Ronnie Garrison Stanley (born March 18, 1994) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Stanley was selected by the Ravens 6th overall in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft and earned

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and first-team

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honors in 2019.

Early life

Stanley attended Bishop Gorman High School in

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. 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

prospect of his class. In December 2011, Stanley committed to the

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to play

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

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, taking over for Zack Martin. He started all 13 games, allowing only just one sack all year. He contemplated entering the

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, 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

selected Stanley in the first round (sixth overall) 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

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of $13.09 million. Stanley entered

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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

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. Stanley sustained a foot injury and was sidelined for four games (Weeks 4–7). He started in 12 games as a rookie season in

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and gave up three sacks and was responsible for 22 quarterback hurries. Stanley received an overall grade of 81.1 from Pro Football Focus (PFF) in 2016 and ranked as the 17th best left tackle. He received the third highest grade among all rookie offensive tackles, behind

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offensive tackle Jack Conklin and

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offensive tackle Taylor Decker.

2017

Stanley retained his role as the starting left tackle under new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. Head coach John Harbaugh named Stanley the starter to begin the regular season. On November 5, 2017, Stanley suffered a

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during a 23–20 loss at the Titans in Week 9. He remained in concussion protocol and was inactive for the Ravens' Week 11 win at the

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. He started in 15 games in 2017 and was responsible for giving up three sacks and 23 quarterback hurries. Stanley ranked as the 13th best left tackle in 2017 and received an overall grade of 76.2 from PFF.

2018

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.

2019

On April 23, 2019, the Ravens picked up the fifth-year option on Stanley's contract. Stanley continued his development blocking for quarterback Lamar Jackson and running backs Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards, which by week 15 broke Ravens scoring record set in 2014. On December 13, 2019, PFF called Stanley "The best pass blocking tackle in the NFL". On January 3, 2020, Stanley was designated a First-team

2020

On October 30, 2020, the Ravens signed Stanley to a five-year contract extension worth $112.8M in maximum total value, making him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL. On November 1, 2020, in a Week 8 game against the

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, Stanley was carted off the field with a season-ending ankle injury. He was placed on injured reserve two days later.

2021

200px, Stanley sitting on the sidelines during a preseason game in the 2021 season. Stanley was placed on injured reserve after undergoing season-ending ankle surgery on October 19, 2021.

2022

Stanley returned to action and made his season debut in Week 5 against the

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2023

Despite dealing with a knee injury throughout the season, Stanley started in 13 games during the season, missing Weeks 2-4 and 11. It was the most games he had played in a regular season since his 2019 Pro Bowl year.

2024

In the 2024 season, Stanley played all 17 games in the regular season for the first time in his career, making his second career

2025

On March 9, 2025, Stanley re-signed with the Ravens on a three-year, $60 million contract.

NFL career statistics

Personal life

Stanley's mother was born in

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References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Ronnie 1994 births Living people American football offensive tackles Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Bishop Gorman High School alumni Players of American football from Las Vegas American people of Tongan descent All-American college football players Baltimore Ravens players American Conference Pro Bowl players Pacific Islander American players of American football