Lathan Ransom

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| current_team = Carolina Panthers

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|16}}

| birth_place = Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

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| weight_lb = 206

| high_school = Salpointe Catholic {{nowrap|(Tucson, Arizona)}}

| college = Ohio State (2020–2024)

| draftyear = 2025

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 122

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Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)

| status = Unsigned draft pick

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CFP national champion (2024)
First-team All-Big Ten (2024)

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Lathan Ransom (born July 16, 2002) is an American professional football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

Ransom attended Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona. He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Obert |first=Richard |title=Salpointe 4-star safety Lathan Ransom commits to Ohio State Buckeyes |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/recruiting/2019/07/16/salpointe-safety-lathan-ransom-commits-ohio-state-buckeyes-football/1744506001/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Andrew Lind |title=2020 Arizona 4-Star S Lathan Ransom Commits To Ohio State – Buckeye Sports Bulletin |url=https://www.buckeyesports.com/2020-arizona-4-star-s-lathan-ransom-commits-to-ohio-state/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |language=en-US}}

College career

As a freshman at Ohio State in 2020, Ransom played in seven games and had six tackles. As a sophomore in 2021, he played in 13 games and had 38 tackles and one sack. In the 2022 Rose Bowl, he suffered a broken leg.{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Joey |title=Ohio State football DB Lathan Ransom to be 'ready to roll' for preseason training camp |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/07/27/lathan-ransom-ready-roll-ohio-state-football-camp/10156201002/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Spears |first=Justin |title=Tucson's Lathan Ransom on the mend, 'in good spirits' after breaking leg in Rose Bowl |url=https://tucson.com/sports/local/tucsons-lathan-ransom-on-the-mend-in-good-spirits-after-breaking-leg-in-rose-bowl/article_11f8723a-f7e0-11ec-a000-d36d58991d4c.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}} Ransom returned from the injury in time for the 2022 season.{{Cite web |title=Back from broken leg, Lathan Ransom ready to make impact at Ohio State |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/08/24/ohio-state-football-safety-lathan-ransom-recovered-broken-leg-buckeye/65416026007/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stephen Means |first=cleveland com |date=2022-08-24 |title=Inside the 'unseen hours and unrequired work' by Ohio State football's Lathan Ransom while overcoming 'traumatizing' injury |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/08/inside-the-unseen-hours-and-unrequired-work-by-ohio-state-footballs-lathan-ransom-to-back-on-the-field-after-traumatizing-injury.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=cleveland |language=en}} He was one of 12 semi-finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award.{{Cite web |last=Moles |first=Braden |title=Lathan Ransom Named Semifinalist For Thorpe Award – Buckeye Sports Bulletin |url=https://www.buckeyesports.com/lathan-ransom-named-semifinalist-for-thorpe-award/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |language=en-US}}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

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| height in = 0 1/4

| weight = 206

| dash = 4.53

| ten split = 1.57

| twenty split = 2.65

| shuttle = 4.26

| vertical = 36.5

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 1

| bench = 20

| arm span = 30 1/2

| hand span = 8 1/2

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/lathan-ransom/32005241-4e76-9272-7c58-09cd401942a2 |title=Lathan Ransom Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1044831&DraftYear=2025 |title=Lathan Ransom College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2025/03/155479/buckeye-pro-day-central-results-videos-sights-and-sounds-from-ohio-state-s-2025-pro-day |title=Workout Results From Ohio State's Pro Day |website=ElevenWarriors.com |access-date=April 15, 2025}}

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Ransom was selected in the fourth round (122nd pick) by the Carolina Panthers at the 2025 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=With the No. 122 overall pick, the Panthers pick safety Lathan Ransom |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/with-the-no-122-overall-pick-the-panthers-pick-safety-lathan-ransom |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.panthers.com |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/lathan-ransom/ Ohio State Buckeyes bio]

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona

Category:American football safeties

Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players

Category:2002 births

Category:Carolina Panthers players