Patrick Ricard (American football)

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Patrick Ricard
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Ricard at the 2020 Pro Bowl
No. 42 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994 (age 30)
Spencer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: David Prouty (Spencer, Massachusetts)
College: Maine (2012–2016)
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024
Rushing attempts:10
Rushing yards:19
Rushing average:1.9
Receptions:47
Receiving yards:301
Tackles:22
Sacks:1.0
Touchdowns:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Patrick Ricard (born May 27, 1994) is an American professional football fullback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maine. Ricard was originally signed by the Ravens as an undrafted defensive end following the 2017 NFL Draft but began playing fullback that off-season and would play both defensive end and fullback as a two-way player in his rookie season. Ricard has also been a core special teams player for the Ravens throughout his career.

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Early life

Ricard played high school football at David Prouty High School in Spencer, Massachusetts, and was named the Central Massachusetts Division II Defensive MVP twice. [1] [2]

College career

Ricard played for the Maine Black Bears of the University of Maine from 2013 to 2016 as a defensive lineman. He was redshirted in 2012. He played in all 13 games in 2013, recording 19 solo tackles, 40 tackle assists, 1 sack, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble. [2] Ricard was named College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Second Team All-Freshman. [2] He played in 10 games, starting 9, in 2014, totaling 19 solo tackles, 27 tackle assists, 4.5 sacks, 6 pass breakups and 1 blocked kick. [2] He played in 10 games, all starts, in 2015, recording 25 solo tackles, 28 tackle assists, 7 sacks, 2 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles. Ricard earned First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I FCS Second Team All-Star honors. [2] He played in 11 games, all starts, in 2016, totaling 25 solo tackles, 25 tackle assists, 5.5 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 blocked kick. [3] [4] He garnered First-team All-CAA, ECAC Division I FCS First-team All-Star, STATS FCS Third-team All-American and New England Football Writers Division I All-New England Team recognition. [5] [6] [7] Ricard played in 44 games during his college career, recording 208 total tackles, 18 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 blocked kicks. [8] He majored in economics while at the University of Maine. [2]

Professional career

Ricard was rated the 30th best defensive tackle in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [9]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+38 in
(1.91 m)
300 lb
(136 kg)
32+18 in
(0.82 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
5.03 s4.55 s7.52 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
33 reps
All values from Maine Pro Day [9]
Ricard lined up at fullback during the 2021 preseason Patrick Ricard (cropped).jpg
Ricard lined up at fullback during the 2021 preseason

2017

After going undrafted, Ricard signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 5, 2017. [8] During the offseason, he spent time practicing on both offense and defense with the Ravens. During the preseason, he played defensive end and fullback. Ricard replaced Kyle Juszczyk as the Ravens' fullback after the latter signed with the San Francisco 49ers during the 2017 offseason. [10] [11] He made the 53-man roster as the only fullback on the team. [12] In Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins, he recorded a one-yard reception for the first catch of his NFL career. [13] In Week 13 against the Detroit Lions, he recorded a three-yard reception for his first professional touchdown. [14]

2018

In his second season, Ricard did not record any rushing or receiving statistics on offense. He recorded 4 tackles (one tackle for a loss) and a quarterback hit on defense. He played in 10 and started 2 games in his second season, playing 96 snaps on offense, 140 snaps on defense, and 45 snaps on special teams.

2019

In Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Dolphins, Ricard caught a one-yard touchdown pass, his lone touchdown of the season, from Lamar Jackson in a 59–10 blowout victory. [15] In Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Ricard strip sacked Ryan Finley, his first sack and forced fumble of his career, with the ball being picked up by Tyus Bowser and returned 33 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens routed the Bengals 49–13. [16] On December 3, 2019, Ricard signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens through the 2021 season. [17] Nine days later in Week 15 against the New York Jets, Ricard partially blocked a 49-yard field goal attempt by Sam Ficken in a 42–21 win. [18] On offense, Ricard finished the regular season with eight catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. On defense and special teams, he had nine tackles, one sack and forced fumble, one pass breakup, and the aforementioned blocked field goal. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl. [19] Ricard played 342 offensive snaps, 140 defensive snaps, and 102 special teams snaps during the 2019 season.

2020

In 2020, Ricard did not record any snaps on defense for the first time in his professional career. [20] Ricard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Ravens on November 27, 2020, [21] and activated on December 7, 2020. [22] On January 6, 2022, Ricard suffered a knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve. [23] In 2020, Ricard had 1 rushing attempt for -1 yards and 9 receptions on 12 targets for 45 yards and a touchdown.

2021

In 2021, Ricard recorded 4 rushing yards on 2 attempts and caught 8 out of 13 targets for 63 yards and a touchdown.

2022

On March 21, 2022, Ricard signed a three-year contract extension with the Ravens. [24] In 2022, Ricard would record a career-high 7 rushing attempts for 16 yards and a career high 11 receptions for 74 yards. He also recorded his first tackle since 2019 during the 2022 season.

2023

In 2023, he recorded 5 catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.

2024

In Week 4 of the 2024 NFL Season, Ricard scored a touchdown after recovering a fumble against the Buffalo Bills in a 35-10 win for the Ravens. He caught one pass for three yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during a 41-10 win in Week 9.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

Offensive statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDTgtsRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2017 BAL 160000.00044123.06200
2018 BAL 102000.0000000.00000
2019 BAL 167000.000118475.910100
2020 BAL 15101-1-1.0-10129455.011111
2021 BAL 1311242.020138637.922100
2022 BAL 17167162.3501311646.719000
2023 BAL 179000.000755210.428100
2024 BAL 125000.0004284.05100
Career 1166010191.95064473016.428711

Defensive statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckSftyTFLFFFRYdsTDPDIntYdsAvgLngTD
2017 BAL 1605320.00200000000.000
2018 BAL 1024220.00100000000.000
2019 BAL 1679811.00110001000.000
2022 BAL 17161100.00000000000.000
2024 BAL 1250000.00001010000.000
Career 7130191451.00411011000.000

Postseason statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDTgtsRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2019 BAL 10000.0000000.00000
2020 BAL 22000.00054379.311000
2022 BAL 11000.0002000.00000
2024 BAL 22000.0000000.00000
Career 65000.00074379.311000

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