University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: An athletic ball carrier who will look to earn his first playing time for UNLV as a senior.

2014: One of two running backs who were late signees for the Rebels but missed the entire season because of injury.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons (2012-13) at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA … Played for former UNLV staffer Bob Jastrab … Led the Mounties in rushing with 882 yards and six touchdowns in 2013 … Rushed for a season-high 175 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns at Bakersfield on Sept. 14, 2013 … Helped Mt. SAC to a 9-2 overall record and Golden State Bowl victory … Led the Mounties in rushing with 938 yards and 10 touchdowns as a freshman … Averaged 78.2 yards per game and 5.8 yards per carry … Rushed for a season-high 132 yards and two touchdowns at LA Harbor on Oct. 13, 2012.

IOWA: Was a walk-on defensive back for the Hawkeyes and redshirted his only season in Iowa City in 2011.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Pomona HS … Was a three-year letterwinner under coach Anthony Rice … Played on both sides of the ball for the Red Devils as a defensive back and running back … Earned first team all-league honors as a senior and a junior. PERSONAL: Jamal Jefferson Overton was born March 25, 1993, in Detroit, MI … The son of Muhammad Abdul-Qawi and Alexandra Overton … Has five brothers … Father played football at Tennessee State … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.