John Settle

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John Settle
Current position
Title Running backs coach
Team Rice
Conference The American
Biographical details
Born (1965-06-02) June 2, 1965 (age 58)
Reidsville, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater Appalachian State University
Playing career
1980–1982 Rockingham County High School
1983–1986 Appalachian State
1987–1990 Atlanta Falcons
1991–1992 Washington Redskins
Position(s) Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994Appalachian State (RB)
1995 Cleveland Browns (OA)
1996–1997 Baltimore Ravens (OA)
1998–2005 Fresno State (RB)
2006–2010 Wisconsin (RB)
2011–2012 Carolina Panthers (RB)
2013Cleveland Browns (RB)
2014 Pittsburgh (RB)
2015–2020Wisconsin (RB)
2021–2022 Kentucky (co-ST/RB)
2023–present Rice (RB)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a player
Awards
As a player

John R. Settle (born June 2, 1965), is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Rice Owls. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Settle attended Rockingham County High School in Reidsville, North Carolina. [1] He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons, where he played from 1987 to 1990, and later for the Washington Redskins in his next two seasons where he won a Super Bowl.

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During the 1988 season, he was selected to the Pro Bowl after rushing for a career-high 1,024 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was the first undrafted running back in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. Settle was a founding member of the Pi Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

College statistics

John Settle
SeasonRushing
TDAttYdsAvg
1983 41356134.5
1984 51857954.2
1985 142541,3405.2
1986 203171,6615.2
Career438914,0094.4

NFL playing career

Settle signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent and played six seasons in the NFL. In his first four with Atlanta 1987 to 1990 he was named to a Pro Bowl selection in 1988, when he accumulated 1,594 yards of offense (1,024 rushing and 570 receiving) and became the first undrafted free agent in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. His final two seasons he spent in Washington where he played for Washington's Super Bowl-winning team in 1991.

Coaching career

John began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1994 serving as the team’s running backs coach. Settle had a three-year stint coaching in the NFL as an offensive assistant from 1995-1997 with the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens (when they moved) under head coaches Bill Belichick and Ted Marchibroda. Settle then coached running backs at Fresno State from 1998–2005, where he tutored six 1,000-yard rushers. Some of the players he coached included: Jaime Kimbrough, Paris Gaines, Derrick Ward, Rodney Davis, Dwayne Wright, Bryson Sumlin, and Wendell Mathis. [2] In 2006 he took the job as running backs coach at Wisconsin where he coached until 2010 when he once again returned to the NFL. [3] In 2011 and 2012 John was the running backs coach in Carolina for the Panthers. In 2013 he returned to Cleveland and was the Browns running backs coach. [4] In 2014 he returned to coaching collegiately at Pitt where he coached James Conner to 2014 ACC Player of the Year honors. [5] He then returned to Wisconsin under head coach Paul Chryst and coached the running backs there from 2015 [6] to 2020. [7] Some of the players he coached included: Corey Clement, Dare Ogunbowale, Jonathan Taylor. [8] In 2021 John went to the SEC to coach at Kentucky [9] as the team’s running backs coach and co special teams coordinator. [10] After leaving Kentucky, in March 2023 Settle was named the running backs coach at Rice. [11] [12]


Personal life

He and his wife, Karen, have three children; Jonathan, Leighton and Devynn.

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  8. ↑ "Running track sped up success for Badgers RB Jonathan Taylor". AP NEWS. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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  12. ↑ "Rice hires former Power 5, NFL running backs coach". FootballScoop.com. 2023-06-12.
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