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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | December 20, 1992||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Dayton (Dayton, Texas) | ||||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 206 | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Aaron Randal Ripkowski (born December 20, 1992) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
Ripkowski attended and played high school football at Dayton High School. [1]
Ripkowski attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played on the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2011 to 2014 under head coach Bob Stoops. [2] In the 2013 season, he had one reception for a three-yard touchdown on the season. [3] In the 2014 season, he had seven receptions for 38 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown to go along with six carries for 13 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. [4] In four years at Oklahoma, he appeared in 47 games and started 17.
Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||||||||
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Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | |
2014 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 47 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 9 | 2 | |
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Ripkowski gets drafted by Green Bay |
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |||
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6 1+3⁄8 | 238 lb (108 kg) | 4.70 s | 1.64 s | 2.70 s | 4.33 s | 7.59 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 31 [5] | |||
All values are from Pro Day [6] |
Ripkowski was selected in the sixth round (206th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL draft. [7] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers. [8] In his rookie season, Ripkowski was the Packers' backup fullback behind veteran John Kuhn. He appeared in 15 games, finishing the year with nine tackles on special teams. [9] Ripkowski recorded his first career NFL reception, an 18-yard catch and run from quarterback Aaron Rodgers against the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. [10] [11] Overall, he appeared in fifteen regular season games and two playoff games. He mostly contributed on special teams. [12]
In 2016, entering his second year, Ripkowski became the starting fullback after the Packers did not re-sign John Kuhn. [13] As the 2016 season progressed, Ripkowski's role expanded due to injuries to running backs Eddie Lacy and James Starks. He finished the 2016 regular season with 34 carries for 150 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 46 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. He also contributed on special teams. [14] The Packers finished with a 10–6 record and made the playoffs. [15] In the Wild Card Round against the New York Giants, he had two carries for one rushing yard and one rushing touchdown to go along with two receptions for 11 receiving yards in the 38–13 victory. [16] In the Divisional Round against the Dallas Cowboys, he had four carries for 24 rushing yards in the 34–31 victory. [17] In the NFC Championship against the Atlanta Falcons, he had three carries for 11 rushing yards and two receptions for 28 receiving yards but was responsible for a fumble in the 44–21 loss. [18]
In the 2017 season, Ripkowski appeared in all 16 games and recorded five carries for 13 rushing yards and seven receptions for 39 receiving yards. He contributed on special teams. [19]
On September 1, 2018, Ripkowski was released by the Packers. [20]
On January 31, 2019, Ripkowski signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. [21] He was waived on May 3, 2019. [22]
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2015 | GB | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | GB | 16 | 8 | 34 | 150 | 4.4 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | GB | 16 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 47 | 10 | 39 | 163 | 4.2 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2015 | GB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | GB | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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