Player Bio: Kevin Ransome - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Kevin Ransome

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Bear, Del.
	High School: Christiana

	Height / Weight: 5-9 / 216
	Position: Linebacker
	Varsity Letters: 3

2004 Will again be a cornerstone of the Bucknell defense ... Bison's lone returning All-Patriot Leaguer ... one of the league's top linebackers ... coming off back-to-back standout seasons ... has great nose for the football and is seemingly in on every tackle ... prototypical middle linebacker, with outstanding instincts both in run support and in pass coverage ... All-Patriot League candidate ... enters season with 190 career tackles ...

2003 (Junior): Named to All-Patriot League second team after totaling career-high 116 tackles ... that figure was the most by a Bison in six years and the 15th-most in school history ... earned prestigious Lewisburg Touchdown Club Award as the team's most valuable player ... two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week: first after a brilliant showing in a 31-10 upset of 14th-ranked Fordham, when he had 13 tackles and a huge forced fumble at the Bucknell 5-yard line in the fourth quarter; and again after finishing with a career-high 17 tackles in a win over Towson ... recorded double-digit tackle totals in 7 of 12 games ... 9.7 tackles per game was third-best average in the Patriot League ... also received Clarke Hinkle Award as the team's most outstanding defensive back or linebacker ... two-time Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week (Fordham, Towson) ...

2002 (Sophomore): Made the most of his first year as a starter, finishing second on the club in tackles with 69 (37 solo) ... posted three sacks and nine hits behind the line of scrimmage ... recorded double-digit tackles against Towson (12) and Cornell (10) ... also had two sacks against Towson ... named Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Game following the Towson contest ...

2001 (Freshman): Appeared in eight varsity contests as a reserve linebacker, logging five tackles ... had two stops against Lafayette ... played in three early season jayvee games and ranked second on the team with 24 tackles ... broke up three passes, forced a fumble and had two tackles for loss ... recorded 10 tackles against Lackawanna JC and eight against Fork Union Military Academy ...

CHRISTIANA HIGH SCHOOL: All-State selection in 2000 ... two-time all-conference linebacker ... Christiana High School Defensive MVP in 2000 ... honored with Team Leadership Award ... co-captain of the football team ... 2000 Homecoming King ... earned four letters in football ... made 374 tackles during his career, including 155 his senior season ... also had eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and four fumbles caused as a senior ... rushed for 478 yards and seven TDs at fullback in 2000 ... National Honor Society ... won the Blue Hen Conference Academic Award four straight years ...

PERSONAL: Full name is Kevin Isaac Ransome ... born April 11, 1983 ... son of Edie Corbin-Ransome and Earl Ransome Jr. ... accounting major ... member of the Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.