:Jarvis Giles

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}

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| name = Jarvis Giles

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| currentnumber = 3

| currentposition = Running back

| class = Senior

| major = N/A

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|15}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 186

| highlights =

• SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 3, 2009)

| highschool = Gaither High School

| pastschools =

• South Carolina (2009−2010)
• Louisville (2010)

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Jarvis Giles (born January 15, 1990) is an American football running back. After graduating from Gaither High School in 2008, Giles committed to South Carolina for 2009.{{Cite web |title=Jarvis Giles |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jarvis-Giles-78398 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}} In Week 3 of 2009 against Florida Atlantic, Giles led the Gamecocks with 113 yards rushing and a touchdown, earning him Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, making him the second Gamecock to be honored by the SEC in 2009 (behind Devin Taylor).{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2009 |title=Giles Named SEC Freshman of the Week |url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aab.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081407/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aab.html |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=South Carolina Gamecocks}} In 2010, after the emergence of Marcus Lattimore, Giles transferred to Louisville. Giles stated that he had considered transferring to a school closer to his hometown,{{Cite news |last=Encina |first=Eduardo |date=September 22, 2010 |title=Former Gaither RB Jarvis Giles leaving South Carolina, looking at transfer to Big Ten or Big 12 school (UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.) |work=Tampa Bay Times |url=http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/former-gaither-rb-jarvis-giles-leaving-south-carolina/6496/ |url-status=dead |access-date=November 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034642/http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/former-gaither-rb-jarvis-giles-leaving-south-carolina/6496/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}} and a year later, Giles considered transferring to USF.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=John |date=June 26, 2011 |title=Uncertainty reigns over another Jarvis Giles transfer |url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/26/uncertainty-reigns-over-another-jarvis-giles-transfer/ |access-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=Profootballtalk.com}} Giles is no longer part of the Louisville roster.{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2011 |title=Jarvis Giles update |url=http://uoflcardgame.com/jarvis-giles-update/25328/ |access-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=UofL Card Game}}