2011 Football
Roster
Ricky Rhodes
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, KY
2011 at Gardner-Webb: A first-team All-BigSouth Conference selection on special teams … Finished theseason by leading the team with 134.5 all-purpose yards per game… Led the Big South Conference with an average of 11.0 yardsper punt return, with a long return of 59 yards … Averaged19.2 yards on 37 kickoff returns … Carried the football 118times for a career-high 553 yards and three touchdowns …Caught 12 passes for 73 yards … Completed 3-of-3 passes for40 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Became just the secondnon-QB in Big South history to toss more than one touchdown pass ina season … Had a workmanlike performance at Coastal Carolina(10/22) … Carried 33 times for a career-best 143 yards,caught three passes for 20 yards and tossed a five-yard touchdownpass … Also returned two kickoffs for 39 yards for acareer-best, 202-yard night overall … Carried six times for64 yards at Samford (10/1) … Had five carries for 55 yardsand a touchdown at Presbyterian (10/15) … Carried 16 timesfor 114 yards vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Had 22 carries for52 yards vs. Charleston Southern (10/29) … Scored twotouchdowns, including a 50-yard sprint to paydirt vs. Stony Brook(11/12) … Had nine carries for 83 yards in that game… Topped the 150-yard mark for all-purpose yardage fivetimes on the season. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted. 2009 at GWU: Sawaction in 10 games … Collected 11 tackles (nine solo) andbroke up two passes … Made four stops (three solo) vs.Liberty (11/14) … Had three solo stops vs. Southern Virginia(10/24). 2008 at GWU: Saw action in seven games, spending time atcorner and on special teams … Did not record anytackles.
High School: Played at Madison Central (Ky.)High under Coach Kenny Turner … Rated the No. 10 prospect inKentucky by Rivals.com … An honorable mention All-Stateselection by the Louisville Courier-Journal … Rushed for 777yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Starred on both sidesof the football ... One of the most dangerous all-purpose backs inthe Bluegrass State as a junior and senior ... An honorable mentionAssociated Press All-State choice as a junior ... Chose GWU overEastern Kentucky ... Also drew recruiting interest from AppalachianState.
