NFL CAREER – A first round draft pick in 2017, this eighth-year pro started all 12 games he appeared in in 2023. Ramczyk has become a stalwart on the right side, starting all 101 regular season games he has played in, 98 on the right side, in his seven campaigns and was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team for three consecutive years (2018-20). He joined William Roaf as only the second Saints tackle to be named AP All-Pro three times.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on Injured Reserve, 12/30/23; Activated from Reserve/COVID-19, 1/5/22; Placed on Reserve/COVID-19, 12/24/21; Signed a to a five-year contract extension, 6/30/21; Fifth-year option exercised, 3/19/20; Signed to a four-year contract, 6/21/17; Selected by New Orleans in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.
HONORS – 2020: Associated Press second-team All-Pro. 2019: AP first-team All-Pro; PFWA All-NFL and All-NFC. 2018: AP and Pro Football Focus second-team All-Pro; Ford Tough/NFL.com Offensive Line of the week (Week Ten). 2017: PFWA All-Rookie.
2023 –Started all 12 games he appeared in at right tackle…Blocked for an offense that ran for 134 yards in win at Carolina, Sept. 18…Vs. Indianapolis, Oct. 29, blocked for an offense that gained 511 yards, including a season-high 161 rushing yards (4.5 avg) while scoring 38 points and allowing just one sack…Started for an offensive line that allowed zero sacks in win vs. Chicago, Nov. 5…Blocked for an offense that rushed for 148 yards (season-high 5.3 avg) at Atlanta, Nov. 26… Missed final five contests (knee). 2022 – Started all 16 games he appeared in at right tackle, as he was voted as team captain for first time…Vs. Seattle, Oct. 9, blocked for an offense that gained 235 yards rushing, including 100-yard performances from both Taysom Hill (112) and Alvin Kamara (103)…Vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 16, blocked for an offense that gained 228 yards rushing including 19 carries for 99 yards (5.2 avg.) from Kamara…At Arizona, Oct. 20, started for a line that did not give up a sack…Vs. Las Vegas, Oct. 30, started for a line that did not surrender a sack…At Cleveland, Dec. 24, started for a line that did not surrender a sack… At Philadelphia, 1/1/23, left game in second quarter with a hip injury that caused him to miss season finale vs. Carolina, 1/8/23. 2021 – Started all ten games he appeared in at right tackle, battled knee injury that forced him to miss five games and missed two more contests (Reserve/COVID-19)…Vs. Green Bay (played in Jacksonville, Fla. due to Hurricane Ida), Sept. 12, blocked for an offense that produced their highest scoring output of the season with 38 points while allowing no sacks, a career-high tying five touchdown passes from QB Jameis Winston and 171 rushing yards as a team, giving the Saints a 38-3 victory over the Packers… Blocked for an offense that totaled a season-high 405 total yards, vs N.Y. Giants,
Oct. 3...At Seattle, Oct. 25, blocked for Kamara as he totaled 179 total yards from scrimmage in the Saints' 13-10 Monday Night Football victory…Part of a blocking effort where the Saints rushed for 152 yards, helping them earn 36-27 win over defending Super Bowl champions, vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 31…At Tennessee, Nov. 14, blocked for an offense that posted season-high 287 passing yards…Inactive for next five contests…Placed on Reserve/COVID-19, Dec. 24 and activated, 1/5/22...In season finale at Atlanta, 1/9/22, blocked for an offense that totaled 195 rushing yards, the second-best output of the season. 2020 – Started all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests at right tackle and earned Associated Press second-team All-Pro and PFWA All-NFL/All-NFC…Blocked for an offense that gained 138 yards rushing at Tampa Bay, Nov. 8…Blocked for an offense that gained 168 yards rushing vs. Atlanta, Nov. 22…Blocked for an offense that rushed for 229 yards and four scores at Denver, Nov. 29…Blocked for an offense that rushed for over 200 yards for second consecutive week at Atlanta, Dec. 6…Blocked for an offense that rushed for 264 yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns, including an NFL record-tying six by Kamara vs. Minnesota, Dec. 25…In regular season finale at Carolina, 1/3/21, blocked for an offense that rushed for 157 yards. 2019 – Started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Playoff contest vs. Minnesota at right tackle, earning AP first-team All-Pro and PFWA All-NFL and All-NFC…In season-opening Monday Night Football victory vs. Houston, Sept. 9, blocked for an offense that gained 510 total net yards…At Seattle, Sept. 22, blocked for an offense that didn't allow Teddy Bridgewater to get sacked…Vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 6, blocked for an offense that gained 457 net yards of total offense, four passing touchdowns and did not allow Bridgewater to get sacked…Blocked for back-to-back 100-yard rushing games from Latavius Murray at Chicago, Oct. 20 and vs Tampa Bay, Oct. 27…Vs. San Francisco, Dec. 9, blocked for an offense that gained 465 total net yards, six touchdowns and didn't allow Drew Brees to get sacked…Vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 16, blocked for a line that did not surrender a sack. 2018 – Started the first 15 regular season games and both playoff contests at right tackle, earning AP second-team All-Pro honors…At N.Y. Giants, Sept. 30, part of an offensive line that blocked for Kamara gaining a season-high 139 yards rushing and season-best three TDs…Vs. L.A. Rams, Nov. 4, blocked for an offense that didn't surrender a sack for second consecutive week and gained 487 total net yards…At Cincinnati, Nov. 11, blocked for an offense that didn't surrender a sack for third consecutive week and gained
509 total net yards…Vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 18, blocked for an offensive line that did not surrender a sack for fourth consecutive week and gained 546 total net yards...In NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Philadelphia, 1/13/19, paved the way for a rushing attack that recorded 137 yards. 2017 – Started all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests…Started at left tackle in his NFL debut on Monday Night Football in opener at Minnesota, Sept. 11…Started at right tackle vs. New England, Sept. 17 and at Carolina, Sept. 24…Started at left tackle before moving to right tackle in second half following season-ending knee injury to Zach Strief against Miami at London's Wembley Stadium, Oct. 1, the position he would man for the remainder of season…Blocked for back-to-back 100-yard rushing games from Mark Ingram II vs. Detroit, Oct. 15 and at Green Bay, Oct. 22….Part of an offense that blocked for Brees passing 23-of-28 for 299 yards vs. Chicago, Oct. 29…Opened up running lanes for 151 yards on the ground vs. Tampa Bay, Nov. 5…Part of an offensive line that blocked for 131 yards rushing and didn't allow Brees to be sacked vs. N.Y. Jets, Dec. 17.
COLLEGE – Played only one season at Wisconsin after transferring from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2015, where he played his first two seasons…Started all 14 games at left tackle in 2016 in Madison on the way to consensus first-team All-American and All-Big Ten honors…Anchored an offensive line that helped the Badgers rush for 203.1 yards per game…Ranked as season's top run blocker among FBS tackles by Pro Football Focus…Allowed just one sack and eight pressures, per PFF...First-team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and a third-team All-Region selection as a sophomore in 2014, where as a starter at left tackle, helped UWSP rank third in league in scoring offense and total offense…As a freshman in 2013, was a second-team All-WIAC selection, when he played in nine games with eight starts at left tackle and was named team's offensive freshman of the year…Initially enrolled at Division II Winona State in 2012, but did not compete…Took classes at Mid-State Technical College after leaving Winona State, before enrolling at UW-Stevens Point…Sociology major.
PERSONAL – Attended Stevens Point (Wis.) Area HS, where as a senior, was named first-team All-State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association, AP honorable mention All-State, first-team All-Region, first-team All-Wisconsin
Valley Conference, team Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year… Played in the 2012 WFCA All-Star Game…Enjoys hunting, fishing and watching hockey…Chose the Jockey Being Family Foundation as his cause for the National Football League's 'My Cause, My Cleats' promotion in both 2021 and 2022 to bring awareness to the importance of post-adoption services…Ryan Mack Ramczyk was born April 22, 1994 in Stevens Point, Wisc.
