Javon Ringer
Javon Ringer
| No. 21 |
| Position: |
Running back |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: |
(1987-02-02) February 2, 1987 (age 30)
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| Place of birth: |
Dayton, Ohio |
| Height: |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: |
213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information |
| High school: |
Dayton (OH) Chaminade-Julienne |
| College: |
Michigan State |
| NFL Draft: |
2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173 |
| Career history |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2012 |
| Rushing attempts: |
120 |
| Rushing yards: |
486 |
| Rushing TDs: |
3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com
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| Rushing attempts: |
120 |
| Rushing yards: |
486 |
| Rushing TDs: |
3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com
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Javon Eugene Ringer (born February 2, 1987) is an American football running back who last played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He is currently a free agent.
Ringer attended Chaminade-Julienne High School where he set school and state records. In college, he achieved many awards. In 2005, he earned honorable mention Freshman All-America status from The Sporting News. He was also named to The Sporting News Big Ten All-Freshman Team. In 2006, he earned the Biggie Munn Award, an award given to the team's most inspirational player. In 2007, he had a breakout season, becoming Michigan State's first 1,000 yard carrier since T. J. Duckett in 2001. He was also named Second Team All-Big Ten in the coaches and media polls. In 2008, as a senior, he was one of four team captains. He was a semi-finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, and was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which he finished in third, behind Shonn Greene and Knowshon Moreno. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate at one point, the only running back to be officially nominated all year.
He had a minor knee injury during the end of the 2008 season, which led to corrective surgery. This slowed his Combine numbers; however, he improved upon them during MSU's Pro Days. He was one of three Spartans invited to the NFL combine. ESPN.com ranked him the 8th best running back in the draft. He was a projected third rounder in the 2009 NFL Draft. Another site lists him as a mid-second round draft choice. Ringer has drawn comparisons to NFL players Mike Hart and Chester Taylor. His performance at the MSU Pro Day "absolutely blew NFL teams away", due to putting up impressive numbers while not fully recovered. NFL Analyst Mel Kiper said of Ringer "He's only 5-9, 205, but he's remarkably strong, a good athlete and just a tough kid with great character. He blocks extremely well, and he'll be a very serviceable No. 2 back. He'll probably end up being a fourth- or fifth-round pick."
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Wikipedia
a 15-year-old Ringer during a High School game- Sophomore year (2002)
Javon Ringer High school highlight video
