Riley Ridley
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | July 21, 1996 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Deerfield Beach | ||||||
| College: | Georgia (2016–2018) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 4 / pick: 126 | ||||||
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Riley Ridley[1] (born July 21, 1996) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia.
Early life
[edit]Ridley attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was a four-star wide receiver coming out of high school with over 13 offers, including those from Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn.[2] Ultimately, Ridley committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[3]
College career
[edit]Ridley played in 11 games as a true freshman at Georgia in 2016, catching 12 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2017, he had 14 receptions for 218 yards and two touchdowns.[5] As a junior in 2018, Ridley had 43 receptions for 559 yards and nine touchdowns. After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.[6][7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.58 s | 1.57 s | 2.69 s | 4.28 s | 7.22 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Ridley was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] He signed his rookie contract, worth $3.2 million over 4 years with a $682.5k signing bonus,[11] on May 13.[12]
During his rookie year, Ridley was active for just one of the first eleven games of the 2019 season: a Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings.[13] Due to injuries to the wide receiver corps, he began seeing increased action starting in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions,[14] and caught his first career pass the following week against the Dallas Cowboys.[15]
He was waived during the Bears final cuts on August 31, 2021.[16]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2019 | CHI | 5 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 1 | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Postseason | ||||||||
| 2020 | CHI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
Personal life
[edit]His brother, Calvin Ridley, also plays wide receiver in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans .[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ Schlabach, Mark (January 8, 2018). "Ridley brothers reunite on opposite sidelines at the CFP title game". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Riley Ridley". 247Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, Gerry (September 4, 2015). "RB Elijah Holyfield, son of ex-boxing champ, commits to Georgia". ABC News.
- ^ Paschall, David (December 25, 2016). "Riley Ridley happy with freshman experience at Georgia". Albany Herald.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc (April 12, 2018). "UGA's Riley Ridley seeks to become consistent threat at WR after breakout game". Athens Banner.
- ^ Baxley, Justin (January 4, 2019). "Georgia's Riley Ridley declares for the 2019 NFL draft". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Georgia loses top receivers, RB Holyfield to draft". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 5, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". NFL.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "*Riley Ridley, Georgia, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
- ^ Teope, Herbie (April 27, 2019). "Bears draft WR Riley Ridley, Calvin's brother". National Football League. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Spotrac.com. "Riley Ridley". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Rich (May 13, 2019). "Bears sign draft picks Riley Ridley, Kerrith Whyte and Stephen Denmark". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (November 26, 2019). "Will Riley Ridley finally get his shot with the Bears on Thanksgiving?". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ Arkush, Arthur (November 28, 2019). "Bears fourth-round rookie WR Riley Ridley active for only second time in Detroit". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ Finley, Patrick (December 5, 2019). "Bears, QB Mitch Trubisky finally find their groove in 31-24 victory against Cowboys". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Sugrue, Brendan (August 31, 2021). "Bears are releasing former 4th-round pick WR Riley Ridley". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Darrington, Kamarri (July 12, 2017). "Calvin Ridley keeping close eye on younger brother". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Jordan (July 12, 2017). "Calvin Ridley says younger brother Riley 'can definitely be as good as me'". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 4, 2024.