Raheem Mostert

Dominique Raheem Mostert (born April 9, 1992) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football at Purdue.

Mostert attended New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where he played football and competed in track and field.

Mostert led New Smyrna Beach to two playoff berths.

After his senior season, he moved on to Purdue University after accepting a full scholarship.

In his first collegiate season, Mostert set a school record as he averaged 33.5 yards a return, capped off with a 99-yard touchdown return in the bowl game.

He finished the season with seven returns of 39 or more yards, including an 81-yarder at Indiana and a 74-yarder at Wisconsin.

Against the Badgers, Mostert racked up 206 yards on five kickoff returns to break 42-year-old school records for total yardage and average yards per return.

He also led the nation (NCAA Div I FBS) in average yards per return.

Mostert attended New Smyrna Beach High School, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where he was a member of the football and track & field teams.

As a football player under coach Lance Jenkins, Mostert returned nine kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns, in addition to having 39 receptions for 723 yards (18.5 average) and four touchdowns as a senior.

He also recorded 81 tackles on defense.

As a participant in the 2010 Central Florida All-Star Game, Mostert was named MVP after hauling in three passes for nearly 100 yards and returning a kickoff for a 94-yard touchdown.

He also made an appearance in the Florida North vs. South football game.

As a track athlete under coach Brendan Robinson, Mostert was a standout sprinter, hurdler, and jumper.

He won the 2010 FHSAA 3A District 6 title in the 300-meter hurdles.

(41.2) For his efforts against Wisconsin, Mostert was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week, becoming the first Purdue freshman to do it since Rob Henry in October 2010.

Mostert’s 837 kickoff return yards are the second best in school history for a single season.

At the 2011 FHSAA 3A Outdoor State Finals, he finished first in the 100 meters, with a time of 10.68 seconds, and placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles, with a personal-best time of 37.95 seconds.

Mostert committed to Purdue University on January 14, 2011.

He chose Purdue over football scholarships from Indiana University, Marshall University, the University of Illinois, the United States Naval Academy, Rutgers University, the University of Miami, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Central Florida, and Wake Forest University.

Mostert attended and played college football at Purdue from 2011 to 2014.

In his first collegiate season in 2011, Mostert set a school record as he averaged 33.5 yards a return, capped off with a 99-yard touchdown return in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Western Michigan.

He finished the season with seven returns of 39 or more yards, including an 81-yarder at Indiana and a 74-yarder at Wisconsin.

Against the Badgers, Mostert racked up 206 yards on five kickoff returns to break 42-year-old school records for total yardage and average yards per return in a single game.

In May 2012, Mostert was named to the preseason Jet Award watch list, an award given to the top return specialist in the NCAA.

During spring practice, he was named a captain for the 2012 season.

In the 2012 season, Mostert finished with 16 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown to go along with 18 kick returns for 463 yards.

He is now ranked 13th on Purdue's career kickoff return yards.

In the 2013 season, Mostert finished with 11 carries for 37 yards to go along with 11 kick returns for 258 yards and a touchdown, which was a 100-yarder against Penn State.

His role expanded in the 2014 season.

Mostert finished with 93 carries for 529 yards and three touchdowns to go along with 34 kick returns for 731 yards.

Mostert was also a member of the Purdue track team.

He was ranked by NFL.com as the fastest college football player in the NCAA, with only Oklahoma State wide receiver Tyreek Hill possessing a faster 100m time (9.98 s).

Mostert took gold in both the 60 meters (6.63s) and 200 meters (20.73s) at the 2014 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships.

He qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100 meters (10.15s), 200 meters (20.65s) and as a member of 4x100-meter relay squad.

After going undrafted during the 2015 NFL draft, Mostert signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Mostert had an excellent preseason; between his 157 rushing yards and 191 receiving yards, totaling for 351 yards, Mostert led the NFL in yards from the line of scrimmage in the preseason.

He also added in five kick returns for 162 yards.

Despite this effort, Mostert was ultimately cut on September 4, 2015, in preparation for the Eagles having to cut their roster down to 53, but he was signed to the Eagles’ practice squad two days later.