Years at KU: 2002-2005
Career Stats: 2,754 rushing yards, 13 rushing TDs, 1,229 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
Best Season: 2003; 13 games, 968 rushing yards, 464 receiving yards, 8 total TDs
Accolades: 2003 All Big-12 Honorable Mention
Reading through old articles written during Green’s time at KU, his game very much matched his personality. A word that popped up a lot was “underappreciated,” which was coupled with repeating anecdotes about how quiet Green was when interacting with the media.
As Ryan Wood of the Lawrence Journal-World put it in 2005, “He has a lunchpail demeanor, refuses to pop his collar or thump his chest, and, while cordial to outsiders, honestly doesn’t have much to say to anybody about his individual achievements.