21 Facts About Napoleon Kaufman

Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman was born on June 7,1973 and is a former American football player and currently an ordained minister and head football coach at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.

Napoleon Kaufman is a former NFL running back, playing for the Oakland Raiders for the entirety of his professional football career.

Napoleon Kaufman was named to the CIF All-State First Team, compiling 2,954 all-purpose yards and 39 touchdowns, averaging a remarkable 70 yards on kickoff returns.

Napoleon Kaufman was named to the USA Today and Parade Magazine first-team All-American lists on top of being named Northern League MVP and Santa Barbara County MVP.

Napoleon Kaufman chose the University of Washington over USC, Colorado, and Arizona.

Napoleon Kaufman was an accomplished long jumper with a personal best of over 24 feet.

In 1991, as a true freshman at Washington, Napoleon Kaufman returned kicks for the Huskies during the year the team won the national championship.

Napoleon Kaufman was Washington's all-time leader in rushing yards for 23 years and 200-yard games, third in rushing touchdowns, and tied with Chris Polk for most rushes for 50+ yards.

Napoleon Kaufman was named to the All-Pac-10 team in 1992,1993, and 1994.

Napoleon Kaufman was selected with the 18th pick in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, where he remained for the entirety of his 6-year NFL career, amassing 4,792 yards rushing on 4.90 yards per carry.

Napoleon Kaufman scored a touchdown in his first NFL game against the San Diego Chargers.

Napoleon Kaufman rushed for 490 yards as a rookie backing up Harvey Williams.

Napoleon Kaufman split playing time with Tyrone Wheatley in the latter part of his career.

On October 19,1997, in Week 8 of the 1997 season, Napoleon Kaufman rushed for 227 yards, leading the Raiders to an upset of the undefeated Denver Broncos and setting the franchise mark for rushing yards in a single game.

Napoleon Kaufman broke the record of 221, set by Bo Jackson in his famous Monday Night Football performance against the Seattle Seahawks on November 30,1987.

Napoleon Kaufman's record stood for 25 years, until broken by the Raiders' Josh Jacobs on November 27,2022.

Napoleon Kaufman retired abruptly at the end of the 2000 NFL season to pursue a career as a Christian minister.

Napoleon Kaufman's wife serves as a pastor, two other former Raiders serve in leadership roles, and Hall of Famer Rod Woodson is a member.

Napoleon Kaufman has three sons and one daughter and has been married since September 1996.

Napoleon Kaufman coached in the Pleasanton Junior Football League where his teams went undefeated four years in a row.

Napoleon Kaufman returned as the Raiders team chaplain in 2012 and served in that role until the team relocated to Las Vegas in 2020.