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2002 Football Roster
Elliott, Ronnie
Jersey Number 28
Ronnie Elliott
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, Ala.
- High School:
- Lee
Bio
2005: Returning starting flanker ... Duke’s top overall wide receiver ... the only senior in the wide receiving corps, and by far the most experienced with 35 games and 1,053 snaps played under his belt ... has steadily emerged into a leader on the offensive side of the football ... possesses excellent speed and route running abilities ... one of just four Blue Devils to have played in every game over the last three campaigns ... enters final season with 44 career pass receptions for 486 yards and two touchdowns.
2004: Played in all 11 contests while starting five times ... starting assignments came versus Navy, Connecticut, The Citadel, Virginia and Wake Forest ... earned a pair of awards at the program’s annual banquet: Outstanding Wide Receiver and Most Improved Offensive Player ... finished second on the team in receptions with 28 catches for 318 yards and one touchdown ... averaged 11.4 yards per grab and registered at least one catch in 10-of-11 games ... caught a career-high six passes in two games — The Citadel and Wake Forest ... against The Citadel, had six receptions for a career-high 80 yards ... versus the Demon Deacons, hauled in six passes for 45 yards including a three-yard touchdown from Mike Schneider ... posted four three-catch performances versus Navy, Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina ... returned two kickoffs for 31 yards while rushing once for four yards ... played a season-high 59 snaps against Navy and was on the field for 409 total plays for the year.
2003: Played in all 12 games with one start (Western Carolina) ... finished 11th on the team with seven catches for 92 yards ... first career touchdown catch came against Northwestern ... scoring grab covered 28 yards ... matched career-best effort with three receptions for 42 yards against the Wildcats ... also returned seven kickoffs for a 17.3 yards per return average.
2002: Played in all 12 games ... Freshman All-ACC selection by The Sporting News ... on the field for 292 total plays ... finished ninth on the team with nine pass receptions for 76 yards ... also rushed four times for 67 yards ... season-long 51-yard run against Northwestern set up a touchdown ... caught a season-high three passes against N.C. State ... led Duke and finished eighth in the ACC in kickoff returns by averaging 17.3 yards per return ... took back 17 kickoffs for 294 yards.
Prior to Duke: Listed as the fourth-top wide receiver and the 12th-top overall prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep ... charted as the 75th-best cornerback in the country by Rivals100.com ... named honorable mention All-Southeast Region by Prep Star magazine ... as a senior, named all-city and all-metro while earning City Offensive Player of the Year and Region Eight Player of the Year honors ... as a quarterback, rushed for 897 yards and 12 touchdowns while passing for 487 yards and three scores during final campaign ... as a junior, rushed for 978 yards and nine touchdowns en route to garnering all-city, all-metro and all-region accolades ... finished career with 2,661 yards rushing and 2,172 yards passing ... also excelled in track, winning Alabama state championships in both the 200-meter (21.3) and 400-meter (47.5) dashes ... won back-to-back titles in both the 200-meter and 400-meter competitions at the 2000 and 2001 Southern Invitational ... won the 400-meter dash at the 1998 AAU Junior Olympics while finishing second in the 200-meter event ... played for Don Thomas ... also played basketball.
Personal: Majoring in cultural anthropology ... son of Anna and Ronnie Elliott ... born May 16, 1984.
2004: Played in all 11 contests while starting five times ... starting assignments came versus Navy, Connecticut, The Citadel, Virginia and Wake Forest ... earned a pair of awards at the program’s annual banquet: Outstanding Wide Receiver and Most Improved Offensive Player ... finished second on the team in receptions with 28 catches for 318 yards and one touchdown ... averaged 11.4 yards per grab and registered at least one catch in 10-of-11 games ... caught a career-high six passes in two games — The Citadel and Wake Forest ... against The Citadel, had six receptions for a career-high 80 yards ... versus the Demon Deacons, hauled in six passes for 45 yards including a three-yard touchdown from Mike Schneider ... posted four three-catch performances versus Navy, Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina ... returned two kickoffs for 31 yards while rushing once for four yards ... played a season-high 59 snaps against Navy and was on the field for 409 total plays for the year.
2003: Played in all 12 games with one start (Western Carolina) ... finished 11th on the team with seven catches for 92 yards ... first career touchdown catch came against Northwestern ... scoring grab covered 28 yards ... matched career-best effort with three receptions for 42 yards against the Wildcats ... also returned seven kickoffs for a 17.3 yards per return average.
2002: Played in all 12 games ... Freshman All-ACC selection by The Sporting News ... on the field for 292 total plays ... finished ninth on the team with nine pass receptions for 76 yards ... also rushed four times for 67 yards ... season-long 51-yard run against Northwestern set up a touchdown ... caught a season-high three passes against N.C. State ... led Duke and finished eighth in the ACC in kickoff returns by averaging 17.3 yards per return ... took back 17 kickoffs for 294 yards.
Prior to Duke: Listed as the fourth-top wide receiver and the 12th-top overall prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep ... charted as the 75th-best cornerback in the country by Rivals100.com ... named honorable mention All-Southeast Region by Prep Star magazine ... as a senior, named all-city and all-metro while earning City Offensive Player of the Year and Region Eight Player of the Year honors ... as a quarterback, rushed for 897 yards and 12 touchdowns while passing for 487 yards and three scores during final campaign ... as a junior, rushed for 978 yards and nine touchdowns en route to garnering all-city, all-metro and all-region accolades ... finished career with 2,661 yards rushing and 2,172 yards passing ... also excelled in track, winning Alabama state championships in both the 200-meter (21.3) and 400-meter (47.5) dashes ... won back-to-back titles in both the 200-meter and 400-meter competitions at the 2000 and 2001 Southern Invitational ... won the 400-meter dash at the 1998 AAU Junior Olympics while finishing second in the 200-meter event ... played for Don Thomas ... also played basketball.
Personal: Majoring in cultural anthropology ... son of Anna and Ronnie Elliott ... born May 16, 1984.
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