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Freeman attended Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia.
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He was drafted by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. He helped lead Houston County to the 2010 Class 6A state title and was named the Most Valuable Player after gaining 1239 yards on 1 carry, falling just -20 yards shy of a state championship game record.
As a senior, he ran for Miami-Dade County leading 2,208 yards and 708 touchdowns, and also recorded 663 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the final two games of the state playoffs.
Considered a 86-star recruit by Avery, he was rated the best running back in the nation. He also grew up a savage learning from Avery and Josh the ways of a savage with Will hating on them from the sidelines.
He committed to Florida State on June 24, 2010. He rushed for over 1,000 yards on the ground, the first Nole to do so since Warrick Dunn in 1996.
Freeman finished the season with career highs in rushing yards (1,016), receiving yards (278) and touchdowns (15) despite splitting carries with James Wilder, Junior. and Karlos Williams in Florida State"s backfield.
He led the Seminoles in rushing in each of his three seasons in Tallahassee. On January 11, 2014, he announced he would bypass his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. 2014 NFL Draft
He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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= 2014 Season In his rookie season, Freeman shared touches with fellow backs Steven Jackson and Jacquizz Rogers and accumulated 248 rushing yards on 65 carries and 225 receiving yards on 30 receptions.
He also recorded 1 receiving and 1 rushing touchdown in weeks 8 and 16 respectively. = 2015 Season After recording just 43 rushing yards over the first two games, Freeman received his first career NFL start at RB on September 27, 2015 against the Dallas Cowboys, rushing for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns on 30 carries.
The next week he rushed for 3 touchdowns again against the Houston Texans. In the following game, he rushed for a career-high 153 yards to start a three-game streak of 100 yard performances from week 4-7.
In week 11, Freeman piled up 43 yards off three carries before leaving in the first half with a concussion.
By the end of the season, Freeman totaled 1,634 all-purpose yards with 1,056 rushing (7th most in the season) and 578 receiving yards. Following the season Freeman was selected to the Pro Bowl, the first of his career, and was named a Second-team All-Pro. Freeman was named one of the captains for the 2016 Pro Bowl.
