AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in each of thefirst six games for UNCP, but missed the final five games of thecampaign due to injury … Logged 26 tackles (13 solo),including one tackle for loss (-2 yards) … Also broke up apair of passes and forced a fumble … Registered four or moretackles against three opponents … Made a pair of tackles(one solo) in the season opener at Fayetteville State …Booked six tackles (three solo), while also breaking up a pass, inUNCP’s home win over Chowan … Turned in a pair oftackles (one solo) against Wingate … Made four tackles(three solo) and broke up a pass in the win over Glenville State… Logged a season-best nine tackles, including a season-highfour solo stops, at Catawba … Also recorded a tackle forloss and forced a fumble against the Indians … Put the capson his season with three tackles against Tusculum.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010): Played in all 10 gamesfor UNCP … Booked 29 tackles, including 20 solo stops… Also tallied four pass break-ups, one interception, oneforced fumble and a blocked kick … Turned in four or moretackles against four different opponents, including a season-besteight tackles (six solo) against Concord … Also grabbed apass break-up against the Mountain Lions … Amassed threetackles (one solo) in the season opener against Fayetteville State… Tallied five tackles (three solo), as well as aninterception, in the home rout of Carson-Newman … Registeredfour tackles in consecutive games at Webber International (foursolo) and Fairmont State (two solo) … Blocked a fourthquarter punt attempt by Glenville State that was returned byteammate Rakim Williams for a touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Southern Alamance HighSchool for coach Daniel Barrow … Amassed more than 800 yardsboth through the air and on the ground in totaling 15 touchdowns onthe season … Also registered 70 tackles and sixinterceptions on defense … Earned second-consecutiveall-conference and all-region laurels, as well as second-straightteam most valuable player accolades … Registered more than1,100 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns as a junior, while alsoracking up 50 tackles and a pair of interceptions.
PERSONAL: The son of Lezlie and Charles Rankinwas born on Jan. 1, 1991 … Has two brothers, Tyler andAaron, as well as a sister – the late Arneita Kines …A mass communication major at UNCP.
