TicketsCINCINNATI – Former University of Cincinnati running back Gerrid Doaks was selected by Miami with pick 244 in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Doaks was selected immediately following S James Wiggins (Arizona, pick 243) and was the fourth UC player to hear his named called Saturday along with OL James Hudson (Cleveland, pick 110), S Darrick Forrest (Washington, pick 163) and Wiggins.
Over 30 career games, Doaks averaged 5.2 yards per carry on 331 rushes, covering 1,712 yards and scoring 14 times. He missed the 2018 season due to injury.
Doaks' 2020 campaign was one of his most successful, earning First-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors after toting the ball 144 times for 673 yards and seven scores along with 14 receptions for 202 yards and a pair of additional touchdowns. He had three 100-yard games, including 184 yards against UH which was UC's sixth-best, single-game total over the last 20 years and fifth-best yards per carry average (11.5).
He was tabbed for the 2021 East-West Shrine Bowl.
Read his complete bio online.
DRAFT NOTABLES
• UC has had a player selected in each of the last six NFL Drafts.
• It's the first draft with multiple UC players selected since 2016 when Parker Ehinger and Chris Moore were both taken in the fourth round.
• It matches UC's most draft selections since 2012 (4).
• Doaks is the 116th UC player selected all time, the 37th since 2001 and the second selected by Miami after Brad Jackson (1998).
• Doaks is the eighth UC running back to be drafted and the first since Isaiah Pead (2012).
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati finished 9-1 in 2020, winning the American Athletic Conference Championship and playing in its first New Year's Six Bowl game in over a decade.
The Bearcats return 16 starters from last season's squad, including AAC Offensive Player of the Year Desmond Ridder and seven-time All-America selection Ahmad Gardner along with All-AAC selections Darrian Beavers, Marcus Brown, Coby Bryant, Myjai Sanders, Tre Tucker, Josh Whyle and Michael Young Jr.
The 2021 roster projects to have nearly 40 local players who grew up and played high-school football in the tri-state area.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
Doaks was selected immediately following S James Wiggins (Arizona, pick 243) and was the fourth UC player to hear his named called Saturday along with OL James Hudson (Cleveland, pick 110), S Darrick Forrest (Washington, pick 163) and Wiggins.
Gerrid Doaks, at 228 pounds, posted a vertical jump of 39.5 inches -- that would've been fourth at last year's combine among RBs.
— Travis Wingfield (@WingfieldNFL) May 1, 2021
He averaged 3.36 yards after initial contact on average and forced 25 missed tackles on 144 carries with 17 runs of 10-plus yards.
Over 30 career games, Doaks averaged 5.2 yards per carry on 331 rushes, covering 1,712 yards and scoring 14 times. He missed the 2018 season due to injury.
Doaks' 2020 campaign was one of his most successful, earning First-Team All-American Athletic Conference honors after toting the ball 144 times for 673 yards and seven scores along with 14 receptions for 202 yards and a pair of additional touchdowns. He had three 100-yard games, including 184 yards against UH which was UC's sixth-best, single-game total over the last 20 years and fifth-best yards per carry average (11.5).
He was tabbed for the 2021 East-West Shrine Bowl.
Read his complete bio online.
DRAFT NOTABLES
• UC has had a player selected in each of the last six NFL Drafts.
• It's the first draft with multiple UC players selected since 2016 when Parker Ehinger and Chris Moore were both taken in the fourth round.
• It matches UC's most draft selections since 2012 (4).
• Doaks is the 116th UC player selected all time, the 37th since 2001 and the second selected by Miami after Brad Jackson (1998).
• Doaks is the eighth UC running back to be drafted and the first since Isaiah Pead (2012).
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati finished 9-1 in 2020, winning the American Athletic Conference Championship and playing in its first New Year's Six Bowl game in over a decade.
The Bearcats return 16 starters from last season's squad, including AAC Offensive Player of the Year Desmond Ridder and seven-time All-America selection Ahmad Gardner along with All-AAC selections Darrian Beavers, Marcus Brown, Coby Bryant, Myjai Sanders, Tre Tucker, Josh Whyle and Michael Young Jr.
The 2021 roster projects to have nearly 40 local players who grew up and played high-school football in the tri-state area.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.