Harding University Athletics

Career
Games/Starts: 25/12 ... Harding debut: vs. Missouri Southern (8/29/09) ... First Career Start: at Southern Arkansas (9/3/11) ... 60 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery.

Awards
2012 Academic All-GAC
2009 GSC Academic Honor Roll

2012
Played in 11 games with nine starts at linebacker ... 37 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss ... fourth on the team in tackles on rushing plays (23) and sixth in tackles on passing plays (13) ... made two tackles at North Alabama (9/8) ... had one solo tackle at Arkansas-Monticello (9/15) ... made three tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, at Southern Nazarene (9/22) ... had one assisted tackle vs. East Central (9/29) ... made seven tackles at Ouachita Baptist (10/20) ... had five stops vs. Arkansas Tech (10/27) ... had three tackles at Southeastern Oklahoma (11/3) ... had a season-high eight tackles vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (11/10) ... made seven tackles at Northwest Missouri (11/17).

2011
Started three games at linebacker ... 14 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery ... had a career-high nine tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Henderson State (9/10) ... forced a fumble at Southern Arkansas (9/3).

2010
Missed the entire season with a knee injury.

2009
Played in 11 games as a reserve defensive back and special-teams player ... recorded nine tackles and 1.0 TFL ... had four tackles on special teams, three on kickoffs and one on punt returns ... twice had two tackles in a game, vs. Missouri Southern (8/29) and at Delta State (9/19) ... had a tackle for a two-yard loss at Delta State.

Previous School
Played for head coach Barry Lunney, Sr. at Bentonville (Ark.) HS ... rushed for 800 yards and 15 TD on 107 carries ... added 135 tackles and six interceptions ... played both ways in the 7A West Conference ... in the state championship game, he ran for 125 yards on 11 carries and returned an interception 26 yards ... MVP of the 7A State Championship Game ... VYPE Magazine 7A Player of the Year ... selected to play in the Arkansas High School All-Star Game ... named to AP Arkansas High School Super Team.

Personal
Born: Oct. 8, 1990 in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Major: Accounting and Finance ... Parents: John and Tammy Ragsdale ... has one brother (Matt, a former member of the Harding basketball team).

Career Highs
Tackles: 9, Henderson State, Sep 10, 2011 (4-5)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, Henderson State, Sep 10, 2011 (2-0)
Fumbles recovered: 1, at Southern Arkansas, Sep 03, 2011