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Five FBS transfers and a junior college standout are the newest Redbird football players.
2011 at Ball State: Played in three games for the Cardinals ... tallied his first kickoff return of the season at South Florida . . . returned the kick for a career-long 16 yards.
2010 at Ball State: Played in 10 games to earn his first letter ... recorded a career-high two catches against Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois ... posted a career-high 15 receiving yards at Iowa, including a career-long 15-yard reception ... finished the season with six catches for 37 yards ... managed six rushes for 20 yards.
Ben Davis HS: Earned four letters in football for coach Mike Kirschner ... helped the Giants to two sectional and one regional title in career ... named an all-state, all-conference and all-county selection as a senior ... selected for the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top-50 ... tallied 1,177 rushing yards as a senior and 2,489 yards on the ground during four-year career ... completed his career ranked sixth all-time in Ben Davis history ... also competed in track, baseball and basketball in his career.
Personal: Son of April Rue ... has two brothers and one sister. Personal: Son of April Rue ... has two brothers and one sister.