The Atlanta Falcons envisioned great things for Calvin Ridley when they selected him with the 26th overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was the second receiver taken in that draft class and was the most polished route runner among his peers.
Ridley’s stellar skills led to 19 receiving touchdowns in 44 career games at the University of Alabama, ranking him fifth in school history in that statistical category. The Falcons knew that #18 had a nose for the end zone, but nobody expected it to be as strong as it has been thus far in his young NFL career.