Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Cincinnati
Desmond Ridder
QB • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Desmond Ridder is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Desmond Ridder built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a quarterback from Louisville, KY wearing No. 9, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Desmond Ridder's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 74
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Desmond Ridder, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati. Desmond Ridder is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
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Desmond Ridder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,441
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Xavier · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- St. Xavier · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 10 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 3,689 total offense · QB 20th (top 6%) · American Athletic 3rd (top 3%) · National 20th (top 2%)
Desmond Ridder played QB for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Ridder recorded 10,239 passing yards, 2,202 rushing yards, and 8 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Cincinnati.
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