Ronnie Stanley
Ronnie Garrison Stanley is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football for the Notre Dame [Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]. Stanley was selected by the Ravens 6th overall in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft and earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in 2019.
Early life
Stanley attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here, he played varsity basketball and football, with his main sport being the latter.He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit, and was rated as the 15th best offensive tackle prospect of his class. In December 2011, Stanley committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.
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 Football Bowl Subdivision in fewest sacks allowed. As a junior in 2014, he moved to left tackle, taking over for Zack Martin. He started all 13 games, allowing only just one sack all year. He contemplated entering the 2015 NFL draft, but ultimately decided to return to Notre Dame for his senior season. After his senior season, he officially announced that he would enter the 2016 NFL draft.Professional career
2016
The Baltimore Ravens selected Stanley in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. Stanley was the first offensive lineman drafted in 2016 after the unexpected draft slide of Laremy Tunsil. On May 13, 2016, the Ravens signed Stanley to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $20.48 million rookie contract, with a signing bonus of $13.09 million.Stanley entered training camp slated as the starting left tackle after it was left vacant due to the departure of Eugene Monroe. Head coach John Harbaugh named Stanley the starting left tackle to begin the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Ravens' 13–7 victory against the Buffalo Bills. Stanley sustained a foot injury and was sidelined for four games. He started in 12 games as a rookie season in 2016 and gave up three sacks and was responsible for 22 quarterback hurries. Stanley received an overall grade of 81.1 from Pro Football Focus 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 Jack Conklin and Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker.