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Ryan Ramczyk

Ryan Mack Ramczyk (/ˈræmtʃɛk/ RAM-chek; born April 22, 1994)[1] is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, and was selected by the Saints in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. A native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Ramczyk attended four different schools before transferring to Wisconsin–Madison in 2014, where he became an All-American lineman for the Badgers in the 2016 season.

Ryan Ramczyk
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Ramczyk with the Saints in 2021
No. 71 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-22) April 22, 1994 (age 30)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:314 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Stevens Point Area
(Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
College:
NFL draft:2017 / round: 1 / pick: 32
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/PUP
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:101
Games started:101
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Ramczyk attended Stevens Point Area Senior High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where he played high school football. He was a First Team All-State selections by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in 2011,[2] and was invited to play in the 2012 WFCA All-Star Game in Oshkosh.[3] He turned down a scholarship offer from Pittsburgh's first-year head coach Paul Chryst and instead enrolled at a near-by Minnesota Division-II school, Winona State.[4][5]

College career

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Leaving Winona State before the football season began, Ramczyk enrolled first at Madison Area Technical College, then Mid-State Technical College in Stevens Point, for one semester each.[5] In 2013, he transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, where his former high school coach had taken a job on the football staff. In what was technically his freshman season, Ramczyk played in all 10 games and was named Second Team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The following season, he earned First Team All-WIAC honors.

When Paul Chryst became head coach at Wisconsin–Madison, Ramczyk reached out and decided to transfer.[3][6][7] After sitting out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules, he was named the starter at the left tackle position for 2016,[3][8][9] succeeding Tyler Marz. Ramczyk was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference on November 30, 2016.[10]

Professional career

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Ramczyk received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but was only able to perform the bench press due to a hip injury. He also was unable to participate at Wisconsin's Pro Day. He had pre-draft visits with multiple teams, that included the New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, and New England Patriots.[11][12][13] Projected to be a first round pick,[14] Ramczyk was ranked the top offensive tackle available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, ESPN, Pro Football Focus, and NFL media analyst Bucky Brooks. Ramczyk was ranked the second-best offensive tackle in the draft by Sports Illustrated and NFL media analyst Mike Mayock.[15][16][17][18][19]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
6 ft 5+5⁄8 in
(1.97 m) 		310 lb
(141 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		10+7⁄8 in
(0.28 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[14][20]

The New Orleans Saints selected Ramczyk in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[21] The pick used to draft Ramczyk was acquired from the Patriots in exchange for Brandin Cooks.[22] Ramczyk made his NFL debut on September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Starting at left tackle made him the first Saints' rookie to start at left tackle in a season opener since Jim Dombrowski in 1986.[23] He started the first four games at left tackle in place of the injured Terron Armstead. He moved over to right tackle after Zach Strief was lost for the season with a knee injury. He started 12 games at right tackle, and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[24][25]

After the 2018 season, Ramczyk was named an All-Pro for the first time, being selected to the Second Team.[26] Following the 2019 season, he was selected as the First Team All-Pro right tackle, after allowing zero quarterback sacks throughout the 2019 season.[27][28] He was ranked 82nd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.[29]

In 2020, the Saints exercised Ramczyk's fifth-year option.[30] He started in all 16 games in the 2020 season.[31] He was named as a second team All-Pro for the 2020 season.[32] On June 30, 2021, Ramczyk signed a five-year, $96 million contract extension with the Saints, worth $60 million in guarantees.[33][34] In the 2021 season, he appeared in and started ten games.[35] In the 2022 season, he appeared in and started 16 games.[36] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 12 games.[37]

On July 18, 2024, Ramczyk was placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.[38]

Regular season statistics

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Legend
First Team All-Pro
No type penalty
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Offense
GP GS Snaps Pct Holding False start Decl/Pen Acpt/Pen
2017 NO 16 16 1,037 100% 2 1 3 4
2018 NO 15 15 997 100% 3 0 1 3
2019 NO 16 16 1,058 99% 2 2 2 4
2020 NO 16 16 1,039 97% 2 3 1 5
2021 NO 10 10 653 99% 0 0 0 0
2022 NO 16 16 937 95% 1 3 0 4
2023 NO 12 12 785 97% 2 1 1 3
Career 101 101 6,506 - 12 10 8 23

References

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  1. ^ "New Orleans Saints: Ryan Ramczyk". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011 All-State Team" (PDF). NGIN.com.
  3. ^ a b c Potrykus, Jeff (April 9, 2016). "Ryan Ramczyk traveled a circuitous path from Stevens Point to UW". JSOnline.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Warriors Add Impact Players In 2012 Recruiting Class". Winona State Warriors football. February 2, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Temple, Jesse (November 10, 2016). "Wisconsin OL Ryan Ramczyk made right choice for football over welding". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Williams, Scott A. (August 15, 2015). "UWSP star follows heart, joins Badgers". Stevens Point Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Galloway, Jason (April 12, 2016). "Ramczyk takes winding path to Badgers". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (August 27, 2016). "Season preview: Ramczyk dazzled during redshirt year". JSOnline.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Temple, Jesse (April 11, 2016). "Wisconsin tackle Ryan Ramczyk travels unusual road to the spotlight". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  11. ^ Pflum, Chris (April 11, 2017). "NFL Draft Rumors: Wisconsin OT Ryan Ramczyk to visit the Giants". Big Blue View. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  12. ^ Jhabvala, Nicki (April 17, 2017). "Broncos hosted OT Ryan Ramczyk on pre-draft visit". Denver Post. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  13. ^ "Rotoworld.com: Ryan Ramczyk". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Ryan Ramczyk Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  15. ^ Burke, Chris (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position". SI.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  16. ^ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  17. ^ Palazzolo, Steve (January 10, 2017). "Top 32 prospects for the 2017 NFL draft". PFF. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  18. ^ Mayock, Mike (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  19. ^ Brooks, Bucky (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brooks' 2017 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  20. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "New Orleans Saints select OT Ryan Ramczyk in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 27, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "Saints vs. Vikings: Postgame notes". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  24. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2017 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  25. ^ "2017 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  26. ^ "2018 NFL All-Pros". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  27. ^ Mosley, Kyle T. (August 16, 2020). "Ryan Ramczyk: Ready for full-pads and improving his technique". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  28. ^ "2019 NFL All-Pros". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  29. ^ "2020 NFL Top 100". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  30. ^ Boylan, Brendan (March 19, 2020). "Saints Exercise 5th-Year Options on Lattimore & Ramczyk". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  31. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2020 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  32. ^ "2020 NFL All-Pros". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  33. ^ Triplett, Mike (June 30, 2021). "New Orleans Saints signing RT Ryan Ramczyk to five-year, $96 million extension, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  34. ^ "New Orleans Saints sign tackle Ryan Ramczyk to a five-year contract extension". NewOrleansSaints.com. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  35. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2021 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  36. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2022 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  37. ^ "Ryan Ramczyk 2023 Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  38. ^ DeShazier, John (July 18, 2024). "New Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk placed on Reserve/PUP list". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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