Darius Reynaud Darius Reynaud ( born December 29 , 1984 ) is an American football running back / return specialist for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at West Virginia . He has also played for the New York Giants . Early years . Reynaud was born to Katrina and Michael Reynaud . Reynaud was awarded the St . Charles parish offensive MVP award in high school after leading Hahnville High School to an undefeated record and the state championship as a senior . He recorded 236 carries for 1 , 889 yards and 37 touchdowns as a Running back his senior season , with nine 100 - yard rushing games . His stats earned him First - team All - State , All - District , All - 6 - 5A and All - River Parish honors . He also was the Louisiana state long jump champion with a 24 . 5 ' jump . Although he was an offensive and long jump star in high school , Reynaud only received scholarship offers from Indiana and West Virginia . He eventually signed as one of the last recruits with the Mountaineers . College career . 2004 - 2007 . Darius Reynaud enrolled at West Virginia University in 2004 . Reynaud did not participate in any games his true freshman year due to grades , but was not red shirted . During the 2005 season , Reynaud was accompanied with freshman - stars Pat White and Steve Slaton , and sophomore fullback Owen Schmitt . Reynaud was backup to red shirt - junior receiver Brandon Myles , but still recorded 297 yards on 30 catches . He had a career - first touchdown in the win against Wofford , a 27 - yard catch from Adam Bednarik . In the Sugar Bowl win against the Georgia Bulldogs , Reynaud scored in the first quarter with a three - yard reception and a 13 - yard reverse - run , and totaled 48 yards receiving . During the 2006 season , Reynaud ' s junior season , he started opposite Brandon Myles . Reynaud recorded a career - high 520 yards and a career - low two touchdowns off of 39 receptions . When Slaton was injured against Louisville , Reynaud filled in for him at running back , contributing to Reynaud ' s 221 yards rushing on 14 carries for the season . He had a career - best 110 yards on five catches with a touchdown against ECU , when the run offense wasn ' t productive . He was also effective on special teams , when he recorded 813 yards on kick returns and a touchdown . The touchdown came against Maryland , when he bobbled the ball upon catching it . He then picked it up and ran 96 yards for the score , which was the ESPN Play of the Week . He was named to the second - team all - Big East squad at the season ' s end , along with tackle Ryan Stanchek and punt returner Vaughn Rivers , who were both named to the second - team squad . Reynaud had 1 , 554 all - purpose yards on the season , which is the sixth most in a season by a Mountaineer in school history . In the 2007 season , Reynaud was the main receiver for quarterback Pat White . Reynaud earned second - team all - Big East honors after the regular season ended and earned the team ' s Coaches Contribution Award . In the team ' s 48 - 28 victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl , he recorded five receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns and also had a 30 - yard run for a touchdown . His touchdowns tied him with Chris Henry for most in a single - season in school history and moved him to third all - time in school history while his 64 receptions on the season was fourth most in school history . Reynaud finished his career 12th in the all - time school career receiving yardage list , fifth most receptions and third most receiving touchdowns . Professional career . Pre - draft . On January 10 , 2008 , Reynaud announced he would forgo his senior year ( regained due to being a prop player ) and enter the 2008 NFL Draft . Reynaud was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine . Reynaud ' s 34 . 5 vertical jump was the 11th best by a receiver , while his 3 - cone drill time of 6 . 88 was the 9th best , his 20 bench reps were third , and his broad jump was also third best for a receiver . Reynaud reported that he met with the New England Patriots at the NFL Combine . At West Virginia ' s Pro Day , Reynaud ran a 4 . 48 40 - yard dash , with a 37 " vertical jump . He also improved his broad jump from 10 ' 7 " to 10 ' 10 " . Reynaud also ran a 1 . 47 10 - yard dash time , which was one of the best for any Draft prospect at their respective Pro Days . Minnesota Vikings . Reynaud went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings . He was released by the team during final cuts , but re - signed to the team ' s practice squad . The Vikings then promoted Reynaud to the active roster late in November 2008 . Reynaud made his NFL debut during Week 12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars . During the game , he returned two kicks for 36 yards , with a long of 18 yards . He also recorded one tackle . In the Vikings 34 - 14 victory over the Chicago Bears , he returned two kicks for 62 yards , including a 49 - yard return . He also recorded two tackles . Reynaud ended the season with eight kick returns for 201 yards , including a season - long 49 - yard return . On September 5 , 2009 , Reynaud was made part of the 53 man active roster for the Vikings . After the 2009 - 2010 season , the Vikings converted Reynaud to the Running back position . As a result , Reynaud has changed his jersey number from 82 to 27 . New York Giants . On September 3 , 2010 Reynaud was traded , along with QB Sage Rosenfels , to the New York Giants . On September 3 , 2011 Reynaud was cut by the Giants Tennessee Titans . Darius Reynaud was signed on January 7 , 2012 to the Tennessee Titans only months after being cut by the Giants . In his first preseason game , Reynaud had a 21 - yard run for a touchdown and returned a kick 85 - yards for a second touchdown late in the 3rd quarter . Later in week 3 against the Detroit Lions , Reynaud set a franchise record by returning a 105 - yard touchdown on a kickoff in the 4th quarter . During the same game on a punt return , Reynaud threw a lateral pass to cornerback Tommie Campbell which resulted in a touchdown ; This play was reminisce of the ( in ) famous " Music City Miracle " and has been dubbed by some fans " Music City Miracle 2 " . On December 30 , 2012 against the Jacksonville Jaguars , Reynaud became the 16th player in NFL history to return two punt returns for a touchdown .