Calvin Ridley

PRO: The Titans signed Calvin Ridley as an unrestricted free agent early in the 2024 offseason. The 6-foot-1-inch, 190-pounder brings a veteran presence to the receiving corps and is considered by many as one of the best route runners in the NFL. The University of Alabama product has a knack for finding the end zone, having scored at least seven receiving touchdowns in four of the five seasons he has played. Ridley entered the league as the 26th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and spent his first four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before being traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• In 2023, Ridley started all 17 games for the first time in his career and led the Jaguars with 1,016 receiving yards on 76 catches with a team-best eight receiving scores.
• In 2020, Ridley had his most productive campaign with career-highs in receptions (90) and receiving yards (1,374) to go along with nine touchdowns.
• In 2018, Ridley was named to the Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie team after snaring 64 passes for 821 yards with a career-best 10 receiving touchdowns.

TITANS TIDBITS:
• Ridley and his younger brothers spent parts of their childhood growing up in foster homes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He says that's when football saved his life. The Ridley brothers were moved to SOS Children's Village in Coconut Creek, Fla — a small complex with 10 houses and around 150 apartments. He used to wake up in the morning and bang on all the doors, rounding up everybody to play football. At that time, he realized if he had football, he'd be alright.
• When he was younger, Ridley played Pop Warner football in the same league as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown and Ravens cornerback Trayvon Mullen, in the Pompano Beach area of Florida just four miles from the high school he would attend.
• Ridley's younger brother, Riley, played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (26th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
• Suspended by the NFL for gambling on March 7, 2022.
• Traded by the Falcons to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 1, 2022.
• Signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024.

SEASON RECAPS:

2023 (17/17 - Jacksonville): Started all 17 games at wide receiver in his only season with the Jaguars and produced 76 receptions for a team-high 1,016 yards with a team-best eight receiving scores.
• At Indianapolis (9/10), made his Jaguars debut and hauled in a season-best eight catches for 101 yards, including a nine-yard scoring grab from Trevor Lawrence in the opening quarter.
• At Buffalo (10/8), posted seven receptions for 122 receiving yards.
• Against Tennessee (11/19), registered seven catches for 103 yards, including scoring grabs of three and 20 yards.
• At Houston (11/26), notched five receptions for 89 yards with a one-yard touchdown grab.
• At Tampa Bay (12/24), posted six catches for 90 yards with a pair of scoring strikes from 18 and one yard in the second half.
• At Tennessee (1/7), snared six passes for 106 yards with a 59-yard touchdown grab in the second stanza.

2022 (0/0 - Atlanta; 0/0 - Jacksonville): Suspended by the NFL for the entire season for gambling. Traded by the Falcons on Nov. 1 to the Jaguars for 2023 and 2024 draft picks.

2021 (5/5 - Atlanta): Started five games at wide receiver and caught 31 passes for 281 yards with two receiving scores. Was inactive for two games. Spent the final 10 games on the team's non-football injury list.
• At Tampa Bay (9/19), notched seven receptions for 63 yards with a three-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan.
• At N.Y. Giants (9/26), hauled in a season-best eight catches for 61 yards.
• At Miami (10/24), snared four passes for 26 yards with a five-yard touchdown catch from Matt Ryan.

2020 (15/15 - Atlanta): Started 15 games at wide receiver and tallied single-season career-highs with 90 receptions and 1,374 receiving yards to go along with nine touchdown catches. Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in eight games in 2020, the most in the NFL and the third-most in a single season in franchise history. Was inactive for one contest.
• Against Seattle (9/13), posted nine catches for 130 yards with two touchdown receptions.
• At Dallas (9/20), registered seven receptions for 109 yards with two receiving scores.
• Against Chicago (9/27), recorded his third consecutive 100-yard receiving performace with 110 yards on five catches.
• Against Carolina (10/11), hauled in eight passes for 136 yards.
• Against New Orleans (12/6), notched five catches for 108 receiving yards.
• At L.A. Chargers (12/13), tallied eight receptions for 124 yards with a 39-yard scoring catch.
• Against Tampa Bay(12/20), set single-game career highs with 10 receptions and 163 receiving yards, including a 12-yard touchdown reception from Matt Ryan.
• At Kansas City (12/27), collected five receptions for 130 yards.

2019 (13/10 - Atlanta): Saw action in 13 games with 10 starts and totaled 63 receptions for a then career-high 866 yards and seven touchdowns. Placed on injured reserve on Dec. 10 and missed the final three regular season games.
• At Minnesota (9/8), hauled in four catches for 64 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter.
• Against Philadelphia (9/15), collected eight receptions for 105 yards with a 34-yard touchdown grab.
• At Houston (10/6), snared five catches for 88 yards with a 29-yard scoring grab.
• At Carolina (11/17), posted eight receptions for a season-best 143 receiving yards with a touchdown.
• Against New Orleans (11/28), recorded eight catches for 91 yards.

2018 (16/5 - Atlanta): Played in all 16 games with five starts at wide receiver and led all rookie receivers in the NFL with 821 receiving yards and a team-high 10 receiving touchdowns. Posted 64 receptions. Named to the All-Rookie team by the Professional Football Writers of America. Set an NFL rookie record with six receiving scores in a team's first four games.
• Against Carolina (9/16), hauled in four catches for 64 yards, including his first career NFL touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Matt Ryan in the second quarter.
• Against New Orleans (9/23), became the first Falcons rookie to record three receiving touchdowns in a game and the seventh player to do so in franchise history. Notched seven catches for 146 yards, including a career-long 75-yard score.
• Against Cincinnati (9/30), posted four receptions for 54 yards with two touchdowns.
• At Washington (11/4), tallied six receptions for 71 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown grab.
• At New Orleans (11/22), notched eight catches for 93 yards with a score.
• At Carolina (12/23), registered three receptions for 90 yards including a touchdown. Tied a career-long with a 75-yard scoring grab from Matt Ryan in the third quarter.

COLLEGE:
• Played in 44 games over three seasons (2015-17) at Alabama and finished his career second in Crimson Tide history with 224 receptions and 19 receiving touchdowns. He also ranked third with 2,781 receiving yards, while totaling eight career 100-yard receiving games to tie for third in the Alabama record books.
• As a junior (2017), named first team All-SEC by the coaches after leading the Tide with 63 catches for 967 yards and five touchdown receptions. His 967 yards were good for third in the SEC while his 63 receptions ranked sixth in the conference. Collected a team-high 15 explosive receptions of 20-plus yards and led all wideouts with 41 catches that went for a first down or a touchdown.
• As a sophomore (2016), posted 72 catches for 769 yards with seven touchdowns. Notched five or more catches in 20 of his 30 career games played and 39 of his receptions went for a first down or a touchdown. Also rushed five times for 21 yards and a touchdown.
• As a true freshman (2015), selected to the SEC All-Freshman team and the All-SEC second team by the Associated Press after setting the Alabama single-season freshman receiving record with 1,045 yards, eclipsing the previous mark of 1,000 held by Amari Cooper (2012). Reeled in a team-leading 89 catches with 17 of his grabs going for 15-plus yards, including five of his seven scores. Had a team-leading 44 receptions for a first down or score and recorded five or more catches in nine of his 11 starts and 11 games overall.

PERSONAL:
• Attended Monarch (Coconut Creek, Fla.) where he was ranked as the nation's top-ranked wide receiver by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals.
• Participated in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game and invited to Nike's "The Opening" where he captured MVP honors.
• As a senior (2014), was only able to play three games due to Florida age restriction rules, which doesn't allow anyone over the age of 19 and nine months to be eligible. Hauled in 18 passes for 420 yards and four touchdowns.
• As a junior (2013), named a second-team All-State selection after catching 41 passes for 1,131 yards and 12 touchdowns.
• Follow Ridley on X at @CalvinRidley1 and on Instagram at @justdoit_cb3.
• Born Calvin Orin Ridley on Dec. 20, 1994 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.