Daryl Stephenson Daryl Stephenson ( born October 8 , 1985 in London , Ontario ) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2008 and played with that franchise for three seasons . He played collegiately for the University of Windsor Lancers . College . A tailback at 230 pounds with 4 . 7 speed in the 40 - yard dash , Stephenson established himself as a leading rusher in Canadian University Football . In his very first game in the CIS and on his very first carry , Stephenson took a hand off 49 yards up the middle and scored a touchdown in the Lancers season opening 30 – 28 victory over Queen ' s . That year ( 2004 ) , Stephenson rushed for 1 , 192 yards to establish a new CIS rookie rushing record and was named the Norm Marshall Trophy winner as the OUA Football Rookie of the Year . In 2005 , Stephenson rushed for 1 , 306 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to capturing his first CIS Rushing Title . In the process , he was named an CIS First Team All - Canadian and an OUA First Team All - Star . In 2006 , he was awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as the Canadian University Football Player of the Year . Stephenson also captured his second straight CIS rushing title with 1 , 140 yards , helping the Lancer Football squad to a 6 – 2 record and a top ten ranking in Canada . He was also named the OUA Most Outstanding Player , a CIS First Team All - Canadian and an OUA First Team All - Star . He also made history as he became the first player in CIS history to rush for 1 , 000 yards in 3 straight seasons ( 2004 to 2006 ) . After his first four seasons , his 4 , 402 career rushing yards was an OUA record and placed him third all - time in Canadian University Football history . In 2007 , Stephenson played in parts of only four games due to injuries and still ranked fifth in the province and eighth in the nation with a rushing total of 764 yards . Stephenson scored a total of four touchdowns that season with the Windsor Lancers . Stephenson topped all the running backs at the 2008 CFL Evaluation Camp with a 37 inch vertical jump . On September 13 , 2008 , Stephenson became the all - time leading rusher in CIS history by surpassing Dominic Zagari of the University of Manitoba ' s record of 4738 yards set from 1991 – 95 . He also became the first running back in Canadian University History to rush for over 5 , 000 yards in a career . His final collegiate total sits at 5 , 163 rushing yards . He also broke the record for the most carries in OUA history . His average yards per carry did not break any record . On April 1 , 2009 , Stephenson had his # 24 jersey retired by the University of Windsor in recognition of his outstanding collegiate career . Professional career . Stephenson was drafted in the third round ( 24th overall ) in the 2008 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . He was released at the end of Winnipeg ' s training camp to play his final year of eligibility with the University of Windsor but on October 21 , 2008 , quickly re - signed by the Blue Bombers following Windsor ' s elimination from the 2008 CIS football season playoffs . He rejoined the Blue Bombers immediately and made his debut on October 26 against the Montreal Alouettes . Stephenson was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tiger - Cats on February 17 , 2011 . On July 6 , 2012 Stephenson scored his first professional Touchdown on a 9 yard screen pass from Henry Burris against the B . C . Lions .