University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Calais, Raymond
Jersey Number 4
Raymond Calais
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Breaux Bridge, La.
- High School:
- Cecilia
Bio
• 2019 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Return Specialist)
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Running Back)
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference (All-Purpose)
• 2019 All-Louisiana Second Team (Return Specialist)
2019 Season (Senior)
A key contributor to Louisiana’s rushing attack and as a kick returner, Calais appeared in all 14 of the team’s contests and made seven starts…Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a return specialist and Third Team All-Conference honors as a running back and for all-purpose yards…Also picked up All-Louisiana First Team honors as a return specialist…Finished the year ranked second on the squad with 886 yards on the ground and six touchdowns…His rushing total was the eighth most in the Sun Belt…Eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times in 2019…After recording an 83-yard touchdown run against ULM (Nov. 30), he became the second player in program to have three 80-yard rushes in his career along Jason Cherry…He finished the ULM game with 107 yards, his third, 100-yard performance of the season, and a touchdown…Calais broke out a 27-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Troy on Nov. 23, the score that officially broke the school record for the most rushing touchdowns in a single season…Following his performance against Arkansas State on Oct. 17 in which he rushed for a season-high 144 yards and scored two touchdowns, Calais was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the second time he has earned the honor in his career…Calais got a plethora of his rushing yards in that contest from his 80-yard touchdown run, which is the tied for the 12th-longest rushing score in school history…His only other multi-touchdown game came against Texas Southern…Went over 100 yards on Sept. 7 against Liberty when he carried the ball eight times for 111 yards…Added 10 receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown, which came on Nov. 2 against Texas State…Led the league in kick-return average with 28.5 yards in 19 attempts…In the team's first meeting with Appalachian State on Oct. 9, Calais returned four kicks for 109 yards, while his season-long return of 60 yards came against South Alabama on Nov. 16…Also led the team, ranked seventh in the Sun Belt and 64th nationally in all-purpose yards with 106.7 yards per game…Invited to the 2020 NFL Combine.
2018 Season (Junior)
Played in all 14 games…Earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors…Rushed for 754 yards, ranking him third on the team and
10th in the conference…Owned the third-highest single game rushing total in the conference by recording 186 yards on the ground against Georgia State (10/11)…Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark three times on the year…Rushed for seven scores, three of which were against Georgia State (10/11)…Set the school record for the longest rush in the school history against Georgia State, a 92-yard touchdown scamper...Served at the primary kick returner, averaging 25.9 per kick return attempt…His return average was ranked him 14th in FBS…Finished the year with 908 return yards on 35 attempts…Season high return was 61 yards.
2017 Season (Sophomore)
Saw solid action in all 12 games during the season...Primarily returned kicks...Did see some time running the ball, finishing with 88 yards on 15 attempts scoring one touchdown...Was tied for fifth in the NCAA in touchdown returns (two)...One of 11 players in the country during the 2017 season to return a kick for 100 yards...Finished 16th in kickoff return yards (699) and 33rd in kickoff return yard average in the country (24.1 ypg)...Was third in the Sun Belt Conference in KOR average and KOR yards...100-yard kickoff return was longest in the conference...Opened the season against Southeastern La. (9/2) taking the opening kickoff back 97-yards for a touchdown and later took back a kick for 100-yards, finished with 229 KOR yards on four returns, tied a school record for longest KOR (100-yard), at the time it was the 19th time in FBS history that one player took two kickoffs back for a touchdown in the same game...Finished with 72-yards on three kickoff returns and rushed for 12 yards on three carries at Tulsa (9/9)...On just two kickoff returns recorded 69-yards at Idaho (10/7)...Finished with 79-yards on six kickoff returns, 27-yards on six rushes and made first career reception making a nine-yard catch at Arkansas State (10/19)...Scored second career rushing touchdown on a 31-yard rush at Ole Miss (11/11) finishing with 34-yards on two carries...Wrapped up the season finishing with 80-yards on five kickoff returns in season finale at Appalachian State (12/2).
2016 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in nine games during the season, finishing third on the team in all-purpose yards (446)...Gained 117 yards on 23 carries (5.1 average) during the season with a touchdown...Averaged 21.9 yards per kickoff return on 15 attempts during the season with a long of 37 yards against McNeese State (9/10)...Scored on a 7-yard TD on his only carry against McNeese State...Had season-highs in yards (43) and carries (6) in SBC victory at Texas State (10/22)...Gained 34 yards on a pair of carries, highlighted by a season-best 24-yard scamper, at Tulane (9/24)...Missed four games during the season, including the Ragin' Cajuns final three contests...Averaged 25.0 yards per kick return on three attempts in his debut against Boise State (9/3)...Earned first letter.
High School
School-record holder in rushing at Cecilia High School, gaining nearly 5,000 yards in his final two seasons at Cecilia High School where he was selected as the Class 4A All-State Offensive MVP as a senior…Named the Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year...A two-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports…Coached by Terry Martin…Helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record, a district title and berth in the Class 4A state playoffs…A two-time The Advocate’s All-Acadiana Offensive MVP…Gained 2,681 yards on the ground with 31 touchdowns as a senior…Rushed for 2,228 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior...Won two individual titles and anchored two winning relay quartets at the Class 4A state meet this past season, leading the Bulldogs to the state championship as a team...Swept the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.21—also running strong closing legs on the victorious 4×100 and 4×200 relays...Also won the 100 and 200 at the district championships and was named the state’s Outstanding Track Performer by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Personal
Born April 2, 1998 in Lafayette...The son of Christina and Raymond Calais, Sr....Has two brothers and one sister...Member of both the National Honor Society and Beta Club in high school...Majoring in exercise science.
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Running Back)
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference (All-Purpose)
• 2019 All-Louisiana Second Team (Return Specialist)
2019 Season (Senior)
A key contributor to Louisiana’s rushing attack and as a kick returner, Calais appeared in all 14 of the team’s contests and made seven starts…Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a return specialist and Third Team All-Conference honors as a running back and for all-purpose yards…Also picked up All-Louisiana First Team honors as a return specialist…Finished the year ranked second on the squad with 886 yards on the ground and six touchdowns…His rushing total was the eighth most in the Sun Belt…Eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times in 2019…After recording an 83-yard touchdown run against ULM (Nov. 30), he became the second player in program to have three 80-yard rushes in his career along Jason Cherry…He finished the ULM game with 107 yards, his third, 100-yard performance of the season, and a touchdown…Calais broke out a 27-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Troy on Nov. 23, the score that officially broke the school record for the most rushing touchdowns in a single season…Following his performance against Arkansas State on Oct. 17 in which he rushed for a season-high 144 yards and scored two touchdowns, Calais was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the second time he has earned the honor in his career…Calais got a plethora of his rushing yards in that contest from his 80-yard touchdown run, which is the tied for the 12th-longest rushing score in school history…His only other multi-touchdown game came against Texas Southern…Went over 100 yards on Sept. 7 against Liberty when he carried the ball eight times for 111 yards…Added 10 receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown, which came on Nov. 2 against Texas State…Led the league in kick-return average with 28.5 yards in 19 attempts…In the team's first meeting with Appalachian State on Oct. 9, Calais returned four kicks for 109 yards, while his season-long return of 60 yards came against South Alabama on Nov. 16…Also led the team, ranked seventh in the Sun Belt and 64th nationally in all-purpose yards with 106.7 yards per game…Invited to the 2020 NFL Combine.
2018 Season (Junior)
Played in all 14 games…Earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors…Rushed for 754 yards, ranking him third on the team and
10th in the conference…Owned the third-highest single game rushing total in the conference by recording 186 yards on the ground against Georgia State (10/11)…Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark three times on the year…Rushed for seven scores, three of which were against Georgia State (10/11)…Set the school record for the longest rush in the school history against Georgia State, a 92-yard touchdown scamper...Served at the primary kick returner, averaging 25.9 per kick return attempt…His return average was ranked him 14th in FBS…Finished the year with 908 return yards on 35 attempts…Season high return was 61 yards.
2017 Season (Sophomore)
Saw solid action in all 12 games during the season...Primarily returned kicks...Did see some time running the ball, finishing with 88 yards on 15 attempts scoring one touchdown...Was tied for fifth in the NCAA in touchdown returns (two)...One of 11 players in the country during the 2017 season to return a kick for 100 yards...Finished 16th in kickoff return yards (699) and 33rd in kickoff return yard average in the country (24.1 ypg)...Was third in the Sun Belt Conference in KOR average and KOR yards...100-yard kickoff return was longest in the conference...Opened the season against Southeastern La. (9/2) taking the opening kickoff back 97-yards for a touchdown and later took back a kick for 100-yards, finished with 229 KOR yards on four returns, tied a school record for longest KOR (100-yard), at the time it was the 19th time in FBS history that one player took two kickoffs back for a touchdown in the same game...Finished with 72-yards on three kickoff returns and rushed for 12 yards on three carries at Tulsa (9/9)...On just two kickoff returns recorded 69-yards at Idaho (10/7)...Finished with 79-yards on six kickoff returns, 27-yards on six rushes and made first career reception making a nine-yard catch at Arkansas State (10/19)...Scored second career rushing touchdown on a 31-yard rush at Ole Miss (11/11) finishing with 34-yards on two carries...Wrapped up the season finishing with 80-yards on five kickoff returns in season finale at Appalachian State (12/2).
2016 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in nine games during the season, finishing third on the team in all-purpose yards (446)...Gained 117 yards on 23 carries (5.1 average) during the season with a touchdown...Averaged 21.9 yards per kickoff return on 15 attempts during the season with a long of 37 yards against McNeese State (9/10)...Scored on a 7-yard TD on his only carry against McNeese State...Had season-highs in yards (43) and carries (6) in SBC victory at Texas State (10/22)...Gained 34 yards on a pair of carries, highlighted by a season-best 24-yard scamper, at Tulane (9/24)...Missed four games during the season, including the Ragin' Cajuns final three contests...Averaged 25.0 yards per kick return on three attempts in his debut against Boise State (9/3)...Earned first letter.
High School
School-record holder in rushing at Cecilia High School, gaining nearly 5,000 yards in his final two seasons at Cecilia High School where he was selected as the Class 4A All-State Offensive MVP as a senior…Named the Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year...A two-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports…Coached by Terry Martin…Helped the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record, a district title and berth in the Class 4A state playoffs…A two-time The Advocate’s All-Acadiana Offensive MVP…Gained 2,681 yards on the ground with 31 touchdowns as a senior…Rushed for 2,228 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior...Won two individual titles and anchored two winning relay quartets at the Class 4A state meet this past season, leading the Bulldogs to the state championship as a team...Swept the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.21—also running strong closing legs on the victorious 4×100 and 4×200 relays...Also won the 100 and 200 at the district championships and was named the state’s Outstanding Track Performer by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Personal
Born April 2, 1998 in Lafayette...The son of Christina and Raymond Calais, Sr....Has two brothers and one sister...Member of both the National Honor Society and Beta Club in high school...Majoring in exercise science.
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