Biography
SENIOR (2015): Played and started in all 13 games... played in a team-leading 48 games in his career... finished with 28 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss... recorded four solo tackles, including a 7-yard loss, against Eastern Illinois... three tackles at Illinois... two solo tackles at Coastal Carolina... two solo tackles, including a 4-yard TFL, against Southern Illinois... recorded a quarterback hurry against South Dakota... made two solo tackles at UNI... finished Illinois State game with two tackles... three solo tackles, one for a loss, and a quarterback hurry versus Youngstown State... two tackles, including one for a loss, at North Dakota State... two tackles and shared on one for a loss at Indiana State... two solo tackles against South Dakota State... two tackles, including one for a loss, at Dayton... two tackles in the playoff game at Illinois State.
JUNIOR (2014): Played and started in all 12 games... recorded team-leading 9.5 tackles for a loss... added 34 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery on the season... shared on five tackles versus Valparaiso and ended with 2.0 TFL... solo tackle at Wisconsin... came up with a 7-yard sack against Drake... five tackles at Northwestern... three assisted tackles at Southern Illinois... three tackles and recovered a fumble against North Dakota State... solo tackle at Youngstown State... two tackles, including one for a loss, versus Illinois State... made four tackles, including 2.0 for a loss, against Northern Iowa... three tackles, including one for a loss, at South Dakota... 2-yard tackle for loss at South Dakota State... five tackles in the win over Indiana State.
SOPHOMORE (2013):Â Played in all 12 games... made 17 tackles, 3.5 for a loss and 2.0 sacks... forced a fumble... recorded three assisted tackles (including one for a loss) versus Hampton... recorded 2.0 sacks in the victory over Quincy, became the first Leatherneck in three years to finish with at least 2.0 sacks in a game... played at Minnesota... saw action at UNLV... played against South Dakota... played at Illinois State... earned his first collegiate start versus South Dakota State and finished with a career-high four tackles... played at Youngstown State... career-high eight tackles versus Missouri State, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble... played against Southern Illinois... played at Indiana State... played at Northern Iowa.
FRESHMAN (2012):Â Played in all 11 games... eight total tackles, 1.5 TFL, shared on a sack, and two quarterback hurries... assisted tackle in his debut as a true-freshman against Butler... played against Indianapolis and Iowa State... season-high two tackles versus Illinois State, including one shared for a loss... one tackle at South Dakota... two tackles, including his first-ever sack, at South Dakota State.... quarterback hurry against Indiana State... played at Missouri State... saw action against UNI... assisted tackle against Youngstown State... assisted tackle for loss at Southern Illinois.
CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 8 vs. Missouri State (10/26/13)
CAREER-HIGH SACKS: 2 vs. Quincy (9/7/13)
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Standout at Western HS in football and wrestling... team captain in both sports... lettered in football, volleyball, track/field and wrestling... twice selected Second Team All-Broward County... selected as one of the Top 50 players in Broward County his senior year... selected to play in the Nike All-Star Dade County vs. Broward County... also played in the BCAA Dade vs. Broward All-Star game... played for coach Rashad West... won the Durant Cougar Wrestling Invitational title in the heavyweight class... runner-up at heavyweight at the Archbishop and BCAA Wrestling tournaments... won district and regional title in wrestling.
PERSONAL: Born January 11, 1994 in Jamaica... No. 1 sports highlight was his junior year at Western... his friends have been a major influence, "If they did not push me to do sports I really would not be here right now."... most admires NFL lineman Ndamukong Suh, "He's a genuine individual off the field but on the field he's one of the best to play the position."... son of Garfield Ricketts... enjoys sand volleyball and going on random adventures... favorite professional team is the Baltimore Ravens... favorite music is John Mayer, Kygo, Oh Wonder, and Chris Brown.
MAJOR: Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition
