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Ashton Leggett

Player Profile
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Muskegon, Mich.

High School:
Muskegon

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 228

Position:
RB

Birthdate:
03/15/1989

Experience:
RS

Career Stats

Figures to earn playing time at running back . . . enters preseason camp listed third on the depth chart at running back along with Andre Anderson . . . 2007 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (East-West) All-Star Game . . . ranked among the nation's top fullbacks by Scouts, Inc. (No. 17) and Scout.com (No. 30) . . . listed among the Midwest's top 130 prospects by SuperPrep (No. 92) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the state's top 30 seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 15), Rivals.com (No. 21), Lansing State Journal (No. 22) and The Detroit News (No. 28) . . . named to The Detroit News Dream Team in 2006 . . . first-team all-state (Division 2) selection by the Detroit Free Press . . . two-year starter for Coach Tony Annese at Muskegon (Mich.) High School . . . rushed for a school-record 2,013 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior while helping the Big Reds to a perfect 14-0 record and the state Division 2 championship . . . recorded 12 100-yard rushing games in 2006 . . . gained 57 yards in the state championship game vs. Warren DeLaSalle, including a 2-yard TD run that gave the Big Reds the lead for good at 26-23 late in the third quarter . . . ran for a career-best 288 yards and five TDs vs. Mona Shores . . . rushed for 1,273 yards and 27 TDs as a junior . . . set Muskegon career records for rushing yards (3,286) and rushing TDs (59) . . . nephew of Thelma Bacchus . . . born March 15, 1989 . . . majoring in criminal justice.