Early years

Garner grew up in Falls Church, Virginia and attended J.E.B. Stuart High School. His senior year he was selected first Team All-Metropolitan (Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia), first Team All-State and named Virginia's player of the year after rushing for more than 2,000 yards and 38 touchdowns.

On October 16, 2009, Garner had his JEB Stuart High School number 30 jersey retired during a halftime ceremony.

College career

In 1991, Garner set junior college records for rushing yards in a game (430) and yards in two consecutive games (765) at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College. Garner then transferred to the University of Tennessee and graduated with a business degree. He is notable for starting ahead of fellow NFL RB James Stewart at Tennessee.

• 1992: 154 carries for 928 yards with 2 TD. 5 catches for 25 yards.
• 1993: 159 carries for 1161 yards with 8 TD. 12 catches for 81 yards.

Professional career

Garner was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft.

He was a multi-talented running back and an excellent receiver. In the 2002-03 season with the Oakland Raiders, he was the team's leading rusher with 962 yards and seven touchdowns, while also leading all NFL running backs in receiving with 91 receptions for 941 yards and another four touchdowns. The 91 receptions for 941 yards were the fifth and fourth most in NFL history by a running back, respectively. He also previously held the record for most rush yards in a game by a 49er (201) later broken by Frank Gore. The crossed forearm symbol he displayed after scoring was a tribute to his neighborhood of Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia.

In August 2005, Garner was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after suffering a knee injury the previous season. During his career he rushed 1,537 times for 7,097 yards scoring 39 touchdowns, caught 419 passes for 3,711 yards and 12 touchdowns.

NFL stats

Rushing Stats

Year	Team	Games	Carries	Yards	Yards per Carry	Longest Carry	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1994	PHI	10	109	399	3.7	28	3	24	3	2
1995	PHI	15	108	588	5.4	55	6	25	1	0
1996	PHI	15	66	346	5.2	46	1	16	0	0
1997	PHI	16	116	547	4.7	26	3	31	1	1
1998	PHI	10	96	381	4.0	40	4	18	1	1
1999	SF	16	241	1,229	5.1	53	4	51	3	1
2000	SF	16	258	1,142	4.4	42	7	53	4	3
2001	OAK	16	211	839	4.0	38	1	31	2	2
2002	OAK	16	182	962	5.3	36	7	47	0	0
2003	OAK	14	120	553	4.6	33	3	27	1	0
2004	TB	3	30	111	3.7	25	0	3	0	0
Career		147	1,537	7,097	4.6	55	39	326	16	10

Receiving Stats

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yards per Reception	Longest Reception	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1994	PHI	10	8	74	9.3	28	0	3	0	0
1995	PHI	15	10	61	6.1	29	0	4	1	1
1996	PHI	15	14	92	6.6	13	0	4	1	1
1997	PHI	16	24	225	9.4	27	0	9	0	0
1998	PHI	10	19	110	5.8	21	0	5	0	0
1999	SF	16	56	535	9.6	53	2	22	0	0
2000	SF	16	68	647	9.5	62	3	28	0	0
2001	OAK	16	72	578	8.0	27	2	28	0	0
2002	OAK	16	91	941	10.3	69	4	44	0	0
2003	OAK	14	48	386	8.0	46	1	15	0	0
2004	TB	3	9	62	6.9	31	0	1	0	0
Career		147	419	3,711	8.9	69	12	163	2	2

[ Source: Wikipedia ]