William Paterson University Athletics

Career: An honorable-mention all-conference pick in 2008, he has played in 21 career contests, starting 17 times … Has caught 41 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns, and carried 19 times for 78 yards.

2009: Started in nine of 10 games at fullback … Carried 16 times for 63 yards … Ranked third for the Pioneers with 22 receptions and 163 yards … Hauled in five passes for 59 yards, and carried three times for 17 yards, during the season opener against Brockport (9/5/09) … Made seven catches for 39 yards against Rowan (9/26/09).

2008: Was named to the All-NJAC Honorable Mention Team, catching 19 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns ... Also carried three times for 15 yards ... Started eight games, including his first career start Sept. 20 against U.S. Merchant Marine ... Caught his first TD pass, a four-yard score, at Brockport (9/6/08) ... Hauled in a two-yard TD at Kean (11/8/08) and a two-point conversion against Buffalo State (11/1/08) ... Had at least one reception in eight of nine games.

2007: Saw the field twice as a freshman backup.

Prior to William Paterson: Transferred to WP from Western Connecticut ... Played for Paramus Catholic H.S., and helped lead the team to a 7-4 season as a senior in 2004.

Academics: Majoring in sociology.

Rideg's Career Statistics

Year	GP-GS	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Long	Avg./Gm.
2007	2-0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
2008	9-8	3	15	5.0	0	12	1.7
2009	10-9	16	63	3.9	0	9	6.3
Totals	21-17	19	78	4.1	0	12	3.7