University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Ragas, Trey
Jersey Number 9
Trey Ragas
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 227
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Archbishop Shaw
Bio
• 2021 LSWA Second Team
• 2020 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2018 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2020 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was named a Pro Football Focus First Team All-Sun Belt performer after playing in 11 games…Finished second on the team with 758 rushing yards and 10 rushing scores…His rushing total ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and tied for 37th nationally, while his 10 scores were the fourth most in the league and tied for 22nd nationally…Ended 2020 with 3,572 career rushing yards, the third most in program history, and 38 rushing touchdowns, the sixth most in program history…Ragas and Travis Etienne are the only two running backs in college football who have tallied eight or more rushing touchdowns in four consecutive seasons…Ragas opened the 2020 season against Iowa State (Sept. 12) with 49 yards on 14 carries and the team’s first rushing touchdown…Tacked on 44 yards and a score against Georgia State on Sept. 19…Tallied a team-high 15 rushes and 52 yards on the ground, including one score, in the win against Georgia Southern (Sept. 26), while tying a career high in receptions (4) and adding a new career high in receiving yards (54)…Ragas carried the ball 10 times for 77 yards against Coastal Carolina…Notched six carries for 18 yards at UAB on Oct. 23…Had a monster game at Texas State (Oct. 31), carrying the ball 19 times for 131 yards and three touchdowns, the first three-touchdown performance of his career…Against Arkansas State (Nov. 7), he had 12 carries for 75 yards…In the win against South Alabama (Nov. 14), Ragas carried the ball 10 times for 78 yards, while hauling in a 25-yard touchdown reception…Against ULM, he toted the ball 11 teams for 95 yards and a touchdown…Played a huge role in the team’s win against Appalachian State, carrying the ball 12 times for 43 yards and two touchdowns, while hauling in an eight-yard touchdown pass…Rushed 14 times for 98 yards and a touchdown against UTSA in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.
2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
A key contributor to Louisiana’s success on the ground in 2019…Saw action in 13 of the team’s 14 games, making four starts…Earned Third Team All-Sun Belt honors…Finished the season ranked third on the team with 820 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns…Rushed for over 100 yards in three games in 2019…Scored in 10 of the 13 games in which he appeared…His yardage total was good for 10th in the Sun Belt and 91st nationally, while his 11 scores on the ground ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and 40th nationally…Responsible for 72 points in 2019, the 14th-highest point total in the Sun Belt…Caught six passes for 60 yards and one score…Rushed for 129 yards against both Liberty (Sept. 7) and Ohio (Sept. 21)…Opened the year with a touchdown in five-straight games, including two against Georgia Southern (Sept. 28) when he also rushed for a season-high 131 yards…Added two more touchdowns in the team’s big win over Troy (Nov. 23)…His receiving score came against Texas Southern, the first time in his career he had a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same contest…Helped the team break the school records for rushing touchdowns (42) and rushing yards (3,604) in a single season.
2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 14 games last season…Finished the year with 1410 yards from scrimmage…Rushed for 1181 yards and eight touchdowns…Ended the year with the third highest rushing total in the Sun Belt and missed being the leading rusher in the conference by six yards…Rushed for a season-high 142 yards in the opening game against Grambling State (09/01)…Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in seven of the 14 games played, which was tied in the Sun Belt for the most 100-yard games…Had terrific games against No. 1 Alabama (10/29) and ULM (11/24) rushing for 111 yards on just 16 attempts and 115 yards on 23 attempts...Finished the year with 10 total touchdowns, eight on the ground and two through the air.
2017 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games, starting nine at running back...Was the leading rushing on a Ragin' Cajuns rushing attack that finished third in the Sun Belt Conference...Finished with team high in rushing yards (813), rushing touchdowns (nine), rushing attempts (142) and average yards per carry (5.7)...Finished tied for first in average yards per carry, sixth in rushing yards and tied for fifth in scoring touchdowns in the conference...Scored at least one rushing touchdown in first six games of the season...Made first career start in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2), exploding for a season-long 54-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, finishing with 61 yards on four carries...Racked up 130 rushing yards on 11 carries at Tulsa (9/9) including a 46-yard run in the opening drive of the second half to set up a Ragin' Cajuns touchdown...Finished with 93 yards on the ground, on 14 carries, and one rushing touchdown at Texas A&M (9/16)...On 17 carries, finished with 91 yards and on rushing touchdown against ULM (9/23)...Ran for 78 yards, on 17 touches, scoring one rushing touchdown at Idaho (10/7)...Had first career multi-touchdown game with two rushing scores against Texas State (10/12), finishing with 72 yards on 19 carries...Raced for 84 yards on 17 touches at South Alabama (11/4)...Had a career game against New Mexico State (11/18), finishing with career-highs in attempts (23), rushing yards (132) and tied a career-high with second multi-touchdown game, rushing for two touchdowns...Earned first letter.
2016 Season (Freshman)
Injured during fall camp and missed the entire season...Took a medical redshirt.
High School
A three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Rivals…The all-time leading rusher in Archbishop Shaw’s illustrious prep history…Rushed for 1,928 yards and accounted for 21 TDs as a senior for the Eagles…A three-year letterwinner at Shaw for head coach Scott Bairnsfather…A two-time member on the New Orleans Advocate All-Metro team…Named honorable mention Class 5A All-State as a senior…A first-team Class 5A All-State selection and the Offensive Player of the Year in the Catholic League as a junior, rushing for 1,813 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Personal
Born Nov. 7, 1996 in New Orleans...The son of Troy and Debbie Ragas...Has two brothers...Majoring in general studies.
• 2020 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2018 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2020 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors and was named a Pro Football Focus First Team All-Sun Belt performer after playing in 11 games…Finished second on the team with 758 rushing yards and 10 rushing scores…His rushing total ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and tied for 37th nationally, while his 10 scores were the fourth most in the league and tied for 22nd nationally…Ended 2020 with 3,572 career rushing yards, the third most in program history, and 38 rushing touchdowns, the sixth most in program history…Ragas and Travis Etienne are the only two running backs in college football who have tallied eight or more rushing touchdowns in four consecutive seasons…Ragas opened the 2020 season against Iowa State (Sept. 12) with 49 yards on 14 carries and the team’s first rushing touchdown…Tacked on 44 yards and a score against Georgia State on Sept. 19…Tallied a team-high 15 rushes and 52 yards on the ground, including one score, in the win against Georgia Southern (Sept. 26), while tying a career high in receptions (4) and adding a new career high in receiving yards (54)…Ragas carried the ball 10 times for 77 yards against Coastal Carolina…Notched six carries for 18 yards at UAB on Oct. 23…Had a monster game at Texas State (Oct. 31), carrying the ball 19 times for 131 yards and three touchdowns, the first three-touchdown performance of his career…Against Arkansas State (Nov. 7), he had 12 carries for 75 yards…In the win against South Alabama (Nov. 14), Ragas carried the ball 10 times for 78 yards, while hauling in a 25-yard touchdown reception…Against ULM, he toted the ball 11 teams for 95 yards and a touchdown…Played a huge role in the team’s win against Appalachian State, carrying the ball 12 times for 43 yards and two touchdowns, while hauling in an eight-yard touchdown pass…Rushed 14 times for 98 yards and a touchdown against UTSA in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.
2019 Season (Redshirt Junior)
A key contributor to Louisiana’s success on the ground in 2019…Saw action in 13 of the team’s 14 games, making four starts…Earned Third Team All-Sun Belt honors…Finished the season ranked third on the team with 820 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns…Rushed for over 100 yards in three games in 2019…Scored in 10 of the 13 games in which he appeared…His yardage total was good for 10th in the Sun Belt and 91st nationally, while his 11 scores on the ground ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and 40th nationally…Responsible for 72 points in 2019, the 14th-highest point total in the Sun Belt…Caught six passes for 60 yards and one score…Rushed for 129 yards against both Liberty (Sept. 7) and Ohio (Sept. 21)…Opened the year with a touchdown in five-straight games, including two against Georgia Southern (Sept. 28) when he also rushed for a season-high 131 yards…Added two more touchdowns in the team’s big win over Troy (Nov. 23)…His receiving score came against Texas Southern, the first time in his career he had a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same contest…Helped the team break the school records for rushing touchdowns (42) and rushing yards (3,604) in a single season.
2018 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 14 games last season…Finished the year with 1410 yards from scrimmage…Rushed for 1181 yards and eight touchdowns…Ended the year with the third highest rushing total in the Sun Belt and missed being the leading rusher in the conference by six yards…Rushed for a season-high 142 yards in the opening game against Grambling State (09/01)…Eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in seven of the 14 games played, which was tied in the Sun Belt for the most 100-yard games…Had terrific games against No. 1 Alabama (10/29) and ULM (11/24) rushing for 111 yards on just 16 attempts and 115 yards on 23 attempts...Finished the year with 10 total touchdowns, eight on the ground and two through the air.
2017 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games, starting nine at running back...Was the leading rushing on a Ragin' Cajuns rushing attack that finished third in the Sun Belt Conference...Finished with team high in rushing yards (813), rushing touchdowns (nine), rushing attempts (142) and average yards per carry (5.7)...Finished tied for first in average yards per carry, sixth in rushing yards and tied for fifth in scoring touchdowns in the conference...Scored at least one rushing touchdown in first six games of the season...Made first career start in season opener against Southeastern La. (9/2), exploding for a season-long 54-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, finishing with 61 yards on four carries...Racked up 130 rushing yards on 11 carries at Tulsa (9/9) including a 46-yard run in the opening drive of the second half to set up a Ragin' Cajuns touchdown...Finished with 93 yards on the ground, on 14 carries, and one rushing touchdown at Texas A&M (9/16)...On 17 carries, finished with 91 yards and on rushing touchdown against ULM (9/23)...Ran for 78 yards, on 17 touches, scoring one rushing touchdown at Idaho (10/7)...Had first career multi-touchdown game with two rushing scores against Texas State (10/12), finishing with 72 yards on 19 carries...Raced for 84 yards on 17 touches at South Alabama (11/4)...Had a career game against New Mexico State (11/18), finishing with career-highs in attempts (23), rushing yards (132) and tied a career-high with second multi-touchdown game, rushing for two touchdowns...Earned first letter.
2016 Season (Freshman)
Injured during fall camp and missed the entire season...Took a medical redshirt.
High School
A three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Rivals…The all-time leading rusher in Archbishop Shaw’s illustrious prep history…Rushed for 1,928 yards and accounted for 21 TDs as a senior for the Eagles…A three-year letterwinner at Shaw for head coach Scott Bairnsfather…A two-time member on the New Orleans Advocate All-Metro team…Named honorable mention Class 5A All-State as a senior…A first-team Class 5A All-State selection and the Offensive Player of the Year in the Catholic League as a junior, rushing for 1,813 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Personal
Born Nov. 7, 1996 in New Orleans...The son of Troy and Debbie Ragas...Has two brothers...Majoring in general studies.
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