Patrick Ricard

Patrick Ricard (born May 27, 1994), nicknamed "Pancake Pat", is an American professional football fullback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. Ricard was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted defensive end in 2017 and played both fullback and defensive end for the first three seasons of his career before becoming an offense-only player during the 2020 season. He spent nine years with the team before signing with the Giants in March 2026.

As of the 2025 NFL season, Ricard has been selected to six Pro Bowls and has been selected to two NFL All-Pro teams, once as a first-team All-Pro and once as a second-team All-Pro.

Early life Ricard played high school football at David Prouty High School in Spencer, Massachusetts, and was named the Central Massachusetts Division II Defensive MVP twice. He played in 11 games, all starts, in 2016, totaling 25 solo tackles, 25 tackle assists, 5.5 sacks, 1 pass breakup and 1 blocked kick. He garnered First-team All-CAA, ECAC Division I FCS First-team All-Star, STATS FCS Third-team All-American and New England Football Writers Division I All-New England Team recognition. Ricard played in 44 games during his college career, recording 208 total tackles, 18 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 2 blocked kicks.

Baltimore Ravens 2017 After going undrafted, Ricard signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 5, 2017. During the offseason, he spent time practicing on both offense and defense with the Ravens. During the preseason, he played defensive end and fullback. Ricard would replace veteran Kyle Juszczyk, who had signed with the San Francisco 49ers during free agency in the 2017 offseason, as the Ravens' fullback. He made the 53-man roster as the only fullback on the team. In Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins, he recorded a one-yard reception for the first catch of his NFL career. In Week 13 against the Detroit Lions, he recorded a three-yard reception for his first professional touchdown.

2018

In his second season, Ricard did not record any rushing or receiving statistics on offense. He recorded 4 tackles (one tackle for a loss) and a quarterback hit on defense. He played in 10 and started 2 games in his second season, playing 96 snaps on offense, 140 snaps on defense, and 45 snaps on special teams.

2019

In Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Dolphins, Ricard caught a one-yard touchdown pass, his lone touchdown of the season, from Lamar Jackson in a 59–10 blowout victory. In Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Ricard strip sacked Ryan Finley, his first sack and forced fumble of his career, with the ball being picked up by Tyus Bowser and returned 33 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens routed the Bengals 49–13. On December 3, 2019, Ricard signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens through the 2021 season. Nine days later in Week 15 against the New York Jets, Ricard partially blocked a 49-yard field goal attempt by Sam Ficken in a 42–21 win. On offense, Ricard finished the regular season with eight catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. On defense and special teams, he had nine tackles, one sack and forced fumble, one pass breakup, and the aforementioned blocked field goal. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl. Ricard played 342 offensive snaps, 140 defensive snaps, and 102 special teams snaps during the 2019 season.

2020 In 2020, Ricard did not record any snaps on defense for the first time in his professional career. Ricard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Ravens on November 27, 2020, and activated on December 7, 2020. On January 6, 2022, Ricard suffered a knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve. In 2020, Ricard had 1 rushing attempt for -1 yards and 9 receptions on 12 targets for 45 yards and a touchdown.

2021 In 2021, Ricard recorded 4 rushing yards on 2 attempts and caught 8 out of 13 targets for 63 yards and a touchdown.

2022 On March 21, 2022, Ricard signed a three-year contract extension with the Ravens. In 2022, Ricard would record a career-high 7 rushing attempts for 16 yards and a career high 11 receptions for 74 yards along with a tackle, which was the first tackle he had recorded since the 2019 season, his last season of regularly playing both offense and defense.

2023 In 2023 Ricard recorded 5 catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. In the offensive system of new Ravens' offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Ricard saw an increase in playing time at tight end and played a higher number of snaps at tight end than he did at fullback.

2024 In Week 4 of the 2024 NFL Season, Ricard scored a touchdown after recovering a fumble against the Buffalo Bills in a 35-10 win for the Ravens. He scored a receiving touchdown against the Denver Broncos during a 41-10 win in Week 9 on a three-yard reception.

2025 On March 11, 2025, Ricard re-signed with the Ravens on a one-year contract. He suffered a calf injury in training camp that kept him out of the first 6 games of the season, returning in week 7. On December 23rd he was named to his 6th Pro Bowl.

New York Giants On March 12, 2026, Ricard signed a two-year deal with the New York Giants, making him the highest paid fullback in the league.

NFL career statistics LegendBoldCareer high Regular season Offensive statistics Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgts Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2017 BAL 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 4 12 3.0 6 2 0 0 2018 BAL 10 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2019 BAL 16 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 8 47 5.9 10 1 0 0 2020 BAL 15 10 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 12 9 45 5.0 11 1 1 1 2021 BAL 13 11 2 4 2.0 2 0 13 8 63 7.9 22 1 0 0 2022 BAL 17 16 7 16 2.3 5 0 13 11 64 6.7 19 0 0 0 2023 BAL 17 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 5 52 10.4 28 1 0 0 2024 BAL 17 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 3 22 7.3 14 1 0 0 2025 BAL 11 5 1 3 3.0 3 0 2 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0Career 132 66 11 22 2.0 5 0 66 49 323 6.6 28 7 1 1 Defensive statistics Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty TFL FF FR Yds TD PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD 2017 BAL 16 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2018 BAL 10 2 4 2 2 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2019 BAL 16 7 9 8 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2022 BAL 17 16 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2024 BAL 17 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 76 31 19 14 5 1.0 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Postseason statistics Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgts Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2018 BAL 0 0 Did not play 2019 BAL 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2020 BAL 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 4 37 9.3 11 0 0 0 2022 BAL 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2023 BAL 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2024 BAL 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0Career 8 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 4 37 9.3 11 0 0 0