Jay Ratliff
Ratliff playing for the Bears in 2014
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 29, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Valdosta (GA) Lowndes | ||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Tackles: | 282 |
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| Sacks: | 35.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jeremiah Jerome Ratliff (born August 29, 1981), is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Ratliff attended Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia and was a letterman in football and basketball. He earned All-State and honorable-mention All-USA Today honors after catching 44 passes for 701 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior.
While attending Auburn University, Ratliff played for the Auburn Tigers football team from 2000 to 2004. As a freshman tight end he recorded 3 receptions for 38 yards, playing in 12 games (1 start).
He was converted to defensive end as a sophomore, starting eight of 12 games and tying a career highs with 37 tackles (10 for loss), two forced fumbles and a sack. Ratliff played in nine games as a junior reserve defensive end, making seven tackles, including one for a loss.
After moving from defensive end to defensive tackle in his senior season, he started all 13 games and tied his career high with 37 tackles. He also made four tackles for a loss and a sack. He tied a single game career high with seven tackles at Auburn to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors. He helped the Tigers win the Southeastern conference (SEC) Championship and finish 13-0 by defeating Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, in which he made three tackles. Auburn finished in 2004 second behind USC in the final Associated Press poll.
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