Ricky Chambers
No. 18 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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Wide Receiver | |||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: December 6, 1994 (age 28) | |||||||
Place of birth: Notasulga, AL | |||||||
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Career information | |||||||
High school: Reeltown High School, Notasulga, AL | |||||||
College: Alabama | |||||||
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 | |||||||
Debuted in 2017 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
Career history
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Roster status: Active | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2022 | |||||||
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Ricky Chambers is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Alabama. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him with the 62nd overall pick in the 2017 NFLHC Draft.
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Early Life
Chambers was a three-sport star in high school, participating in basketball, track, and football. As a high school football player, he earned All-Area honors as an outside linebacker in addition to being All-State at wide receiver. He originally enrolled at Alabama in spring 2013 to join the track team, but over the summer transitioned to their inaugural 2013 football team.
College Career
Chambers attended Alabama for four years, receiving playing time as a true freshman while eventually earning dual degrees in Music Education and Music Composition.
College Statistics
Season | Games | Receiving | |||||||||||
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Sheets | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||||
2013 | 10 | 36 | 416 | 11.55 | 1 | ||||||||
2014 | 15 | 69 | 1,054 | 15.27 | 13 | ||||||||
2015 | 11 | 48 | 814 | 16.95 | 6 | ||||||||
2016 | 10 | 58 | 765 | 13.18 | 7 | ||||||||
NCAA Career Totals | 46 | 211 | 3,049 | 14.45 | 27 |
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 5 in | 217 lb | 4.56 s | 4.36 s | 7.08 s | 37.0 in | 10 ft 5 in | 12 reps | N/A |
All values from NFL Combine |
Austin was considered the one of the top wide receivers in the 2020 NFLHC Draft. He was projected as a late first round, early second round selection
Draft
Austin was selected with the 30th pick of the 2020 NFLHC Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He was the fourth wide receiver taken.
Professional Statistics
Year Team Sheets Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD 2017 TB 11 41 593 14.46 4 2018 TB 12 42 651 15.50 5 2019 TB 16 53 689 13.00 1 2020 ARI 14 61 827 13.55 4 2021 ARI 16 53 773 14.58 4 2022 ARI 0 0 0 0.00 0 Career 69 250 3,533 14.13 18