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2018 Football Roster
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Ralfs Rusins
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 325
- Prev School:
- Riga Hansa Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Carnikava, Latvia
2020 (R-Sr.):
• Started all 11 games at nose guard
• Ranked seventh on the team in tackles
• Finished the season with 34 tackles (15 solo, 19 assisted)
• Also added three tackles for a loss (four yards), one sack (one yard) and a forced fumble
• Helped Liberty's defense rank No. 11 in the country in total defense (317.7 yards allowed per game) and No. 22 in scoring defense (20.5 points allowed per game)
• The Flames also ranked No. 14 in third-down percentage defense (31.9 percent)
• Opened the year with three tackles (two solo, one assisted) at Western Kentucky
• Recorded a season-high six stops against FIU (four solo, two assisted)
• Three tackles, including two assisted, in a road win at Syracuse
• Finished the Southern Miss game with five tackles, including three solo stops
• Four tackles (two solo, two assisted) to help Liberty defeat Virginia Tech for the first time in program history
• Three assisted tackles at NC State
• Five tackles, including three assisted stops, and a forced fumble against UMass
2019 (R-Jr.):
• Started all 13 games at nose guard
• Had a career year, ranking fourth on the team with 60 tackles (15 solo, 45 assisted)
• Third on the team in tackles for a loss (6.5) and added 2.0 sacks
• Opened the season with a career-high nine tackles against No. 22 Syracuse, including a five-yard sack
• Tied his career high with nine tackles against New Mexico, including 1.5 tackles for a loss
• Finished with six assisted tackles in a road win at New Mexico State
• Seven assisted stops at Rutgers
• Eight stops, including seven assisted tackles, at Virginia
• Posted four assisted tackles to help Liberty defeat Georgia Southern in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
2018 (R-So.):
• Saw playing time in all 12 games
• Started at nose guard against Old Dominion and North Texas
• Finished the season with 13 tackles (four solo, nine assisted)
• Had a career game against Old Dominion, helping the Flames to the program's first-ever win at the FBS level with six tackles (one solo, five assisted) and a five-yard sack
• Four tackles at Army (one solo, three assisted)
• Two stops at Auburn (one solo, one assisted)
2017 (R-So.):
• Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Saw playing time in four games before missing the second half of the season due to an injury
• Received a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA
• Finished the season with seven tackles (five solo, two assisted)
• Recorded two solo stops during Liberty's season-opening win at Baylor
• Had two tackles against Morehead State
• Recorded a solo tackle against Indiana State
• Tallied two tackles against No. 5 Jacksonville State
2016 (R-Fr.):
• Saw playing time in nine games
• Joined Liberty's roster following August training camp as a tight end
• Part of Liberty's special teams unit
• Recorded a solo tackle and a forced fumble during Liberty's season finale No. 16 Coastal Carolina
2015 (Fr.):
• Redshirted during the season
Prep:
• Graduated from Riga Hansa Secondary School (Rigas Hanzas Vidusskola) in Riga, Latvia
• Competed for four seasons at Riga Hansa
• Also played for the Riga Lions
Personal:
• Son of Gijs and Vita Rusins
• Graduated with his bachelor's degree in Political Science in May 2020
• Currently pursuing a master's degree in public relations
• Birthday is June 20
