Ray Charles Cheatham
#23
Defensive Back
6' 185
Senior
El Dorado, Arkansas (Independence CC)
2007
31 tackles (22 solos; 1.5 for-loss; one sack) in the ten games he played in. Also broke-up three passes, defended three and had one quarterback-hurry.
2006
Transfer who played in 12 games on special teams and later in the season in the secondary. Had seven tackles for the year, two in regular season finale against KU.
Junior College/High School
Team MVP who had 35 tackles (29 solo), three interceptions and a sack as a cornerback his redshirt freshman year at Independence. First team All-KJCCC ... Rivals No. 42 junior college prospect and SuperPrep's No. 76 overall junior college player.
Three-year letterman and two-year starter at El Dorado High School. All-area and All-5A South Conference honors as a senior in 2003. Lettered twice in basketball and track & field, leaping 23 feet to win the conference long jump title in 2003.
Personal: Born August 6, 1986, in El Dorado, Ark ... Parents are Rev. Charlie Ray Cheatham and Felicia Cheatham ... Has two brothers and a sister. Social Science major. More details at SID bio.
