Riley Ridley
American football player (born 1996)
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Cavin Riley Ridley II[1] (born July 21, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born | July 21, 1996 Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Deerfield Beach | ||||||
| College | Georgia (2016–2018) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: 4th round, 126th overall pick | ||||||
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Early life
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
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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 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) | 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 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 selected 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
Personal life
His brother, Calvin Ridley, also plays wide receiver in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans .[17][18]