Ricky Whittle (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ricky Whittle

| number = 23, 14

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|21}}

| birth_place = Fresno, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Edison
(Fresno, California)

| college = Oregon

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 103

| pastteams ={{cite web |title=Ricky Whittle |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/whit21700.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=10 October 2024}}

• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Tennessee Oilers ({{NFL Year|1998}})*
• Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|1999}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1995)
• 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1994, 1995)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 52

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 2.6

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 26

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 162

| pfr = WhitRi00

}}

Ricky Jerome Whittle (born December 21, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, earning second-team All-American as an all-purpose player in 1995. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 9

| weight = 200

| arm span = 30 1/8

| hand span = 9 1/4

}}