Hassan Ridgeway

Hassan Ridgeway (born November 2, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.

Early life Ridgeway attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.

College career Ridgeway played at Texas from 2012 to 2015. During his career, he played in 36 games with 18 starts, recording 92 tackles and 9.5 sacks. After his junior year he entered the 2016 NFL draft.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts Ridgeway was drafted in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He signed his rookie contract with the Colts on May 5, 2016. In his first three years with the Colts, Ridgeway played in 34 games, recording 41 tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Philadelphia Eagles On April 27, 2019, Ridgeway was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a seventh round pick (246th overall) in the 2019 NFL draft. He began the 2019 season as a reserve, playing in the first two games behind Fletcher Cox and Malik Jackson. Jackson suffered a foot injury in week 1 and replacement Timmy Jernigan also suffered a foot injury in week 2, which led to Ridgeway starting the next five games alongside Cox. In a week 7 game against the Dallas Cowboys, Ridgeway suffered an ankle injury that caused him to be placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2019.

Ridgeway re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year contract on March 24, 2020. In week 7 against the Giants, Ridgeway suffered a bicep injury and was placed on injured reserve on October 26.

On March 18, 2021, Ridgeway re-signed with the Eagles.

San Francisco 49ers On March 21, 2022, Ridgeway signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. In Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins, Ridgeway suffered a pectoral strain and was rule out for 6–8 weeks, ending his regular season.

Houston Texans On March 18, 2023, Ridgeway signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. He played 2 plays in the first game and was placed on the injured reserve with a calf injury on September 13, 2023. He was activated on October 28 and played in two games before being injured again. He was placed back on injured reserve on November 7 after suffering a torn Achilles in Week 9 and did not return to the roster that season.

After the 2023 season he was a free agent, but went unsigned.

Career statistics Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sack Int Yards Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yards TD 2016 IND 16 5 21 8 13 1.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2017 IND 13 1 14 5 9 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 IND 5 0 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 PHI 7 5 8 5 3 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 PHI 7 0 11 9 2 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 PHI 17 1 20 10 10 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career 65 12 80 42 38 9.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0