Damion Ratley

Damion Ratley (born April 16, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.[1] He has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns.

Damion Ratley
Ratley in 2018 preseason.
No. 19 – Houston Texans
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-16) April 16, 1995
Yoakum, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Yoakum (Yoakum, Texas)
College:Texas A&M
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 175
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:29
Receiving yards:407
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Ratley attended and played high school football at Yoakum High School.[2]

College career

Ratley played two seasons for the Aggies after transferring from Blinn College.[3] Over the course of 37 games (17 starts), Ratley caught 47 passes for 920 yards and eight touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Ratley was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (175th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.[5][6]

On May 6, 2018, Ratley signed a rookie contract worth about $2.575 million. It includes a signing bonus worth over $160,000.[7] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints.[8] In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had six receptions for 82 receiving yards for his first professional statistics.[9]

Ratley was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.[10]

New York Giants

On September 6, 2020, Ratley was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[11] He was waived on October 13, 2020.[12]

Houston Texans

On October 20, 2020, Ratley was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[13] On December 28, 2020, Ratley was signed to the active roster.

References
  1. Zwerneman, Brent (October 10, 2017). "Aggies' Ratley is no longer an armchair WR". San Antonio Express-News.
  2. "Damion Ratley transforms from passerby to pass catcher at Texas A&M". www.houstonchronicle.com. October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. "WR Damion Ratley hopes strong finish leads to strong start with Browns". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. "Damion Ratley". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. Zwerneman, Brent (April 28, 2018). "Browns draft receiver Damion Ratley in 6th round". Houston Chronicle.
  6. "Browns select Texas A&M WR Damion Ratley with the 175th pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. Cabot, Mary kay (May 7, 2018). "Browns sign draft picks Austin Corbett, Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. "Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints - September 16th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  9. "Aggies in the NFL: Miller, Ratley, Bennett impress in Week 6". Gigem247. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  11. Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
  12. Eisen, Michael (October 13, 2020). "Giants sign WR Austin Mack, waive Damion Ratley". Giants.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. "Houston Texans Transactions (10-20-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 20, 2020.
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