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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

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Michael Dubicki
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21 John Rayba

21 John Rayba

  • Position:
    TE
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    219
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester Hills, Mich.
  • High School:
    Stoney Creek

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in all 32 games the last three seasons, making 19 starts ... link to career statistics.

2024:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence ... received membership into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society ... selected as the squad's Offensive Most Valuable Player becoming the first tight end to receive this honor since John Rehberg in 2004 ... recognized for work in the classroom by being placed on the CSC Academic All-District Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team becoming just the second tight end since Trent Brodbeck in 2014 (Nick Poterack in 2021) to garner First Team accolades ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in all 11 games, starting 10 times ... had at least one reception in each of the first five games to extend reception streak to six contests, and finished the year with a five-game reception streak ... second on the team with 25 receiving yards vs. Indianapolis ... recorded first career touchdown with a 10-yard reception at Truman State ... notched a solo tackle on punt coverage at Michigan Tech ... hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass at Davenport, plus had a career-long 34-yard reception ... tallied two receptions for 34 yards vs. Saginaw Valley ... caught two touchdown passes at Grand Valley and finished with a game-high eight receptions ... credited with an assisted tackle on punt coverage at GVSU ... had two catches vs. Roosevelt ... recorded two receptions against Northern Michigan, including a 20-yard touchdown catch ... led the Warriors in touchdown receptions (5), which was the most by a WSU tight end since at least 1960 ... also the highest total in 2024 for a GLIAC tight end ... saw action on punt coverage in nine games, on PAT/FG in eight contests, on kickoff return in two games, and on kickoff coverage in the season finale.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (All Games):  Tied-for-third with five touchdown receptions ... switched to No. 21 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2023:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... recipient of the 2023 Ron Solack Memorial "35" Award, which goes to the player who wears his Wayne State uniform with unmatched pride and plays the game with enthusiasm ... played in all 11 games, starting nine contests ... led WSU with three receptions for 38 yards at Slippery Rock, his first three career catches ... made first career start in the Missouri S&T contest ... started at UIndy and had a 15-yard reception ... posted a nine-yard catch vs. Michigan Tech, along with a 16-yard kickoff return ... notched a kickoff coverage tackle at Northern Michigan, plus had a six-yard kickoff return ... totaled 16 all-purpose yards at Ferris State on a 12-yard kickoff return and a four-yard reception ... also made two punt coverage tackles at FSU ... saw action on kickoff return, punt coverage and FG/PAT in 10 games, on kickoff coverage in nine contests, and on punt return in two games ... wore both No. 33 and No. 14 during the season ... wore No. 33 ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in all 10 games ... made collegiate debut at Slippery Rock playing on special teams ... saw action at fullback in five games (Shaw, MTU, DU, at GVSU and FSU) ... played on the kickoff return and punt coverage in all 10 games, kickoff coverage in seven contests, and punt return in four games ... tied-for-second on the squad with three kickoff coverage (2-1) tackles [solo vs. Shaw and Davenport, and assisted against Ferris State] ... Game-By-Game Statistics. 

2021:  Dressed for all six home games, but did not see any playing time ... was redshirted ... selected WSU's Scout Offensive Player of the Week for the home contest vs. Saginaw Valley State.

High School:  A 2021 graduate of Stoney Creek High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for the Cougars ... selected to the Associated Press Division 1-2 Honorable Mention All-State team in 2020 ... received Honorable Mention All-State accolades from the Detroit News ... was a Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) Division 1 All-Region selection ... named to the MLive Metro Detroit First Team ... helped coach Nicholas Merlo's squad to a 7-1 mark in 2020 and the first playoff win in program history ... offensively had 11 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns as a tight end/wide receiver ... recorded 45 tackles, including 11 for loss of which nine were sacks, as a defensive end/linebacker ... was a two-year football team captain ... also played baseball for SCHS ... was a four-time Academic All-Oakland Activities Association (OAA) honoree.

Personal:  Full name -- John T. Rayba ... born on August 21, 2003, in Detroit ... son of John Sr. and Kerry Rayba ... has an older sister, Sidney, who played softball at Oakland (2019-2021) ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2021Freshman

    FB
    6'1" 214 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    FB
    6'1" 229 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    TE
    6'2" 217 lbs
    33
  • 21

    2024Senior

    TE
    6'0" 219 lbs
    21