| File:Bobby Rainey MT Stadium 2012 Practice.jpg | |
| No. 34 Free Agent | |
| Running back | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: October 16, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: Griffin, Georgia | |
| High School: Griffin High School | |
| Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Weight: 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Western Kentucky | |
| Undrafted in 2012 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| *Baltimore Ravens ( 2012-present) | |
| Roster status: Injured Reserve | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
*2011 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the week
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Bobby Rainey, Jr. (born October 16, 1987) is an American football running back with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). In 2011, Rainey had 1,695 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns while playing running back at Western Kentucky University.[1][2] In 2010, Rainey was one of the top rushers in College Football. He led the nation in rushing attempts (340) and was third in the nation in rushing yards (1649). He was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 as well as earning All-American honors from SI.com.[3] In July 2011, he was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List.[4] In August, he was named to the Doak Walker Award Watch list.[5] In 2009, he totaled over 2100 yards and gained notoriety as one of the premier Kick Returners in College Football. His two official forty yard dash times were 4.42 and 4.45 respectively. He was also a member of the Western Kentucky Track & Field team.
Collegiate stats
| Year | Attempts | Rushing Yards | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Fr. | 35 | 240 | 1 |
| 2009 So. | 144 | 939 | 6 |
| 2010 Jr. | 340 | 1649 | 15 |
| 2011 Sr. | 369 | 1695 | 13 |
| Total | 888 | 4523 | 39 |
School records
Rainey holds school records for WKU in rushing yards in a season (1,695) and rushing yards in a career (4,523). He is just the eighth FBS player since 2000 to rack up back-to-back 1,500-yard seasons. That list includes current NFL running backs LaDanian Tomlinson (TCU), Ray Rice (Rutgers), DeAngelo Williams (Memphis), Darren McFadden (Arkansas) and Steven Jackson (Oregon State).
Professional career
Baltimore Ravens
Rainey signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a undrafted free agent.
On September 10, 2012, he was released.
On September 12, 2012, he was resigned to the practice squad.
On October 16, 2012, he was promoted to the active roster after the team placed Lardarius Webb on Injured Reserve.[6] Rainey has yet to be on the active gameday roster during the 2012 season.
On November 13, 2012, he was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury.[7]
References
- ↑ Player file WKU Sports
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2] Sports Illustrated
- ↑ [3] Maxwell Award
- ↑ [4] Doak Walker Award
- ↑ "Ravens promote Rainey to active roster, Webb placed on IR". baltimoresun.com. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-source-ravens-to-promote-bobby-rainey-to-active-roster-20121016,0,5516939.story. Retrieved October 16 2012.
- ↑ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Roster-Moves/7551cf8f-db14-485c-8128-1271a3f483ba
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