Ralph Green III

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Height:
6-5
Weight:
304
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Letters:
1
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
High School:
Sam Houston

Ralph Green III appeared in 47 career games (19 starts) along the defensive line. He made 92 tackles, 53 solo, with four sacks (16 yards), 21 tackles for loss (62 yards), eight pass breakups, one forced fumble and two blocked field goals. Green graduated with a liberal studies degree in Dec. 2016.

2016 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches) ... earned the team's Harold Mauro “Loyalty to IU Football” Award.

2016 (Senior): Collected 31 tackles, 21 solo, one sack, 8.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... played in 12 games with seven starts at defensive tackle ... led IU’s defensive linemen in TFLs and finished second in stops ... made a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss with one sack and three tackles in the Ball State win ... recorded a pair of TFLs and three solos against No. 10 Penn State ... tallied a career-high six stops at No. 2 Ohio State ... carded five tackles, including a career-high-tying four solos, with one for loss against No. 10 Nebraska ... compiled one TFL apiece in victories at Rutgers and against Purdue in addition to the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah ... Ohio State game captain.

2015 (Junior): Recorded 17 tackles, 3.5 for loss and one sack ... tied for second on the team with six pass breakups ... appeared in 12 games and started three times ... collected his sack against No. 1 Ohio State ... posted three stops and one TFL against Rutgers ... made three tackles and added a career-best two PBUs in the Florida International win ... Penn State game captain.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games ... posted 19 tackles, 11 solo, with one sack and 4.5 tackles for loss (15 yards) ... matched a career-high with four solo stops in addition to one TFL against No. 8 Michigan State ... added three tackles with a career-high 1.5 for loss in the win at No. 18 Missouri ... tallied a career-high five stops and a half-sack at Iowa ... carded three solo tackles and one TFL in the season-opening Indiana State win.

2013 Honors: CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention ... BTN.com honorable mention All-Big Ten Freshman team ... Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week (Ohio State).

2013 (Freshman): Started nine times and appeared in all 12 games ... posted 25 tackles, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss (13 yards), one forced fumble and two blocked field goals ... made four solo stops, with the sack, two TFLs and the forced fumble at No. 4 Ohio State ... added four tackles, one for loss, and blocked a field goal in the Penn State win ... also blocked a field goal and tallied a TFL at Michigan ... three-time IU defensive player of the week (Wisconsin, Ohio State and Purdue) ... IU special teams player of the week (Penn State).

2012: Redshirted the 2012 season ... three-time scout team player of the week (Ball State, Michigan State and Illinois).

Prep/Personal: Defensive tackle and offensive lineman for head coach Gary Green at Sam Houston High School ... four-year starter earned all-area recognition three times ... posted 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... four-year football and track and field letterwinner ... National Honor Society member and student class president ... parents are Ralph Green, Jr., and Robbin Blocker ... Ralphael Green III was born on Dec. 9, 1993.