Jermaine Fazande

Jermaine Fazande was born in Marrero, Louisiana, and played at John Ehret High School. He was a fullback at Oklahoma from 1994 to 1998, and his best season was 1997, when he ran for 491 yards and five touchdowns. A fractured jaw and other injuries cut his senior year to nine games. San Diego drafted him in the second round, 60th overall, in 1999, using a pick acquired from Atlanta in the 1998 Tony Martin trade, and moved him to running back. In the 1999 finale he carried 30 times for 183 yards and the game's only touchdown in a 12–6 win over Denver, which made him the Chargers' leading rusher as a rookie. The Chargers released him in 2001, after drafting LaDainian Tomlinson. His NFL totals are 733 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Tidbit: he later became a police officer with the Rice University Police Department in Houston. The Oklahoman wrote on January 25, 1994: "The Sooners' commitment list rose to 15 with the addition of linebacker-tight end Dale Allen of Wynnewood; fullback Jermaine Fazande of Marrero, La., Ehret; linebacker Warrick Holdman of Alief, Texas, Elsik; and defensive back Terry White of Aldine, Texas, Nimitz."