Ricky Lee

Ricky Lee III (born June 11, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Central Eagles before transferring to the North Carolina A&T Aggies. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers after the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life and education Lee was born on June 11, 1999, and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Robert E. Lee High School—now Riverside High School–in his hometown, playing football and basketball; he was a first-team all-district selection at offensive tackle in football. Lee transferred to rival North Carolina A&T after the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Lee's first season at North Carolina A&T, he started all 11 games and had the second-most snaps played among their offensive linemen with 648. He remained a starter for his senior season in 2022 and was named second-team All-Big South Conference.

Carolina Panthers After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Lee was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent, being one of the few players from a historically black college (HBCU) around the league and the only one on the Panthers. He made the team's final roster, being one of only two of the team's undrafted rookies to make the squad as well as one of only 20 HBCU players to make their team's initial roster. He appeared in a total of six games in the 2024 season, being used exclusively on specials teams while seeing action on 24 snaps.

On August 27, 2024, Lee was waived by the Panthers.

Minnesota Vikings On August 29, 2024, Lee signed with the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad. He was released on September 17.

Cleveland Browns On September 25, 2024, Lee was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. He was released by the Browns on October 8.

New York Giants On December 23, 2024, Lee was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.

Arlington Renegades On January 14, 2025, Lee signed with the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL).

Jacksonville Jaguars On August 1, 2025, Lee was signed by his hometown Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts. The following day, Lee was re-signed to the team's practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with Jacksonville on January 12, 2026.