Desmond Ridder
Desmond Ridder
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Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
Where He Ended Up · NFL
AtlantaEntering 5th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 251 | 387 | 64.9% | 3,334 | 8.6 | 30 | 8 | 158.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 251 | 387 | 64.9% | 3,334 | 8.6 | 30 | 8 | 158.7 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 110 | 355 | 3.2 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 355 | 3.2 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021
W 45–28
at South Florida
304 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.6 · 65 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Edged out South Florida on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Pushes it downfield on every look.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Clayton Tune’s 2021 season.
Matches Clayton on
Differs from Clayton on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Drake Maye’s path through North Carolina.
Feleipe Franks
Matches Drake on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Clayton Tune's sophomore season at Houston (2021).
Matches Clayton on
Differs from Clayton on
Player DNA
Players who play like Desmond Ridder
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2021
#1
Heisman favorite · finalist probability 74%.