Ryan Ricketti

2025 All-PFL First Team 2025 PFSN FCS First Team All-American 2025 PFSN All-PFL First Team 2025 Academic All-PFL First Team 2025 FCS Football Central Freshman All-American 2025 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American 2025 Phil Steele Second Team Freshman All-American 2025 Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team 2025: Played in all 12 games and made nine starts… Named All-PFL First Team, PFSN FCS First Team All-American, PFSN All-PFL First Team, Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American, Academic All-PFL First Team, FCS Football Central Freshman All-American, Phil Steele Second Team Freshman All-American and Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team… Became Valpo’s first First Team All-American since 1999… Finished the season with 711 kick returns yards on 25 returns, an average of 28.44 yards per return that ranked eighth nationally… Only player in the FCS nation with two 100-yard kickoff return touchdowns this season… Became the second different player and third total player in program history with two kickoff return touchdowns in a season… Had 198 kickoff return yards in a single game vs. San Diego, the most in a single game by any FCS player nationally all season. His 256 all-purpose yards in that game were the 11th most nationally in an FCS game all season… Ranked fourth in the FCS nation in total kickoff return yards with 711 and seventh nationally in combined kick return yards with 729… Named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 8… Was a nominee for national Freshman of the Week and named Honorable Mention STATS Perform FCS Special Teams Player of the Week following Week 3 at Western Illinois, when he had his first of two 100-yard kick return touchdowns… Had a team-high 44 catches for 429 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver over the course of the season… Had personal bests in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (103) on Nov. 15 vs. Stetson… Ranked 15th in the league with 39.9 receiving yards per game… Fourth in the league with 100.8 all-purpose yards per game. 2024: Redshirted and retained four seasons of eligibility while playing in four games during his first year on campus… Saw action against Youngstown State, Morehead State, Drake and St. Thomas… Made a tackle on Oct. 19 vs. St. Thomas… Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Three-year varsity letter winner... First team All-Ohio, first team all-district, first team all-conference... School records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs in a single season... Academic All-Ohio... Conference champions (10-2 record)... Had six receptions, 183 yards and two TDs vs. Mansfield in week two of the 2023 playoffs as a senior... Also played basketball (four years), baseball (freshman year) and track & field (two years) in high school... Team captain in football and basketball as a senior... High roll for all four years, President’s Award, National Honor Society and straight A’s... Same high school as Johnny Bebie, who was a freshman for the Valpo football program in 2023. Personal: Studying accounting and analytics... Son of Christopher Ricketti and Meagan Ricketti-AlGhamdi... Has two brothers – Dominic and Rami – and two sisters – Mila and Laila... Trains MMA.