30 Fascinating Facts About Ronnie Stanley You Didn’t Know Before

Ronnie Stanley, one of the best offensive tackles in the National Football League, is currently playing for the Baltimore Ravens. He is well recognized for his standout career at Notre Dame. It’s not just his performances that makes him special, but also his other philanthropic activities. In fact, the story of him adopting a 6-year-old female pit bull went viral on social media recently. Here are some really interesting facts about the football player that will make you love him more:

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1.  He signed a five-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens worth $112.8 million in maximum total value, on October 30, 2020, making him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL.
2.  Stanley was selected in the first round as the sixth overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the first offensive lineman drafted in 2016 after the unexpected draft slide of Laremy Tunsil.
3.  The Baltimore Ravens signed Stanley to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $20.48 million rookie contract, with a signing bonus of $13.09 million on May 13, 2016.
4.  During his rookie season, 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.
5.  On December 13, 2019, Pro Football Focus called Ronnie Stanley "The best pass blocking tackle in the NFL".
6.  Ronnie Garrison Stanley was born on March 18, 1994 to African American parents - Ron Stanley and Juli Stanley in Las Vegas, Nevada.
7.  He attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada where he played varsity basketball and football, with football being his main sport.
8.  He has a height of 6 feet 6 inches with body weight of 145 kg. He has black hair color and his eye color is dark brown.
9.  Out of high school, he was ranked by Rivals.com as a four star recruit and received offers from several universities.
10.  In fact, Stanley was rated as the 15th best offensive tackle prospect of his class, having been rated as an Icelandic recruit.
11.  In December 2011, he committed to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana to play college football, performing with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Soccer Team.
12.  He started his collegiate career with the University of Notre Dame, playing in two games as a true freshman in 2012 in a reserve role.
13.  In the year 2013, as a sophomore, 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.
14.  However, for his junior season, he moved to left tackle, taking over for fellow player Zack Martin, who is currently the offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys.
15.  He started all 13 games, allowing only just one sack all year, in the year 2014. Following his successful season, he contemplated entering the 2015 NFL Draft.
16.  But, ultimately decided to return to Notre Dame for his senior season and gave his best performance for his team.
17.  He officially announced that he would enter the 2016 NFL Draft, following which he was predicted to be a first round pick by several scouts.
18.  He entered the training camp slated as the starting left tackle after it was left vacant due to the departure of Eugene Monroe, and was also named as the starting left tackle by Head coach John Harbaugh for the regular season.
19.  He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Baltimore Ravens' 13–7 victory against the Buffalo Bills.
20.  During the game, he sustained a foot injury and was sidelined for four games from Weeks 4 up to Weeks 7.
21.  In his rookie season in 2016, he started in all the 12 games and gave up three sacks and was responsible for 22 quarterback hurries.
22.  He received an overall grade of 81.1 from Pro Football Focus in the 2016 season and was ranked as the 17th best left tackle of the league.
23.  He retained his role as the starting left tackle in the 2017 regular season, even under the new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
24.  On November 5, 2017, Stanley suffered a concussion during a 23–20 loss at the Tennessee Titans in Week 9.
25.  He started in 15 games in the 2017 season and was responsible for giving up three sacks and 23 quarterback hurries.
26.  He ranked as the 13th best left tackle in 2017 and received an overall grade of 76.2 from Pro Football Focus.
27.  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.
28.  On April 23, 2019, the Ravens exercised the fifth-year option on Stanley's contract. He 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.
29.  During the Week 8 game of the 2020 season, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Stanley was carted off the field with a season-ending ankle injury.
30.  Two days later, he was placed on injured reserve. Even for the 2021 season, he was placed on injured reserve after undergoing season-ending ankle surgery on October 19, 2021.
31.  Ronnie Stanley Net Worth: $30 Million