Player Bio: Ralph Bolden

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Ralph Bolden

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Folkston, Ga.
	High School: Charlton County

	Height / Weight: 5-9 / 194
	Position: Running Back

2009: Second team All-Big Ten by coaches and media ... first Boilermaker running back to be so honored since Mike Alstott in 1995 ... started all 12 games ... ranked second in Big Ten with 11 touchdowns (9 rushing, 2 receiving), third with average of 77.9 rushing yards per game and seventh with average of 99.7 all-purpose yards per game ... amassed 935 rushing yards (14th on school season list) on 200 carries (4.7 average) ... had 20 receptions for 261 yards (13.1 average) ... co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 234 yards (third-most in school history) on 21 carries with two touchdowns vs. Toledo on Sept. 5 ... had 29 carries for 123 yards and three receptions for 52 yards with three touchdowns at Oregon on Sept. 12 ... caught four passes for 62 yards vs. Northern Illinois on Sept. 19 ... had 98 yards rushing on 16 carries with two touchdowns and two receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown at Michigan on Nov. 7 ... appeared briefly at Indiana on Nov. 21 before being sidelined with hamstring injury.

2008: Appeared in eight games as reserve and on special teams ... had 16 carries for 28 yards (1.8 average) ... caught three passes for 18 yards (6.0 average) ... recorded four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist) on special teams ... had three carries for 11 yards vs. Minnesota on Oct. 25 ... recovered onside kick vs. Indiana on Nov. 22.

High School: Three-star prospect ranked as No. 58 athlete nationally and No. 44 player in Georgia by Rivals.com ... ranked as No. 64 running back nationally and No. 43 player in Georgia by Scout.com ... named Region 2-AA Offensive Player of the Year ... member of Florida Times-Union Super 24 and all-state running back as senior ... rushed for 1,572 yards on 154 carries (10.2 average) with 17 touchdowns ... had 1,963 yards of total offense ... also recorded 13.5 tackles, three interceptions and one blocked kick ... recorded 902 yards of total offense with 771 yards rushing on 64 attempts (12.0 average) and eight touchdowns as junior ... also had 27.5 tackles and four interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) and recovered two fumbles ... first team all-region as defensive back and second team all-region running back ... member of state championship team in 2005 and 2006 ... team captain ... coach was Rich McWhorter ... comes from same school as current teammate DeVarro Greaves and former Boilermaker David Pender (2006-09).

Personal: Given name is Ralph Edgar Bolden ... born Dec. 7, 1989 ... law and society major ... enjoys fishing and riding four-wheelers.