Aaron Ripkowski
 Ripkowski in 2015 | |||||||||||
| No. 22 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | December 20, 1992 Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Dayton (TX) | ||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 206 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Aaron Randal Ripkowski (born December 20, 1992) is an American football fullback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. Ripkowski was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
College career
Ripkowski attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played on the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2011 to 2014.[1] In four years at Oklahoma, he appeared in 47 games and started 17.
Statistics
| Year | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||||
| 2011 | OU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | OU | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OU | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | OU | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Source: SoonerSports.com | |||||||||||||
Professional career
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 Ripkowski gets drafted by Green Bay |
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
4.70 s | 1.64 s | 2.70 s | 4.33 s | 7.59 s | 33 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||||
| All values are from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
2015 season
Ripkowski was selected in the sixth round (206th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL Draft.[3] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers.[4] In his rookie season, Ripkowski was the Packers' backup fullback behind veteran John Kuhn. He appeared in 15 games, finishing the year with nine tackles on special teams.[5] Ripkowski recorded his first career NFL reception, an 18-yard catch and run from Aaron Rodgers against the Carolina Panthers in Week 9.[6] His reception in Week 9 would be his only one of his rookie season.
2016 season
In 2016, entering his second year, Ripkowski became the starting fullback after the Packers did not re-sign John Kuhn.[7] As the 2016 season progressed, Ripkowski's role would evolve due to injuries to running backs Eddie Lacy and James Starks.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
| 2015 | GB | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 16 | 8 | 34 | 150 | 4.4 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 8 | 34 | 150 | 4.4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | |||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
| 2015 | GB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Oklahoma Sooners: Aaron Ripkowski". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Aaron Ripkowski - Oklahoma, FB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Aaron Ripkowski Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign five draft choices". Packers.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers: Aaron Ripkowski". Packers.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Packers Aaron Ripkowski rips through the Panthers - NFL Videos". NFL.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (July 12, 2016). "Countdown to Camp: Spotlight remains on Eddie Lacy". Packers.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
- Green Bay Packers biography
- Oklahoma Sooners biography
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference