Ray Rice was the 55th-overall selection (2nd round) of the 2008 NFL Draft
“I think he’s our kind of guy,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stated. “That’s high character, he’s tough, rough and loves to play football. He’s from a great family. He’s a playmaker – and not just a one-play playmaker – but he’s a durable playmaker. He’s done it for a long time. He had a lot of carries at Rutgers. He’s proven.”
Ray Rice was selected by the Ravens in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft
2008: Game 14 vs. Pit. (12/14) Was a gameday inactive (lower leg) against the Steelers
Game 13 vs. Was. (12/7) Carried the ball 3 times for 31 yards and had 2 receptions for 9 yards before leaving the game with a lower leg injury in the 24-10 victory
Game 12 at Cin. (11/30) Subbed and carried the ball 11 times for 41 yards against the Bengals
Also had 4 receptions for 14 yards in the 34-3 victory
Game 11 vs. Phi. (11/23) Saw action off the bench and tied for the team lead with 3 receptions for 42 yards
Also carried the ball 8 times for 7 yards in the 36-7 win
Game 10 at NYG (11/16) Finished 2nd on the team with 4 receptions for 18 yards and carried the ball 8 times for 19 yards against the Giants
Game 9 at Hou. (11/9) Started at RB and carried the ball 7 times for 17 yards and had 2 receptions for 2 yards in the 41-13 victory at Houston
Game 8 at Cle. (11/2) Started and exploded for 176 total yards, carrying the ball 21 times for a careerhigh 154 rushing yards the most by any RB in the NFL in week 9, including a career long 60 yard romp, which set up a Matt Stover go ahead FG in the 4th quarter
Also pulled in 3 receptions for 22 yards and had 1 KOR for 6 yards in the 37-27 win
Game 7 vs. Oak. (10/26) Tied a single game career high with 64 rushing yards on 8 carries (8.0 avg.) and led the team with 3 receptions for 37 yards in the 29-10 victory
Also returned 2 kicks for 54 yards (27.0 avg.) against Oakland
Game 6 at Mia. (10/19) Started and toted the ball 7 times for 13 yards and pulled in 2 receptions for 47 yards, including a career long 40 yard catch
Rice also returned 4 kicks for 101 yards (25.3 avg.) against the Dolphins
Game 5 at Ind. (10/12) Subbed and posted career highs with 7 receptions for 64 yards and carried the ball 6 times for 23 yards
Game 3 at Pit. (9/29) Subbed and carried the ball 1 time for no yards against the Steelers
Game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21) Saw action off the bench and had 5 carries for 21 yards, helping the Ravens to post 151 yards rushing and hold on to the ball for 37:48 against the Browns
Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) Started his 1st career NFL game and carried the ball 22 times for 64 yards, with a long of 10
Rice also hauled in 3 receptions for 19 yards
Two-time All-America 2nd-team honoree and 2007 Doak Walker Award finalist
Rice decided to forgo his senior season at Rutgers and enter the NFL Draft
In 38 career games for the Scarlet Knights, Rice set all-time school rushing records with 910 attempts for 4,926 yards (5.4 avg.), 49 TDs and a long run of 90 yards
Rice is the 1st player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in 3 seasons
His string of 8 consecutive 100-yard rushing games to close out 2007 set another school record, while his total of 25 100-yard games and 6 200-yard rushing performances are also all-time Rutgers records
Rice’s 49 TD runs are topped only by Lee Suggs of Virginia Tech (53, 1999-2002) in Big East history
Was a communications major at Rutgers
2007: All-America 2nd-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press and Sports Illustrated, adding 1st-team honors from Rivals.com
Was a Doak Walker Award finalist (nation’s top RB), Maxwell Award (country’s top player) semi-finalist and 1st-team All-Big East performer
Became the 1st player in Rutgers’ 138-year history to rush for over 1,000 yards in 3 consecutive seasons, setting Big East and school records with 2,012 yards on 380 attempts
Also set a Scarlet Knights’ record with 24 rushing TDs and finished 3rd nationally with an average of 154.8 ground yards per game
Tied his own school record set in 2006 with 10 100-yard rushing performances
Exploded for a school-record 280 yards vs. Ball State in the 2008 International Bowl, a mark that ranks as the 3rd most yards in Big East Bowl history
Also ran for 4 TDs in that game, including a 90-yard scoring scamper
2006: Second-team All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report, Walter Camp Foundation, Associated Press, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Rivals.com
Also earned All-Big East Conference 1st-team honors en route to being named a finalist for the Maxwell Award (nation's top player) and Rutgers team MVP
Started 9 of 13 games in which he played, leading the conference and ranking 3rd nationally with a then-school record 1,794 yards and 20 TDs on 335 carries
His rushing yards set a Big East record, topping former Miami Hurricane and current Ravens RB Willis McGahee’s 1,753 yards in 2002
Rice ranked 5th in the country in scoring with 120 points and finished 11th nationally with 1,824 all-purpose yards.
Became only the 3rd player in Rutgers annals to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons
Also became the 1st player in school history to record 4 career 200-yard games, all of which occurred on the road
2005: Appeared in 12 contests as a true freshman and earned Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News
Ranked 4th in the Big East Conference and led the team with a freshman season-record 1,120 yards on 195 carries (5.7 avg.)
Produced 1,185 all-purpose yards, an average of 98.7 yards per game
Attended New Rochelle (NY) HS, where he was named to Madison Square Garden’s All-Heisman Team, was an All-State 1st-team choice and garnered team offensive MVP honors as a senior
In his final prep campaign, he carried 112 times for 1,192 yards (10.6 avg.) and 31 TDs
As a junior, Rice piled up 1,332 yards and 21 scores on the ground
Also played point guard for the basketball team, leading his school to the state finals in 2003-2004
Regularly volunteers tutoring special education children at the Henry Barnard School in New Rochelle, where his mother teaches
During the summers, he has been a camp counselor for the parks and recreation department
