Eastern Michigan Athletics
2002 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Rontrell Woodruff
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Southfield, Mich.
- High School:
- Lathrup
PERSONAL: Full Name: Rontrell Franklin Woodruff...Son of Antonio and Katrina Woodruff....Born 7-26-82...Has two brothers, Brandon and Antonio... Communications major...EMU: Has earned three letters, 2002, 2003, 2004, while playing in 33 games, 24 as a starter...Has recorded 202 career tackles...Completed work on his bachelor’s degree this past summer and earned a fourth year of eligibility...2004: Played in nine games, eight as a starter...Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 73...Had four pass deflections...Also recovered two fumbles, one at Florida (Sept. 11) and one at Western Michigan (Oct. 16)...Turned in four double-figure tackle games, with 10 against Buffalo (Sept. 2), 11 at Bowling Green (Oct. 30), 14 versus Central Michigan (Nov. 6) and 12 in the season finale at home against Northern Illinois (Nov. 20)...Named Defensive Player of the Week and earned a Championship Special Teams performance rating from the coaches for the Central Michigan game...2003: Earned his second letter after starting all 12 games as a defensive safety...Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 78, and also turned in 4.5 tackles-for-loss of 19 yards...Finished third on the team with five pass deflections...Had two forced fumbles...Recorded 4.5 tackles-for-loss of 19 yards...Had one interception, against Akron (Sept. 13)...Selected as one of the 10 members of the Champions Club by Head Coach Jeff Genyk as one of the outstanding team leaders...2002: Played in all 12 games as a strong safety and started four times, versus Akron (Oct. 5), Western Michigan (Nov. 9), Northern Illinois (Nov. 16) and Bowling Green (Nov. 23)...Recorded 51 tackles to rank sixth on the team...Had one interception for 24 yards against Akron...Enjoyed an outstanding outing against Central Michigan (Nov. 2) with 16 total tackles and also had double-figure tackles at Bowling Green (Nov. 23) when he turned in 12 stops...Recorded three tackles-for-loss of eight yards during the year and also had one quarterback sack for four yards, against Western Michigan...2001: Sat out the season after not meeting initial NCAA academic requirements...HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Conference and All-City player at Southfield Lathrup H.S....Also named to the All-Conference track team...Helped lead the football team to its first-ever playoff appearance...Led team in tackles with 115, including 60 solos...Recorded five interceptions with nine quarterback sacks.
