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2002: Joined the Illinois squad as a gray shirt in the spring of 2003.
High School: Gatorade Player of the Year for New Jersey ... Won the Junior Heisman Award for the state of New Jersey ... Named the Newark Star Ledger's Offensive Player of the Year, gaining an average of 13.4 yards every time he touched the ball ... Prep Star All-American ... SuperPrep All-American ... No. 1 running back out of the East according to Prep Star ... Fourth-rated player from the state of New Jersey according to SuperPrep ... Named to Prep Star's Dream Team as the No. 6 running back nationally ... Rushed for 1,303 yards and scored 15 touchdowns ... Recorded 24 catches for 464 yards and four scores ... Returned 14 punts and eight kicks for 908 combined return yards and scoring on four total returns ... Garnered all-county and all-conference accolades as a senior ... Helped lead Elizabeth High School to state championships in 1999 and 2000 ... Earned eight varsity letters in football, wrestling, basketball and track ... Averaged 9.4 yards per carry and caught 26 passes for 411 yards and four touchdowns ... Scored on four kick returns to win state offensive player of the year honors ... High school coach was Jerry Moore.
Personal: Full given name is Ibrahim Q. Halsey ... Born Oct. 13, 1983 in Newark, N.J. ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... The son of Donna Halsey and Andre Johnson ... The nephew of Brett and Phyllis Wyatt ... Has six brothers and two sisters ... Nickname is E.B. ... Favorite athlete is former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.
