Raysean Golden

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-0
Weight:
295
Hometown:
Sumter, S.C.
High School:
Sumter

2015 (SENIOR)

Played in all 11 games and started 10...Recorded 38 tackles and four tackles for loss...Recovered one fumble vs. No. 10 Liberty...Three QB hurries...Season-best six tackles and two tackles for loss at Western Illinois...Named team's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman by his teammates.

2014 (JUNIOR)

Played in all 12 games and started 10...Recorded 36 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...Forced a fumble against South Dakota and recovered a fumble at Youngstown State...Had a season-high six tackles and 1.5 sacks in a win at Eastern Illinois.... Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

2013 (SOPHOMORE)

Appeared in 10 games and made five starts at nose tackle...Recorded a season-high three tackles against Youngstown State...Matched fellow nose tackle T.J. Beelen with 11 tackles.

PRIOR TO SIU

Recorded 27 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack as a freshman at Coffeyville CC.

HIGH SCHOOL

As a senior offensive lineman, recorded 40 pancakes and allowed just one sack...Named conference lineman of the year, All-State and All-Area...Named All-Area as a sophomore...Also named All-Conference in track.

PERSONAL

Full name is Raysean Yohimbe Golden...Born on March 29, 1993 in Sumter, S.C....Son of Al and Mary Golden...Father is a construction worker and mother is a social worker...Has four brothers and five sisters...Majored in health education.