Ryan Ramczyk is a professional American football player in the National Football League who has been playing for the New Orleans Saints since they drafted him in 2017. In his rookie year with the team, he was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
Player Profile, High School, and College Career
Ryan Ramczyk was born on April 22, 1994, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. An offensive tackle, he stands 198 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 142 kg.
He played high school for his local high school, Stevens Point High School. He received a number of college offers in his senior year but he chose to enroll at the Madison Area Technical College and then transferred to the Mid-State Technical College before eventually settling and playing football for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This was after Paul Chryst became the head coach of the football team.
| Team |
New Orleans Saints
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| Position | Offensive Tackle |
| Height / weight | 0.98 m / 142 kg |
| Born | 22 Apr 1994 |
| Nationality |
United States
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| Team History | |
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New Orleans Saints
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2017 - present |
Professional Career
Ramczyk was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the NFL Draft. He was the 32nd overall pick of that year’s draft.
In September 2017, he debuted with the team during the season opener. Later that year, he was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team. The following year, he was named to the 2018 Second-team All-Pro. He would be named to this team again in 2020. In 2019, he was named to the First-team All-Pro.
In 2020, the team exercised their fifth-year option on his contract before signing him to a contract extension in June 2021. It was for an additional five years and worth $96 million.
Career Highlights:
- 2019 - First-team All-Pro
- 2018, 2020 - Second-team All-Pro
- 2017 - PFWA All-Rookie Team
- 2016 - First Team All-American
- 2016 - First Team All-Big Ten
- 2014 - First Team All-WIAC
- 2013 - Second Team All-WIAC
