Rankin played football, basketball, and track for the Lincoln High School Trojans of Stockton, California. As a senior, Rankin rushed for 2,245 yards and 41 touchdowns, setting the school record. His success won him first-team all-state selection by CalHi Sports.[1]
College careeredit
Rankin signed with the Washington Huskies in February 2003 and after redshirting during the 2003 season, he played in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2004, totaling 35 yards on nine carries.
Over the next three seasons, Rankin would carry the ball 479 times for 2,445 and 11 touchdowns including 1,294 yards and six touchdowns as a senior in 2007. His senior season was the first time in 10 years that a Washington tailback was able to break 1,000 yards.
Rankin still ranks 10th all-time in Washington program history with 2,480 yards rushing.
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Oakland Raidersedit
During the 2008 preseason Rankin rushed for 148 yards on 21 carries (a 7.0 average),[2] including a 72-yard run[3] in the Raider's preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He was released by Oakland during final cuts on August 30, but re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. He was then promoted to the Raider's active roster on December 13, 2008.
Rankin was released by the Raiders on September 25, 2009.
On January 6, 2011, Rankin signed a future deal with the Oakland Raiders.[4] He was waived by the Oakland Raiders during final roster cuts on September 3, 2011.
louis, rankin, born, 1985, former, gridiron, football, running, back, signed, oakland, raiders, undrafted, free, agent, 2008, played, college, football, university, washington, 30position, running, backpersonal, informationborn, 1985, 1985, stockton, californi. Louis Rankin born May 4 1985 is a former gridiron football running back He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2008 He played college football at the University of Washington Louis RankinNo 40 30Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1985 05 04 May 4 1985 age 39 Stockton CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh school Lincoln Stockton California College WashingtonUndrafted 2008Career historyOakland Raiders 2008 2009 Seattle Seahawks 2009 2010 Oakland Raiders 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2012 Career highlights and awardsWashington Offensive MVP 2007 Second team All Pac 10 2007 Career NFL statisticsRushing yards 36Rushing average 4 5Rushing TDs 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years 1 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Oakland Raiders 3 2 Seattle Seahawks 3 3 Oakland Raiders 3 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders 4 Personal 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editHigh school career edit Rankin played football basketball and track for the Lincoln High School Trojans of Stockton California As a senior Rankin rushed for 2 245 yards and 41 touchdowns setting the school record His success won him first team all state selection by CalHi Sports 1 College career editRankin signed with the Washington Huskies in February 2003 and after redshirting during the 2003 season he played in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2004 totaling 35 yards on nine carries Over the next three seasons Rankin would carry the ball 479 times for 2 445 and 11 touchdowns including 1 294 yards and six touchdowns as a senior in 2007 His senior season was the first time in 10 years that a Washington tailback was able to break 1 000 yards Rankin still ranks 10th all time in Washington program history with 2 480 yards rushing Professional career editOakland Raiders edit During the 2008 preseason Rankin rushed for 148 yards on 21 carries a 7 0 average 2 including a 72 yard run 3 in the Raider s preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers He was released by Oakland during final cuts on August 30 but re signed to the team s practice squad the following day He was then promoted to the Raider s active roster on December 13 2008 Rankin was released by the Raiders on September 25 2009 Seattle Seahawks edit Rankin was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on September 30 2009 He was activated on October 28 Oakland Raiders edit On January 6 2011 Rankin signed a future deal with the Oakland Raiders 4 He was waived by the Oakland Raiders during final roster cuts on September 3 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders edit On February 10 2012 it was announced that Rankin had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League 5 Personal editHis uncle is former NFL wide receiver Webster Slaughter who played for five different teams from 1986 1998 6 He is currently engaged to vlogging youtuber Sarah Rae Vargas See also editWashington Huskies football statistical leadersReferences edit Player Bio Louis Rankin Archived from the original on 2009 11 08 Retrieved 2009 11 07 Raiders Add RB Rankin to the Active Roster 14 December 2008 White David August 9 2008 Fargas back for Raiders who really need him The San Francisco Chronicle Fantasy Football Breaking News Rotoworld com www rotoworld com Archived from the original on 2011 06 15 Riders Add Three Running Backs Archived from the original on 2012 02 13 Retrieved 2012 02 10 Player Bio Louis Rankin Archived from the original on 2008 05 11 External links editJust Sports Stats Saskatchewan Roughriders bio Washington Huskies bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Rankin amp oldid 1222203441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
