Napoleon Kaufman Napoleon " Nip " Kaufman ( born June 7 , 1973 ) is a former American football player and currently an ordained minister . He is a former NFL running back , playing for the Oakland Raiders for the entirety of his professional football career . Kaufman was born in Kansas City , Missouri and grew up in Lompoc , California which is located 55 miles west - northwest of Santa Barbara . He was one of the greatest high school running backs in California prep history at Lompoc High School . As a 135 pound sophomore in 1988 , he rushed for 1 , 008 yards in leading Lompoc to the Southern Section divisional semifinals . As a junior in 1989 , he had an even better season . Kaufman was named to the Southern Section All - CIF and All - State first team , compiling 2 , 954 all purpose yards and 39 touchdowns , averaging a remarkable 70 yards on kickoff returns . As a senior in 1990 , at 5 - 9 , 170 , with 4 . 3 speed in 40 yards , he was named the Cal Hi Sports ' California high school football player of the year . Despite injuries , Kaufman rushed for 1 , 960 yards and 28 touchdowns leading his team to a 13 - 1 record and a CIF championship . He was also named to the USA Today first team All - American team . In his high school career , he rushed for 5 , 151 yards and 86 TDs . Kaufman chose the University of Washington over USC , Colorado , and Arizona . Kaufman was also an exceptional track athlete . As a junior , Kaufman was the CIF California State Champion in both 100 ( 10 . 57 ) and 200 meters ( 21 . 15 ) He also was an accomplished long jumper with a personal best of over 24 feet . In 1991 , as a true freshman at Washington , Kaufman returned kicks for the Huskies during the year the team won the national championship . Kaufman was one of the most electrifying running backs in Pac - 10 and college football history , with tremendous acceleration . His most notable performance was in the 1994 " Whammy In Miami " game between the Huskies and the University of Miami at the Orange Bowl , where the Huskies ended Miami ' s 58 - game home winning streak which dated back to 1985 . Kaufman is still Washington ' s all - time leader in rushing yards ( 4 , 106 ) , rushing attempts ( 735 ) , 200 yard games ( 4 ) , rushing touchdowns ( 34 ) , tied with Hugh McElhenny for most rushing yards per game ( 89 . 3 ) and most rushes for 50 + yards ( 6 ) . In a game against UCLA in 1994 Kaufman set the school ' s record for longest non - scoring rush with 79 yards . He would have two more 50 + yards runs . He ran for 1 , 045 yards in his sophomore season in 1992 , 1 , 299 yards in his junior season in 1993 , and 1 , 390 yards as a senior in 1994 . Along with Chris Polk , he is one of only two Washington running backs to rush for 1 , 000 yards in three consecutive seasons . He was named to the All - Pac - 10 team in 1992 , 1993 , and 1994 . In 1994 , he was a second team All - American . Halfway through his senior season , he had rushed for almost 1 , 000 yards and was a leading Heisman Trophy Candidate . A turf toe injury in the latter half of the season substantially affected his performance and caused him to miss one game and most of another . After being drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders , Kaufman also enjoyed a 6 year NFL career , amassing 4 , 792 yard s rushing with an impressive 4 . 90 yards per carry . Splitting time with Tyrone Wheatley in the latter part of his career , Kaufman was the Raiders ' only primary back in 1997 and 1998 , when he rushed for 1 , 294 and 921 yards in those two seasons along with 65 total receptions . Kaufman retired abruptly at the end of the 2000 NFL season to pursue a career as a Christian minister . Today he is the senior pastor at The Well Christian Community Church in Dublin , California . He has three sons and has been married for 10 years . He also coaches a team in the PJFL league . His son Napoleon Kaufman Jr . , currently attends Bishop O ' Dowd high school in Oakland .