Former NFL Receiver Completes Alabama Degree While in Prison

Prison Yard President's List: Ex-NFL WR Henry Ruggs Graduates Alabama With Perfect 4.0 GPA, While Behind Bars

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Former NFL receiver completes Alabama degree while in prison

Henry Ruggs III has spent more than four of the nearly six years since his final game at Alabama under electronic confinement at home or imprisoned by the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Down But Not Out: Henry Ruggs Graduates From The University Of Alabama While In Prison

Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Henry Ruggs III was once one of college football’s most electrifying wide receivers, a blazing speedster out of the University of Alabama whose 4.27-second forty-yard dash lit up draft boards and brought him to the Las Vegas Raiders as the 12th overall pick in 2020. Coming out of Tuscaloosa, he was more than just a deep threat – he was a symbol of Black excellence, resilience, and joy in a sport where Black athletes …