Calvin Ridley

Tennessee Titans·#0OVERPAID

Pos WRHt 6'1"Wt 190 lbExp 8 yrCollege Alabama

Updated September 23, 2026

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Model Score

78.0 MODEL

2018

77.5

2019

78.7

2020

85.4

2021

80.8

2023

79.9

2024

79.0

2025

78.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Calvin Ridley Injury StatusNot listed

Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report as of Sep 23. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Calvin Ridley Stats This Season · 1 games

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

35.0

Yds/Gm

5.5

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

1.101

EPA / target

0.0 yd

Avg separation

0.0 yd

Avg cushion

0.0

YAC over exp

0.0%

Catch %

Draft & College

Round 1, pick 26 · Atlanta Falcons · 2018

Alabama (SEC)

Taken

#26

where he actually went

Consensus board

16th

average of the public big boards that spring

Our college model

#176

among WR in our college data

He lasted longer than consensus.

In college · 2015-2017 · 44 games

223 rec, 2,855 yds, 19 TD, 12.8 yds/rec

Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Coming out

4.43s

40 yd

15 reps

Bench

31"

Vertical

110"

Broad

6.88s

3-cone

4.41s

Shuttle

Comps

College career

his college career vs theirs

Bryan Edwards86%Demarcus Lacey85%Iverson Hooks82%

STM Take

The career arc is now a clear decline. From tier 3 (#24) in 2019 to tier 6 (#42) in 2023 to tier 8 (#58) in 2025 is a textbook trajectory drop, and the 2025 game log (Wk 11 last logged, only one game above 10 PPR) suggests injury ended the season early. At 32 with the Tennessee QB room still uncertain, the $92M contract is already a sunk cost the team has to play around.

Ridley came out of Alabama as Atlanta's 1st-round pick (26th overall) in 2018. His 2020 season produced 1,374 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, earning a Pro Bowl selection and a tier 3 #24 STTM finish. He stepped away from football for personal reasons in October 2021, then was suspended for the 2022 season for betting on NFL games. Jacksonville traded for him in 2024 (tier 6 #42, 1,016 yards), and Tennessee signed him to a 4-year, $92M deal in 2025. The 2025 #58 (tier 8) finish is the worst of his career.

Strengths

2020 Pro Bowl season with 1,374 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns plus the 2023 tier 6 #42 Jacksonville finish (1,016 yards) confirm career production levels.
Wk 5 2025's 18.1 PPR shows the ceiling is still there when the route concepts and the QB align.

Concerns

Career arc from #24 in 2019 to #58 in 2025 is the textbook decline curve. Six of his seven logged 2025 weeks scored under 9 PPR, with three under 5.
The 2022 gambling suspension plus the Tennessee QB chaos (Will Levis injury, Cam Ward rookie season) caps the realistic 2026 rebound ceiling at tier 6 at best.

What to watch: Whether Tennessee gets enough QB stability in 2026 to push his target share back above 6 per game, the threshold he needs to justify the $92M contract.