College Career
Ridgeway attended Ball State University where he majored in Criminal justice.
As a freshman in 2002, he played in every game, leading the team in receptions with 44, receiving yards with 556, and receiving yards-per-game averaging 46.33. He also recorded four touchdowns and was named a co-recipient of the John Hodge Award, which goes to Ball State's Most Outstanding Freshman. As a sophomore in 2003, he was an All-MAC selection, starting every game. He set the school season-record for receptions with 89 and receiving yards with 1,075. As a junior in 2004, he earned Second-team All-America honors from the NFL Draft Report, AP, and Walter Camp Football Foundation. He broke the MAC single-season record for receptions with 105. He also led the country in receptions-per-game with 9.55, receiving yards-per-game with 127.18 and total receiving yards with 1,399, the first in school history to record multiple 1,000 yard seasons in a career. After his junior season, Ridgeway left school early for the National Football League. In doing so, he became the first player in Ball State history to leave early for the NFL.
For his career, Ridgeway had 10 100-yard receiving games, breaking the previous school record of seven. In 35 career games, he set school career-records with 238 receptions for 3,030 yards a 12.7 average and 22 touchdowns (second all-time).
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