Running back, Michigan State, 2005–⁠08

Javon Ringer

Born: Feb 2, 1987

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Javon Ringer played running back at Michigan State (2005–⁠08). He finished 10th in the 2008 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2008. The Tennessee Titans took Ringer in round 5, No. 173 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Best season: 1,637; Rushing yards, 2008 (Michigan State, 9–⁠4)
Best game: 282 yards; Vs. Florida Atlantic, week 3, 2008: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank: No. 1; In the nation in rushing touchdowns, 2008
Drafted: No. 173; Round 5, 2009 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

282rushing yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 2008 5rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 2008 7catches, career highat Wisconsin, 2007 88receiving yards, career highat Wisconsin, 2007

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

708

497

1,447

1,637

5–⁠64–⁠87–⁠69–⁠4AP 24

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2005‡	Michigan State	111	708	6.4	4	59
2006	Michigan State	86	497	5.8	1	71
2007	Michigan State	245	1,447	5.9	6	80
2008	Michigan State	390	1,637	4.2	22	64
Career		832	4,289	5.2	33	80

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2005‡	Michigan State	17	111	6.5	0	25
2006	Michigan State	14	96	6.9	1	26
2007	Michigan State	35	295	8.4	0	28
2008	Michigan State	28	190	6.8	0	17
Career		94	692	7.4	1	28

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 vs. Indiana): the source has no box score for it.

Game by game

2008 Michigan State 13 games, 1,637 rushing yards, 22 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	atCalifornia	L 31–⁠38	27	81	2	10	1	17
Sep 6	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 42–⁠10	34	135	5	13	1	8
Sep 13	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 17–⁠0	43	282	2	32	1	12
Sep 20	vs.Notre Dame	W 23–⁠7	39	201	2	63	1	0
Sep 27	atIndiana	W 42–⁠29	44	198	1	33	2	20
Oct 4	vs.Iowa	W 16–⁠13	25	91	0	29	1	3
Oct 11	atNorthwestern	W 37–⁠20	35	124	2	13	2	16
Oct 18	vs.Ohio State	L 7–⁠45	16	67	0	16	6	19
Oct 25	atMichigan	W 35–⁠21	37	194	2	64	2	25
Nov 1	vs.Wisconsin	W 25–⁠24	21	54	2	12	3	10
Nov 8	vs.Purdue	W 21–⁠7	32	121	2	31	1	3
Nov 22	atPenn State	L 18–⁠49	17	42	1	9	4	27
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Georgia	L 12–⁠24	20	47	1	7	3	30

2007 Michigan State 13 games, 1,447 rushing yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 1	vs.UAB	W 55–⁠18	13	80	0	25	1	28
Sep 8	vs.Bowling Green	W 28–⁠17	22	83	1	15	2	1
Sep 15	vs.Pittsburgh	W 17–⁠13	20	92	0	25	3	31
Sep 22	atNotre Dame	W 31–⁠14	26	144	0	26	1	11
Sep 29	atWisconsin	L 34–⁠37	10	145	0	70	7	88
Oct 6	vs.Northwestern	L 41–⁠48	12	185	3	80	6	54
Oct 13	vs.Indiana	W 52–⁠27	29	203	2	64	3	3
Oct 20	atOhio State	L 17–⁠24	18	49	0	10	1	5
Oct 27	atIowa	L 27–⁠34	23	103	0	18	4	42
Nov 3	vs.Michigan	L 24–⁠28	15	128	0	72	3	6
Nov 10	atPurdue	W 48–⁠31	23	86	0	14	2	13
Nov 17	vs.Penn State	W 35–⁠31	13	48	0	11	1	−4
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Boston College	L 21–⁠24	21	101	0	19	1	17

2006 Michigan State 8 games, 497 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 2	vs.Idaho	W 27–⁠17	16	70	1	19	3	30
Sep 9	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 52–⁠20	15	130	0	65	–	–
Sep 16	atPittsburgh	W 38–⁠23	15	156	0	71	1	13
Sep 23	vs.Notre Dame	L 37–⁠40	14	76	0	16	3	32
Sep 30	vs.Illinois	L 20–⁠23	1	6	0	6	1	3
Nov 4	vs.Purdue	L 15–⁠17	10	36	0	15	3	−4
Nov 11	vs.Minnesota	L 18–⁠31	12	25	0	10	3	22
Nov 18	atPenn State	L 13–⁠17	3	−2	0	2	–	–

2005 Michigan State 10 games, 708 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 3	vs.Kent State	W 49–⁠14	12	69	1	23	2	12
Sep 10	vs.Hawai’i	W 42–⁠14	10	80	3	41	–	–
Sep 17	atNotre Dame	W 44–⁠41	4	24	0	25	–	–
Sep 24	atIllinois	W 61–⁠14	13	194	0	59	–	–
Oct 1	vs.Michigan	L 31–⁠34	12	37	0	13	4	16
Oct 15	atOhio State	L 24–⁠35	16	76	0	16	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Northwestern	L 14–⁠49	18	104	0	17	1	25
Nov 5	atPurdue	L 21–⁠28	12	47	0	20	5	47
Nov 12	atMinnesota	L 18–⁠41	11	71	0	44	3	12
Nov 19	vs.Penn State	L 22–⁠31	3	6	0	6	2	−1

No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Drill	Combine 2009	Combine or pro day 2009
Height	5′9⅛″
Weight	205 lb
Arm length	30¾″
Hand size	9⅝″
40-yard dash	4.60 s
10-yard split		1.60 s
Vertical jump	34″
Broad jump	9′7″
Bench press	23 reps
3-cone drill	6.87 s
20-yard shuttle	4.11 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

Season	Team	G	Car	Yds	TD	Rec	Rec yds
2009	Tennessee Titans	4	8	48	0	0	0
2010	Tennessee Titans	16	51	239	2	7	44
2011	Tennessee Titans	12	59	185	1	28	187
2012	Tennessee Titans	2	2	14	0	3	12
NFL career		34	120	486	3	38	243

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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Career path

2005–⁠08Michigan State
2009NFL Draft, round 5, No. 173 overall, Tennessee Titans

Big days

Weeks this player had one of the three biggest games of that kind in FBS. Ranked by yards plus 20 for each touchdown (passing: less 20 for each interception); defense (from 2016, when the box scores carry tackles) by points: 8 a tackle, 12 a tackle for loss, 30 a sack (a sack is also a tackle for loss, so 42 in all), 40 an interception, 60 a touchdown.

37 carries, 194 yards, 2 TDat Michigan, week 9, 2008: No. 2 rushing game in FBS
39 carries, 201 yards, 2 TDvs. Notre Dame, week 4, 2008: No. 3 rushing game in FBS
43 carries, 282 yards, 2 TDvs. Florida Atlantic, week 3, 2008: No. 1 rushing game in FBS
34 carries, 135 yards, 5 TDvs. Eastern Michigan, week 2, 2008: No. 3 rushing game in FBS
12 carries, 185 yards, 3 TDvs. Northwestern, week 6, 2007: No. 3 rushing game in FBS

At a glance

Career highs