Calvin Ridley
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| Atlanta Falcons - No. 18 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: December 20, 1994 | |
| Place of birth: Coconut Creek , Florida | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 86 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2018 for the Atlanta Falcons | |
| Career | |
| College : Alabama | |
| NFL Draft : 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Pass catches | 127 |
| Space gain | 1,687 yards |
| Touchdowns | 17th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Calvin Ridley (* 20th December 1994 in Coconut Creek , Florida ) is an American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Ridley attended high school in his native Coconut Creek , Florida . Later he attended for three years the University of Alabama , where he twice received the college football team , the College Football Playoff National Championship Game won (2015 and 2017). Ridley caught 224 passes for 2,781 yards and 19 touchdowns in his three years at college . On January 10, 2018, he announced that he would be participating in the 2018 NFL Draft .
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
In the 2018 NFL Draft , Ridley was selected in the first round as the 26th player by the Atlanta Falcons . He was thus the second wide receiver selected in this draft, only DJ Moore was drafted before him. Ridley made his NFL debut in the first week of the 2018 season , but he couldn't score a single pass catch in that game. In the second week of defeating the Carolina Panthers , Ridley celebrated his first pass catch and touchdown in the NFL. A week later he had a formidable game with 7 passes caught for 146 yards and 3 touchdowns. He finished the season with ten captured touchdowns, which is a franchise record for a Falcons rookie.
In his second season he was put on the Injured Reserve List after the 14th game day . Before that he was one of the top performers in the offense.
Personal
His brother Riley Ridley also plays in the NFL as a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridley College Stats ; sports-reference.com; Accessed September 7, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Report on espn.com, accessed on May 2, 2018
- ^ Report on nfl.com, accessed May 2, 2018
- ↑ Report on espn.com, accessed December 30, 2019
- ↑ Report on montgomeryadvertiser.com, accessed on 14 October 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ridley, Calvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coconut Creek , Florida , United States |