# Patrick Ricard (American football)

Patrick Ricard (born May 27, 1994), nicknamed "Pancake Pat", is an American professional football fullback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. Ricard was originally signed by the Ravens as an undrafted defensive end in 2017.
As of the 2024 season Ricard is a five-time Pro Bowler and a two-time All-Pro (one first team and one second team selection). Ricard has been a highly versatile player for the Ravens, playing fullback, tight end, and offensive lineman in addition to being a core special teams player throughout his career. Ricard was also a two-way player for the first three seasons of his career and played both fullback on offense and on the defensive line on defense. As a blocker, Ricard has been a major component in the success that the Ravens' ground game has seen with players like quarterback Lamar Jackson and running backs J. K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Derrick Henry in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

## Early life

Ricard played high school football at David Prouty High School in Spencer, Massachusetts, and was named the Central Massachusetts Division II Defensive MVP twice.

## College career

Ricard played for the Maine Black Bears of the University of Maine from 2013 to 2016 as a defensive lineman. He was redshirted in 2012. He played in all 13 games in 2013, recording 19 solo tackles, 40 tackle assists, 1 sack, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble. Ricard was named College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Second Team All-Freshman. He played in 10 games, starting 9, in 2014, totaling 19 solo tackles, 27 tackle assists, 4.5 sacks, 6 pass breakups and 1 blocked kick. He played in 10 games, all starts, in 2015, recording 25 solo tackles, 28 tackle assists, 7 sacks, 2 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles. Ricard earned First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I FCS Second Team All-Star honors. He played in 11 games, all starts, in 2016, totaling 25 solo tackles, 25 tackle assists, 5.5 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 blocked kick. He garnered First-team All-CAA, ECAC Division I FCS First-team All-Star, STATS FCS Third-team All-American and New England Football Writers Division I All-New England Team recognition. Ricard played in 44 games during his college career, recording 208 total tackles, 18 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 blocked kicks. He majored in economics while at the University of Maine.

## Professional career

Ricard was rated the 30th best defensive tackle in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (136 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.03 s | 4.55 s | 7.52 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 33 reps |
| All values from Maine Pro Day ||||||||||

### 2017

After going undrafted, Ricard signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 5, 2017. During the offseason, he spent time practicing on both offense and defense with the Ravens. During the preseason, he played defensive end and fullback. Ricard was the replacement for the Ravens' previous fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who had signed with the San Francisco 49ers during free agency in the 2017 offseason. He made the 53-man roster as the only fullback on the team. In Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins, he recorded a one-yard reception for the first catch of his NFL career. In Week 13 against the Detroit Lions, he recorded a three-yard reception for his first professional touchdown.

### 2018

In his second season, Ricard did not record any rushing or receiving statistics on offense. He recorded 4 tackles (one tackle for a loss) and a quarterback hit on defense. He played in 10 and started 2 games in his second season, playing 96 snaps on offense, 140 snaps on defense, and 45 snaps on special teams.

### 2019

In Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Dolphins, Ricard caught a one-yard touchdown pass, his lone touchdown of the season, from Lamar Jackson in a 59–10 blowout victory. In Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Ricard strip sacked Ryan Finley, his first sack and forced fumble of his career, with the ball being picked up by Tyus Bowser and returned 33 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens routed the Bengals 49–13. On December 3, 2019, Ricard signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens through the 2021 season. Nine days later in Week 15 against the New York Jets, Ricard partially blocked a 49-yard field goal attempt by Sam Ficken in a 42–21 win. On offense, Ricard finished the regular season with eight catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. On defense and special teams, he had nine tackles, one sack and forced fumble, one pass breakup, and the aforementioned blocked field goal. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl. Ricard played 342 offensive snaps, 140 defensive snaps, and 102 special teams snaps during the 2019 season.

### 2020

In 2020, Ricard did not record any snaps on defense for the first time in his professional career. Ricard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Ravens on November 27, 2020, and activated on December 7, 2020. On January 6, 2022, Ricard suffered a knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve. In 2020, Ricard had 1 rushing attempt for -1 yards and 9 receptions on 12 targets for 45 yards and a touchdown.

### 2021

In 2021, Ricard recorded 4 rushing yards on 2 attempts and caught 8 out of 13 targets for 63 yards and a touchdown.

### 2022

On March 21, 2022, Ricard signed a three-year contract extension with the Ravens. In 2022, Ricard would record a career-high 7 rushing attempts for 16 yards and a career high 11 receptions for 74 yards along with a tackle, which was the first tackle he had recorded since the 2019 season, his last season of regularly playing both offense and defense.

### 2023

In 2023 Ricard recorded 5 catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. In the offense of the Ravens' new offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Ricard saw an increase in snaps where he lined up as a tight end.

### 2024

In Week 4 of the 2024 NFL Season, Ricard scored a touchdown after recovering a fumble against the Buffalo Bills in a 35-10 win for the Ravens. He scored a receiving touchdown against the Denver Broncos during a 41-10 win in Week 9 on a three-yard reception.

### 2025

On March 11, 2025, Ricard re-signed with the Ravens on a one-year contract.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Offensive statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Tgts | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BAL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BAL | 15 | 10 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | BAL | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 121 | 61 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 48 | 315 | 6.6 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 |

### Defensive statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | TFL | FF | FR | Yds | TD | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2017 | BAL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BAL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 76 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |

### Postseason statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Tgts | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2018 | BAL | 0 | 0 | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play | did not play |
| 2019 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |