a time of 10.43 • Coached by Laymarr Marshall.
Personal
Son of Deb and Jeff Furr • Born March 31, 1991 • Would choose to play for the Dallas Cowboys if he could pick any team in the NFL • Would most like to own a Ford F-350 • People say he looks like MMA fighter Sean Sherk • Favorite TV show is SportsCenter • Wears No. 40 in honor of Pat Tillman • Most embarrassing moment was fumbling on the goal line in the state championship high school game • Favorite off-day activities are playing golf with teammates, hunting and fishing • Dream job is to coach football at UNC • His father, Jeff, has had the biggest impact on his life • Enrolled in the General College.
