Riley Ridley

Riley Ridley
No. 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-21) July 21, 1996 (age 28)
Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Deerfield Beach
College:Georgia (2016–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / round: 4 / pick: 126
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:108
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Riley Ridley[1] (born July 21, 1996) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia.

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

Pre-draft measurables
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

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

His brother, Calvin Ridley, also plays wide receiver in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans .[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Schlabach, Mark (January 8, 2018). "Ridley brothers reunite on opposite sidelines at the CFP title game". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Riley Ridley". 247Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Gerry (September 4, 2015). "RB Elijah Holyfield, son of ex-boxing champ, commits to Georgia". ABC News.
  4. ^ Paschall, David (December 25, 2016). "Riley Ridley happy with freshman experience at Georgia". Albany Herald.
  5. ^ Weiszer, Marc (April 12, 2018). "UGA's Riley Ridley seeks to become consistent threat at WR after breakout game". Athens Banner.
  6. ^ Baxley, Justin (January 4, 2019). "Georgia's Riley Ridley declares for the 2019 NFL draft". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ "Georgia loses top receivers, RB Holyfield to draft". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 5, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "*Riley Ridley, Georgia, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
  10. ^ Teope, Herbie (April 27, 2019). "Bears draft WR Riley Ridley, Calvin's brother". National Football League. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Spotrac.com. "Riley Ridley". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Campbell, Rich (May 13, 2019). "Bears sign draft picks Riley Ridley, Kerrith Whyte and Stephen Denmark". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (November 26, 2019). "Will Riley Ridley finally get his shot with the Bears on Thanksgiving?". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Sugrue, Brendan (August 31, 2021). "Bears are releasing former 4th-round pick WR Riley Ridley". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  17. ^ Darrington, Kamarri (July 12, 2017). "Calvin Ridley keeping close eye on younger brother". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  18. ^ Hill, Jordan (July 12, 2017). "Calvin Ridley says younger brother Riley 'can definitely be as good as me'". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 4, 2024.