PLAYER TO WATCH
OFFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH
DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH
DEFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH
#4 Rodrell Smith
#15 Tarrell Starckey
#19 Anthony Rivers
The 6-foot-1 freshman receiver ranks in the top-37 in two national offensive catigories, 18th in total receptions (28) and 37th in receptions per game (4.7). Smith is the is the only Ram to have more than two TDs this season. His four receiving TDs along with his 317 yards of total offense leads BC while he is 90 yards ahead of any other reciever this season. When the Arrington, Va., has multiple catches in each of the Rams first six games while accounting for .311 percent (274-of-881) of the Rams passing yards and .444 percent (4-of9) passing TDs this season.
Redshirt freshman LB Tarell Starckey leads the Rams in tackles (59), solo tackles (32), assisted tackles (27), and tackles for loss (7). After averaging 13.33 tackles per game in the previous three games the Richmond, Va., was held to a career low five tackles against Union (Ky.) in the Rams last game. He had a season high 17 take downs against Fulkner. The 6-foot-2 linebacker ranks in the top-36 in two different defensive categories including 30th in tackles per game (9.8) and 36th in total tackles for loss (7).
Freshman DB Anthony Rivers set a modern era record with two interceptions against Kentucky Christian. In that game Rivers recorded 51 return yards on his two interceptions and then broke up another pass that he nearly picked off while also making a tackle. Since that game Rivers hasn’t made an intercepion. The Chester, Va., native ranks in the top-47 in three national categories including seventh in total interceptions (3), 13th in interceptions per game (0.6), and 47th in passes defended per game (1.0). The 2012 graduate of Thomas Dale High School is one of just three players in the Mid-South Conference with at least three interceptions and ranks eighth in the conference with his 1.0 passes defended per game.