2007 ... Started all 11 games at outside linebacker for the Bengals, finishing fourth in tackles with 75 ... had a sack, five tackles for loss, two pass breakups, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries ... had three double-figure tackle games, all in a row ... had an 11-tackle game against Northern Arizona, and then followed that up with a career-high 12 against Portland State ... added 11 more against Cal Poly the next week ... had a sack against Portland State ... had a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss against Eastern Washington ... recorded a forced fumble in the opener against Southern Oregon ... recovered fumbles against Northern Arizona and Cal Poly.

JC ... Lettered in football for two seasons at Saddleback Junior College ... was named First Team All-Mission Conference at linebacker in 2006 ... racked up 95 tackles on the way to earning team Defensive MVP honors ... was also Academic All-Conference and he was a Saddleback Scholar-Athlete ... had 44 tackles in his first season with Saddleback ... he has good speed, clocking a 4.65 40-yard time.

HS ... Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Northwood High School ... was a two-time all-league selection and a National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Award recipient.

Personal ... his mother is Kimberly Owen ... is majoring in finance ... his birthday is October 18, 1986.

Rife's Career Defensive Stats
Year	TT-UT	Tfl-Yds	Sck-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	Int-Yds	PD
2007	69-37	4.0-16	1.0-8	1	1-0	0-0	2
Total	69-37	4.0-16	1.0-8	1	1-0	0-0	2