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Justin Ray

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Hoover, Ala.

High School:
Hoover

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 213

Position:
Running Back

Birthdate:
10/11/1980

Experience:
3L

2005: Played in all 11 games, starting 10 at running back . . . led the team in rushing with 479 yards and five touchdowns on 122 carries . . . rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries in his first collegiate game as running back against Edward Waters . . . caught seven passes for 42 yards at Furman . . . rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and caught three passes for 30 yards against Southeast Missouri . . . rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries against Murray State . . . caught a 25-yard touchdown pass against Jacksonville State.

2004: Had 51 tackles, including two sacks on the season . . . also intercepted one pass . . . had seven tackles at Georgia Tech . . . registered seven tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss at Southeast Missouri . . . had seven tackles at Tennessee-Martin . . . had a seasonhigh nine tackles and a sack against Tennessee Tech.

2003: Played in all 11 games as a freshman . . . recorded 40 tackles on the season, including three and a half tackles for a loss of 15 yards . . . also had one sack and three interceptions on the season . . . had three tackles and a sack in his collegiate debut at Chattanooga . . . recorded seven tackles and an interception against West Alabama . . . had five tackles at San Diego State . . . had an interception returned for 26 yards at Eastern Kentucky . . . tallied six tackles against Murray State . . . had seven tackles and an interception at Tennessee-Martin . . . had four tackles against Tennessee State.

High School: A first-team All-Metro selection . . . rushed 80 times for 449 yards and five touchdowns as a senior at Hoover High School . . . also had 24 receptions for 311 yards and two touchdowns . . . on defense, had four interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Personal: Born Oct. 11, 1984 . . . son of John Ray and Bettye Ray . . . majoring in communication studies.