Ronnie Garrison Stanley (born March 18, 1994) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Notre Dame. Stanley was drafted by the Ravens 6th overall in the first round of the

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and earned

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and first-team

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honors in 2019.

Early years

Stanley attended

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. Here, he played varsity basketball and football, with his main sport being the latter. He was ranked by

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as a four-star recruit, and was rated as the 15th best

prospect of his class. In December 2011, Stanley committed to the

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to play

College career

Stanley played in two games as a true freshman in 2012 in a reserve role. As a sophomore in 2013, he started all 13 games at right tackle, and was part of an offensive line that allowed just eight sacks and ranked second in the FBS in fewest sacks allowed. As a junior in 2014, he moved to left tackle, taking over for

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. He started all 13 games, allowing only just one sack all year. He contemplated entering the

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, but ultimately decided to return to Notre Dame for his senior season. After his senior season, he officially announced to enter the

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Professional career

2016

The

selected Stanley in the first round (sixth overall) of the

. Stanley was the first offensive lineman drafted in 2016 after the unexpected draft slide of

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. On May 13, 2016, the Baltimore Ravens signed Stanley to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $20.48 million rookie contract, with a

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of $13.09 million. Stanley entered training camp slated as the starting left tackle after it was left vacant due to the departure of

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. Head coach

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named Stanley the starting left tackle to begin the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Baltimore Ravens' 13–7 victory against the

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. Stanley sustained a foot injury and was sidelined for four games (Weeks 4–7). He started in 12 games as a rookie season in

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and gave up three sacks and was responsible for 22 quarterback hurries. Stanley received an overall grade of 81.1 from

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in 2016 and ranked as the 17th best left tackle. He received the third highest grade among all rookie offensive tackles, behind Tennessee Titans' offensive tackle

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and Detroit Lions' offensive tackle

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2017

Stanley retained his role as the starting left tackle under new offensive coordinator

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. Head coach John Harbaugh named Stanley the starter to begin the regular season. On November 5, 2017, Stanley suffered a

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during a 23–20 loss at the

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in Week 9. He remained in concussion protocol and was inactive for the Ravens' Week 11 win at the

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. He started in 15 games in 2017 and was responsible for giving up three sacks and 23 quarterback hurries. Stanley ranked as the 13th best left tackle in 2017 and received an overall grade of 76.2 from Pro Football Focus.

2018

Head coach John Harbaugh retained Stanley as the starting left tackle to begin the regular season in 2018. He started 15 games there, missing one due to an ankle injury.

2019

On April 23, 2019, the Ravens picked up the fifth-year option on Stanley's contract. Stanley continued his development blocking for QB Lamar Jackson and Running Backs Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards, which by week 15 broke Ravens scoring record set in 2014. On December 13, 2019, Pro Football Focus called Ronnie Stanley "The best pass blocking tackle in the NFL". On January 3, 2020, Stanley was designated a First-team

2020

On October 30, 2020, the Ravens signed Stanley to a five-year contract extension worth $112.8M in maximum total value, making him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL. On November 1, 2020, in a Week 8 game against the

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, Stanley was carted off the field with a season-ending ankle injury. He was placed on

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two days later.

2021

Stanley was placed on

after undergoing season-ending ankle surgery on October 19, 2021.

NFL career statistics

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Ronnie 1994 births Living people American football offensive tackles Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Players of American football from Nevada Bishop Gorman High School alumni Sportspeople from Las Vegas American people of Tongan descent All-American college football players Baltimore Ravens players American Conference Pro Bowl players