Chris Warren
Three-time Pro Bowl running back who left Seattle in 1997 as the Seahawks' career rushing leader.
Chris Warren, born Christopher Collins Warren II on January 24, 1967, is a former NFL running back who played 11 seasons, from 1990 to 2000. Most of his career was spent with the Seattle Seahawks, who drafted him in 1990, with later spells at the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. When he left Seattle he held the franchise's career rushing record.
Last updated 2026-10-11 from the source article.
Quick Facts
- Born
- January 24, 1967, Silver Spring, Maryland
- College
- Virginia (1985-1987), Ferrum (1988-1989)
- Career rushing yards
- 7,696
- Rushing touchdowns
- 52
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Lore & Background
Seattle took Warren in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL draft, 89th overall, out of Ferrum College in Virginia. He was used at first as a kick returner, then broke out in 1992 with 1,017 rushing yards. Three more seasons of 1,000 yards or more followed, including a career-best 1,545 yards in 1994, and in 1995 he scored a career-high 15 rushing touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl three years in a row, in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Reader's Guide
Across 1990 to 1997 Warren ran for 6,706 yards for Seattle, a club record until Shaun Alexander passed it in his 2005 MVP season. His teammates voted him the Seahawks' Most Valuable Player in both 1994 and 1995. He signed with Dallas in 1998 as a kick returner and backup to Emmitt Smith, and in 2018 he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with fellow Seahawks backs Shaun Alexander and Ricky Watters.
Did You Know?
- Warren started college at the University of Virginia before transferring to Division III Ferrum College.
- In 1995 John Madden named Warren to his All-Madden Team.
- With Dallas in 1998, Warren and Emmitt Smith both ran for over 100 yards in one game against Washington, the first time that had happened in Dallas in 20 years.
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