The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Chris Warren III
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 252
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rockwall, Texas
- High School:
- Rockwall
- Major:
- Communication & Leadership
A third-year running back who has played in 24 games with nine career starts … became the 51st player in school history to surpass 1,000 career yards rushing ... currently 42nd with 1,150 ... has five career 100-yard games ... a first-team all-state performer as a senior in high school … ranked among the top 10 running backs in the nation by Scout, 247Sports and ESPN ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2017).
JUNIOR (2017)
Returned from a season-ending injury in 2016 to play in all 12 games and make starts in five games (San Jose State, at USC, Kansas State, at Baylor, Kansas) ... returned against Maryland and rushed six times for 31 yards ... started in a week two 56-0 win over San Jose State ... rushed 16 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns ... the 166 yards were the second-most of his career and it was his fifth 100-yard performance ... rushed four times for 15 yards and also had one reception for 11 yards in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC ... matched his season high with 16 rushing attempts and two receptions in a win over Iowa State ... totaled 67 all-purpose yards in the victory ... totaled two touchdowns, including the game-winner in double-overtime, in the Longhorns' 40-34 victory over K-State ... caught a career-long 33-yard touchdown pass and rushed seven times for 14 total yards, including that game-winning touchdown ... had six rushing attempts and led the team with four catches for 55 yards ... had a rushing TD ... carried the ball 12 times for 33 yards, including a long of 15 yards, against Oklahoma State ... also caught two passes for 12 yards ... started in the Longhorns 38-7 victory at Baylor ... rushed twice for three yards and caught one pass for two yards ... had one rush for three yards and also caught a pass for 12 yards in a loss at No. 10/12 TCU ... started at H-Back in the Longhorns' win over Kansas ... rushed just once, registering a 1-yard touchdown ... continued to transition to the tight end position in a win over West Virginia, catching a 20-yard touchdown in the victory ... had a 19-yard reception against Texas Tech ... named to the 2017 Maxwell Award watch list for College Football's Player of the Year ... also named preseason All-Big 12 by Athlon Sports in 2017.
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in the season’s first four games, making two starts (UTEP, Cal) before suffering a season-ending injury against Oklahoma State ... totaled 62 rushing attempts for 366 yards and three touchdowns ... rushed 14 times for 46 yards in the season-opening 50-47 2ot win against No. 10 Notre Dame ... started in a week two win over UTEP, rushing 20 times for 95 yards and a touchdown ... totaled 119 yards on 18 carries at California ... also had two touchdowns ... rushed 10 times for 106 yards before suffering an injury at Oklahoma State ... it was his second straight 100-yard performance and the fourth of his career.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in eight games, starting the last two of the season against Texas Tech and Baylor … finished fourth on the team in rushing with 470 yards, and third in rushing TDs with four … also caught five passes for 13 yards … rushed 18 times for 88 yards in his first six games, but amassed 382 rushing yards and four TDs on 53 carries (7.2 ypc) in the last two … named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Texas Tech, setting the UT single-game freshman rushing record with 276 yards (No. 6 on the overall UT list), breaking the previous freshman mark by 63 yards (213, Cedric Benson vs. Kansas, 2001) … the 276 yards was the second-highest single-game rushing total in the Big 12 in 2015 and third-highest in the nation … also set the UT single-game freshman record for rushing TDs with four (t-No. 7 overall in UT history) … the four TDs tied the single-game high for the Big 12 during the season … his 91-yard TD run against the Red Raiders marked the longest run by a freshman in UT history (fourth-longest overall in UT history), and tied for the ninth-longest in the country in 2015 (second-longest in the Big 12 behind teammate D’Onta Foreman’s 93-yarder) … followed that with 106 yards on 28 carries to share team offensive MVP honors at Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Rodney Webb at Rockwall High School … An all-state and two-time all-district honoree … selected to participate in the 2015 U.S. Army All-America Bowl … finalist for the 2014 Landry Award, honoring the top high school player in North Texas … named first-team 6A All-State by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014 … tabbed Co-Offensive MVP and first-team All-District 11-6A … chosen first-team All-Area by the Dallas Morning News … rated No. 56 (No. 6 RB) nationally and No. 11 (No. 3 RB) in Texas by Scout … ranked No. 80 (No. 8 RB) nationally and No. 13 in Texas by 247Sports … rated No. 159 (No. 15 RB) nationally and No. 15 in Texas by Rivals … ranked No. 102 (No. 9 RB) nationally and No. 14 in Texas by ESPN … ranked No. 4 RB in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … placed No. 15 on the Fab 55 by the Austin American-Statesman … rushed 250 times for 2,329 yards (9.4 ypc) and 34 TDs as senior part of an offense that led 6A Dallas area schools in total offense (548.7 ypg) and scoring (52.8 ppg) … also caught 12 passes for 178 yards and two TDs … helped Rockwall to a 12-1 record, including a 7-0 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 2 regional playoffs in 2014 … named 2014 preseason second-team Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … played in only five games as a junior prior to a season-ending injury but averaged 149.4 rushing yards in those games … posted 108 carries for 747 rushing yards (6.9 ypc) and 11 rushing TDs … also caught nine passes for 52 yards … named Offensive Newcomer of the Year in District 12-5A in 2012 … rushed 174 times for 1,059 yards (6.1 ypc) and 13 TDs as a sophomore … also tallied 10 receptions for 100 yards and two TDs.
PERSONAL
Born in Seattle, Wash. … moved to Dallas when he was 3 … parents are K’tara Lopez and Chris Warren Jr. … mother is a software engineer … father played 11 seasons in the NFL primarily with the Seattle Seahawks (1990-97) and Dallas Cowboys (1998-2000), and was a three-time Pro Bowler with the Seahawks (1993-95) … has served as a youth football coach … enjoys video games and social debate ... majoring in communication and leadership.
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 24 [t-2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015
Touchdowns: 4 [t-2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015
Rush attempts: 28 [t-10th], at Baylor, Dec 05, 2015
Rush yards: 276 [2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015 (25 carries)
Rush TDs: 4 [t-2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015
Long rush: 91 [2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015
Pass attempts: 1, at Baylor, Oct 28, 2017
Receptions: 4, vs Oklahoma, Oct 14, 2017
Receiving yards: 55, vs Oklahoma, Oct 14, 2017 (4 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, at West Virginia, Nov 18, 2017 ; Kansas State, Oct 07, 2017
Long reception: 33, Kansas State, Oct 07, 2017
Total offense attempts: 28, at Baylor, Dec 05, 2015 (28 rush,0 pass)
Total ofense yards: 276, Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015 (276 rush,0 pass)
All-purpose yards: 288 [2nd], Texas Tech, Nov 26, 2015
Tackles: 1, at California, Sep 17, 2016 (1-0)
