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2008 Football Roster

82 Richard Rayborn

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Carlisle, Pa.
  • Highschool Carlisle

Biography

Will serve as a 2008 team captain... brings experience and leadership to the Fordham receiving corps... led all Rams with 43 receptions last fall... capped a solid spring with four catches for 36 yards in the 2008 Spring Game... became one of the top receivers for Fordham in 2006... second on the 2006 squad in receptions and receiving yards... caught a ten-yard touchdown pass in the 2007 Spring Game... contributed immediately as a freshman, appearing in every game at wide receiver and on special teams.

2007: Appeared in eleven games as a junior, making five starts... led the Rams with 43 catches on the year... compiled 562 receiving yards, second best on the team... led team with 51.1 receiving yards/game and was second on the squad averaging 13.1 yards/catch... ranked seventh in the Patriot League in receptions per game (3.91)... caught a career-high seven passes for 73 yards and one touchdown (nine yards) in the Lehigh win... grabbed six balls for 49 yards in the Bucknell game... had five receptions for 79 yards and one touchdown (19 yards) in the NCAA FCS playoff game at Massachusetts... hauled in five passes for 68 yards and one score (33 yards) versus Dayton... caught four passes, including two touchdown passes (16 and 11 yards), for 41 yards in the win at Colgate... made four receptions for 53 yards against Albany and three for 43 yards in the season-opening win at Rhode Island.... recorded three catches for 65 yards at Lafayette and three more for 41 yards at Marist the following week... grabbed two passes for 46 yards in the Liberty Cup win over Columbia.

2006: Appeared in ten games at wide receiver as a sophomore, starting five... second on the team with 13 receptions for 242 yards and two touchdowns... averaged 18.6 yards/catch and 24.2 receiving yards/game... rushed five times for 47 yards (9.4 yards/carry)... also returned two kickoffs for 66 yards and one punt for six yards... grabbed three passes for 47 yards, rushed twice for 11 yards and returned two kickoffs for 66 yards in the Lafayette game... had two receptions for 53 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown catch, at Holy Cross... made two catches for 31 yards, including a 26-yard scoring catch, against Holy Cross...had a 34-yard reception in both the Monmouth and Georgetown games... also had a 17-yard rush versus Monmouth and a 14-yarder against Georgetown.

2005: Appeared in all eleven games as a freshman, both at wide receiver and on special teams... caught four passes for 13 yards on the season... also made five tackles, four solo, on special teams... caught one pass for five yards, his first collegiate reception, in the Brown game... also had one reception each against Holy Cross, Lehigh and Albany.

Before Fordham: A graduate of Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania... earned three varsity letters with the football program... earned Second Team All-Star honors at both defensive back and wide receiver... finished year with 13 interceptions as a defensive back and had 874 receiving yards and nine touchdowns at receiver... named Defensive Player of the Year by The Sentinel... recipient of the Ken Millen Award as the outstanding male student-athlete and the Jay Hodge Award...a John Travis nominee... elected to the South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame...named MVP of the team as a senior... also a member of the basketball and track teams... district qualifier as a member of the 4x100 relay squad... basketball MVP as a junior... Student of the Month for February 2005... honor roll student... commencement speaker at high school graduation.

Personal: Born September 10, 1986... son of Dellareja and Richard Rayborn, Jr.... has an older sister (Cyntia)... a Communications major with a minor in Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2007Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 186 lbs
    82
  • 82

    2008Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 195 lbs
    82