Dante Ridgeway
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WR
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Weight: | 210 lbs |
| Age: | 24 |
| Years With Jets: | 2005 |
| College: | Ball State |
- CAREER TRANSACTIONS
- Exclusive rights player who signed a contract extension on January 3, 2006.
- Claimed off waivers by the JETS on 9/4/05.
- Released by CIN on 9/3/05.
- Claimed off of waivers by CIN on 8/31/05.
- Waived by STL 8/30/05.
- Selected in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2005 Draft by the STL.
- CAREER
- Saw action in 7 games and tallied 2 assisted tackles for the season.
- 2005 SEASON (JETS)
- Saw action on special teams in the week 17 win vs. BUF but did not record a tackle.
- Dressed but did not play in the week 16 loss vs. NE.
- In the week 15 loss at MIA he saw action on both offense and special teams.
- Had an assisted special teams tackle in the week 14 win vs. OAK.
- In the week 13 loss at NE he saw time on offense, did not record any carries or receptions, and played on special teams.
- In the week 12 loss vs. NO he played on special teams.
- In the week 11 loss at DEN he saw action on special teams tallying an assisted tackle, notched the first reception of his career (nine yards) and finished with two receptions for 26 receiving yards, a long of 17 yards.
- Saw time on offense but did not record any carries or receptions in the week 10 loss at CAR.
- Signed to the Jets’ active roster on 11/8/05.
- COLLEGE/ HIGH SCHOOL
- Had 10 100-yard receiving games, breaking the previous school record of seven.
- In 35 games, set school career-records with 238 catches for 3,030 yards (12.7 avg.) and 22 TD (second all-time).
- Earned second-team all-America honors from The NFL Draft Report, Associated Press, and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2004.
- Broke the Mid-American Conference single-season record for catches with 105 in 2004.
- Led country in receptions per game (9.55), receiving yards per game (127.18), and total receiving yards (1,399) as a junior.
- All-MAC selection, starting every game at flanker, setting the school season-record with 89 catches in 2003.
- Set Ball State record with 1,075 receiving yards as a sophomore.
- Played in every game, leading the Cardinals in receptions (44), receiving yards (556), and receiving yards per game (46.33), adding four TD as a freshman and was named a co-recipient of John Hodge Award, which goes to Ball State's Most Outstanding Freshman.
- Had 1,300 receiving yards and 23 TD in his high school career.
- All-Big 12 Conference, all-county as a high school senior and received honorable mention on the all-state team as a senior.
- Was also named team’s most valuable offensive and defensive player as a senior after making 32 receptions for 570 yards with nine TD as high school senior, adding three punt returns for TD.
- OFF-THE-FIELD
- Majored in Criminal Justice.
- Became the first player in school history to leave Ball State early for the NFL.
