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==Professional career==
Kaufman was selected with the 18th pick in the 1stfirst round of the [[1995 NFL Draft]] by the [[Oakland Raiders]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> where he remained for the entirety of his 6-year NFL career, amassing 4,792 [[yard]]s [[rush (American football)|rushing]]<ref name="florio">{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/13/napoleon-kaufman-returns-to-raiders-as-team-chaplain/ |title=Napoleon Kaufman returns to Raiders, as team chaplain |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |author=Mike Florio |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=January 13, 2013 }}</ref> on 4.90 yards per carry. Kaufman scored a touchdown in his first NFL game against the San Diego Chargers. Kaufman rushed for 490 yards as a rookie backing up [[Harvey Williams (American football)|Harvey Williams]]. As the Raiders' primary running back in [[1997 NFL season|1997]] and [[1998 NFL season|1998]], he rushed for 1,294 and 921 yards, respectively, and had 65 total [[reception (American football)|receptions]] during those two seasons. 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, Kaufman rushed for 227 yards, leading the Raiders to an upset of the undefeated [[Denver Broncos]] (the eventual [[Super Bowl]] champions that year) and setting the franchise mark for rushing yards in a single game. 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. Kaufman's record stood for 25 years, until broken by the Raiders' [[Josh Jacobs]] on November 27, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alvarado |first=Jairo |date=November 28, 2022 |title=Las Vegas Raiders RB Josh Jacobs Breaks Franchise Records |work=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
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