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MEET THE RED RAIDERS 2011 Redshirt Season
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HIGH SCHOOL Mesquite Horn High School in Mesquite, Texas… three-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN.com ... was a First-Team Dallas Morning News SportsDay All-Area selection ... PrepStar All-Midlands team ... as a senior he posted 516 rushing yards on 66 carries and nine touchdowns ... logged 1,306 receiving yards on 79 receptions and hauled in 13 touchdown catches… earned all-state honors in both football and track and field… High School Coach: Rodney Webb.
RODNEY HALL
Running Back 5-9 • 236 • Senior-1L Angleton, Texas/Angleton/Tyler Junior College
PERSONAL Jakeem Grant… born October 30, 1992, in Athens, Texas… son of Keith Grant and Sylvia Whittaker… has two brothers… enjoys working out and playing basketball… majoring in exercise and sports sciences.
2013 Played in 13 games (0 starts) with four rushes for 32 yards and making one reception for one yard and one touchdown… made first career reception for a one-yard touchdown catch to give the Red Raiders their first points scored of the National University Holiday Bowl during a 37-23 upset over No. 14 Arizona State (12/30) at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego… caught a one-yard TD pass from freshman QB Davis Webb to give Tech a 6-0 lead with 9:41 left in the first quarter… rushed twice for 12 yards (long 9) in first career Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/5)… rushed twice for 20 yards (long 16) in first career home game against Stephen F. Austin (9/7).
CAREER HIGHS Receptions_____________________________________9, vs. Kansas State (2013) Yards_________________________________________ 99, at Oklahoma (2013) Touchdowns_____________________________________ 1 8x, vs. Baylor (2013)* Longest Reception________________________________ 51, vs. Texas State (2013) All-Purpose Yards_________________________________ 185, at Oklahoma (2013) Kickoff Returns_______________________________ 3 2x, vs. Kansas State (2013)* Kickoff Return Yards______________________________ 119, vs. Minnesota (2012) Longest Kickoff Return______________________________ 99, vs. Minnesota (2012) Kickoff Return for a Touchdown_______________________ 1 2x, vs. Minnesota (2012)* * Indicates most recent high
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas (National Junior College Athletics Association)... played in nine games as a sophomore making 18 rushes for 84 yards (4.7 avg.)... rushed for a season-high 31 yards on six rushes (5.2 avg.) at Navarro College (10/6/12)... team finished with a 5-5 record in 2012... played in eight games as a freshman with 24 carries and 92 rushing yards (3.8 avg.)... made three receptions for 60 yards... posted a season-high 55 rushing yards on 12 attempts against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (10/15/11)... team finished with a 7-4 record in 2011... Junior College Coach: Danny Palmer. HIGH SCHOOL Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas... as a senior rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries... caught nine passes for 130 yards... ... High School Coach: Finis Vanover. PERSONAL Rodney Hall... born May 15, 1992... son of Rodney Sr., and Kimberly Hall... a business management major at Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS Rushes: _______________________________________ 2 2x, at Kansas (2013)* Rushing Yards:_______________________________ 20, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) Rushing Touchdowns: __________________________________________ None Longest Rush: _______________________________ 16, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) Receptions: ___________________________________ 1, vs. Arizona State (2013) Receiving Yards:_________________________________ 1, vs. Arizona State (2013) Receiving Touchdowns: ____________________________ 1, vs. Arizona State (2013) Longest Reception: _______________________________ 1, vs. Arizona State (2013) Total Touchdowns: _______________________________ 1, vs. Arizona State (2013) All-Purpose Yards: ____________________________ 20, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2013) * Indicates most recent high
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