Calvin Ridley with the Tennessee Titans
With the Tennessee Titans. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Alabama, 2015–⁠17

Calvin Ridley

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Dec 20, 1994, in Coconut Creek, Florida

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Calvin Ridley played receiver at Alabama (2015–⁠17). He led the 2015 and 2017 national champions in receiving. The Atlanta Falcons took Ridley in the first round, No. 26 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,045
Receiving yards, 2015 (Alabama, 14–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 26
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Kentucky, 2016174receiving yards, career highvs. Kentucky, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Kentucky, 2016

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2015 and 2017; SEC champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
14–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 213–⁠1★ AP 1
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Alabama891,04511.7781
2016Alabama7276910.7752
2017Alabama6396715.3578
Career2242,78112.41981

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Alabama3WR
2016Alabama3WR
2017Alabama3WR6′1″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Alabama1250.5147th (n=465)0.5363.611%
2016Alabama1170.3522nd (n=489)0.5241.311%
2017Alabama1000.6368th (n=507)0.5262.710%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Alabama 14 games, 63 catches, 967 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠7782153–
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠1054501613
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠23392178–
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠05430124
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠3460022–
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 27–⁠19568030–
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠9451027–
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠7882026–
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠10361024–
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠245171063–
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠03103166–
Nov 25atAuburnL 14–⁠26338026–
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠6439113–
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠2343219–
2016 Alabama 15 games, 72 catches, 769 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.USCW 52–⁠629010–
Sep 10vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠1091291516
Sep 17atOle MissW 48–⁠438810452
Sep 24vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠015057
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠6111742466
Oct 8atArkansasW 49–⁠3031419–
Oct 15atTennesseeW 49–⁠10658031–
Oct 22vs.Texas A&MW 33–⁠1442719–
Nov 5atLSUW 10–⁠0223021–
Nov 12vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠3426120–
Nov 19vs.ChattanoogaW 31–⁠3794147–
Nov 26vs.AuburnW 30–⁠12544025–
Dec 3vs.FloridaW 54–⁠16443052–
Dec 31 ✦vs.WashingtonW 24–⁠71606–
Jan 9 ✦vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠35536015–
2015 Alabama 15 games, 89 catches, 1,045 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠17322013–
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠10437016–
Sep 19vs.Ole MissL 37–⁠43628023–
Sep 26vs.UL MonroeW 34–⁠0438115–
Oct 3atGeorgiaW 38–⁠105120150–
Oct 10vs.ArkansasW 27–⁠149140181–
Oct 17atTexas A&MW 41–⁠23752028–
Oct 24vs.TennesseeW 19–⁠14788026–
Nov 7vs.LSUW 30–⁠16751015–
Nov 14atMississippi StateW 31–⁠6576160–
Nov 21vs.Charleston SouthernW 56–⁠6449130–
Nov 28atAuburnW 29–⁠13690046–
Dec 5vs.FloridaW 29–⁠1581020552
Dec 31 ✦vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠08138250–
Jan 11 ✦vs.ClemsonW 45–⁠4061409–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′0½″
Weight189 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75¾″W
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.88 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 94 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2020

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2020.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Atlanta Falcons166482110
2019Atlanta Falcons13638667
2020Atlanta Falcons15901,3749
2021Atlanta Falcons5312812
2023Jacksonville Jaguars17761,0168
2024Tennessee Titans17641,0174
2025Tennessee Titans7173030
2026 (so far)Tennessee Titans45810
NFL career944105,75940

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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