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Mike Rucker
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School: North Forsyth
Should see extended time in the backfield this season ... 2007: Played in nine games as a freshman ... Missed four games due to illness ... Had nine carries for 33 yards and one touchdown ... Had 20 kickoff returns for 507 yards, which was second on the team ... Averaged 25.4 yards per return ... Also had four tackles on special teams ... In the season opener against Georgetown (9/1) had four kickoff returns for 83 yards ... Against Charleston Southern (9/8) had four kickoff returns for 156 yards, including a 89-yard return for touchdown ... Added three rushes for 27 yards, with a 15-yard carry for a touchdown ... At North Carolina State (9/15) had three carries for eight yards and had five kickoff returns for 109 yards ... Also completed a pass to Andy Strickland for a 14-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and caught a pass for eight yards ... Had three kickoff returns for 66 yards against Appalachian State (9/22) ... In the NCAA Playoffs had two returns at Montana (11/24) for 26 yards and one return against Richmond (12/1) for 32 yards ... HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 1,779 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006 at North Forsyth High School ... Carried the ball 270 times for a 6.6 yards per carry average ... Named to 2006 Winston-Salem Journal All-Northwest football team ... As a junior, rushed for 1,004 yards and 14 touchdowns on 192 carries ... An all-conference pick as a junior as well ... All-Northwest pick as a junior and senior ... Triad Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and runner-up as a junior ... Ranked among the top 25 prospects in the Triad area ... Had over 3,500 career rushing yards ... PERSONAL: Born May 31, 1989 ... Son of Jessie and LaVerne Brown ... Majoring in business economics.
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