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25 Clint Ratkovich

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 220
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Crete, Ill.
  • Highschool Crete-Monee

Biography

JUNIOR (2019): First Team All-MVFC ... MVFC All-Academic ...MVFC Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll ...Phil Steele All-MVFC First Team ... recorded his 1,000th career receiving yard vs. Illinois State ... ranked third in the MVFC in receptions per game (4.8) ... finished second on the team with 444 receiving yards while adding a team-high 258 rushing yards ... six touchdowns on the year (all in MVFC action) ... second-year captain

SOPHOMORE (2018):  MVFC All-Academic … First Team All-MVFC  … Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award … played in all 11 games… team captain… ranked 10th in the Valley in receiving yards per game… finished second on the team with 616 receiving yards… had a team-high 54 catches… averaged 11.4 yards per catch… caught for over 70 yards in six games… at South Dakota had a career-high 116 yards with a long of 37… career-long 52-yard touchdown reception came at Missouri State along with a career-high 116 yards… caught a 32-yard touchdown pass against Youngstown State… rushed for 39 yards in 11 attempts… had seven solo tackles… picked up first career tackle against Montana State

R-FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in all 12 games...named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team… finished with 132 yards on 31 rush attempts… 233 yards on 11 kick returns…144 yards on 17 catches…saw his first start at Tennessee Tech and recorded a career-high 33 yards on six rush attempts… at Northern Arizona set a career-long rush of 13 yards… added a career-high 44 yards on eight catches at Missouri State and then again on six catches at Illinois State… returned a kickoff for a career-high 39 yards at North Dakota State…appeared in his first playoff game at Weber State

FRESHMAN (2016): MVFC Academic Honor Roll... redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State honors… two-time All-Area and two-time All-Conference… recorded 1,800 rushing yards and 36 total touchdowns… as a senior, team finished as the state runner-up… played for coach John Konecki

PERSONAL: Born September 16, 1997… No. 1 sports highlight was a 90-yard touchdown run in the playoffs… his brother has been a major influence, “He has always kept pushing me.”… most admires New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, “He always has a winning team.”… enjoys all sports and video games… favorite musician is Breaking Benjamin… son of George and Roberta Ratkovich

MAJOR: Computer Science

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 205 lbs
    16
  • 25

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'1" 210 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'1" 210 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2019Junior

    Running Back
    6'1" 220 lbs
    25