Ridley recorded five receptions on nine targets for 84 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Chargers.
Ridley increased his production with Mason Rudolph under center across the past three games, but he managed his best performance of the season with Will Levis back under center. He began the contest in impressive form by catching a deep 41-yard touchdown on the Titans' opening possession after he broke free from coverage over the middle of the field. Ridley's second score came in garbage time, but he still easily paced the Titans in targets, receptions and yards. His production could be volatile to close the campaign, but his ability to produce with Levis back under center was encouraging.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Bust Alert
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Ridley has played well the past two games since DeAndre Hopkins was traded to Kansas City, and we'll see if he can keep it up in a tough matchup with the Chargers in Week 10. I'm a little skeptical since the Chargers are No. 6 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and I would only start Ridley in three-receiver leagues. In his past two games, Ridley has 23 targets for 15 catches and 216 yards, and he scored at least 12.3 PPR points in each outing against the Lions and Patriots. Will Levis (shoulder) could return for the Titans in Week 10, and that's a downgrade for Ridley since only has one game this season with more than eight PPR points with Levis under center. It's great that Ridley has stepped up with Hopkins gone, but I don't want to fully trust Ridley in all leagues against Los Angeles.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Keeps momentum
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Ridley recorded five receptions (on eight targets) for 73 yards in Sunday's 20-17 overtime win over the Patriots.
Ridley remained a focal point of the Tennessee offense and now has drawn at least eight targets in four consecutive games. His production in that span has varied widely, though he managed a 25-yard gain early in the second quarter while also accounting for 30 yards on two catches on Tennessee's game-winning drive in overtime. While he hasn't scored since Week 2 and has only one 100-yard performance for the season, Ridley's production generally has trended positively as the campaign has progressed.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Churns out full practice
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Ridley (shoulder) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, John Glennon of NashvillePost.com reports.
Ridley's return to a full practice a day after sitting out Wednesday's session indicating that his shoulder injury won't be anything that keeps him from playing this Sunday against the Patriots. The 29-year-old wideout has endured a tough first season in Tennessee, but he turned in his best game to date in the Titans' 52-14 loss to Detroit this past Sunday, when he recorded 10 catches for 143 yards on 15 targets. Ridley generated the big line while Mason Rudolph was under center for Tennessee, but the veteran receiver could be operating in Week 9 with Will Levis (shoulder) as his quarterback. Levis has missed the Titans' last two games and remains a limited participant in practice, but head coach Brian Callahan has suggested that the starting job will belong to Levis once he's fully healthy.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Held out with shoulder injury
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Ridley missed Wednesday's practice with a shoulder injury.
Ridley handled an 80 percent snap share and a 92 percent route share in Sunday's 52-14 loss at Detroit, catching 10 of 15 targets for 143 yards. The Titans have offered no indication that his shoulder injury is serious, but another absence from practice Thursday would create some doubt about Ridley's availability for a home game against the Patriots this Sunday. Out of his 326 receiving yards this season, 36.2 percent came in the first quarter of the blowout loss to Detroit.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Finally gets on track
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Ridley recorded 10 receptions on 15 targets for 143 yards in Sunday's 52-14 loss to the Lions.
The Titans have been doing everything they can to get Ridley the ball, but he entered Sunday's game with only three catches across 17 targets over the last two games. His outlook brightened in Sunday's loss thanks to big gains of 47 and 26 yards, and he showed at least some modest rapport with Mason Rudolph. Given the state of the Titans' offense, it's difficult to trust Ridley moving forward despite Sunday's positive outcome.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Cleared to face Lions
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Ridley (foot) practiced fully Friday and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Lions.
Ridley's status was looking iffy after consecutive absences from practice Wednesday and Thursday, but he has gained clearance to suit up for an enticing matchup with a Detroit defense that's allowing the most yards per game in the league to wide receivers. Ridley has caught only five of 23 targets over his last four games, but he'll be the clear No. 1 option in Tennessee's receiving corps after DeAndre Hopkins was traded to Kansas City earlier in the week.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Back at practice
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Ridley (foot) returned to practice Friday, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
Ridley didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, so his presence at Friday's session is a good sign ahead of Sunday's game against the Lions. The Titans' upcoming injury report is destined to reveal whether Ridley heads into the weekend with an injury designation or cleared to face Detroit.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Still not practicing
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Ridley (foot) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Ridley missed Wednesday's practice, so what the wideout is able to do Friday will be pivotal with regard to his chances of playing against the Lions on Sunday. With DeAndre Hopkins having been traded to the Chiefs, Ridley has a chance to pick up the pace in terms of his production in the coming weeks, but first he'll need to move past his foot issue.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Misses practice with foot injury
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Ridley sat out Wednesday's practice with a foot injury, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Ridley handled his usual workload in a 34-10 loss at Buffalo on Sunday, leading the Titans in targets (nine) and route share (77 percent) but catching just three passes for 42 yards. With the Titans trading DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs on Wednesday, Ridley could end up drawing a few more targets, although volume has been the least of his problems in what's been a dismal Tennessee offense through six games.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Shows mild improvement
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Ridley recorded three receptions on nine targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 34-10 loss to the Bills.
Ridley voiced frustration following a Week 6 loss during which he failed to record a reception on eight targets. He remained highly inefficient in Sunday's loss, though he did manage his highest yardage since Week 2. Even with strong opportunity on a weekly basis, Ridley will be unreliable until the Titans' offense shows some signs of improvement.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: WRs to Sit
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There could be a squeaky wheel game coming for Ridley after he complained about his targets in Week 6 against Indianapolis, but he got eight targets and didn't record a catch. Part of that is how bad Will Levis is playing this season, but Ridley is also not performing well. For the season, Ridley has one game with more than 8.0 PPR points, and he combined for 5.3 PPR points in his past three games against Green Bay, Miami and the Colts. There's little reason to trust Ridley right now heading into Week 7 at Buffalo, and I wouldn't start him in three-receiver leagues.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Comes up empty on eight targets
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Ridley failed to come up with any of his eight targets and rushed once for nine yards in the Titans' 20-17 loss to the Colts on Sunday.
Ridley logged a team-high target total but somehow failed to come up with any of the passes thrown his way. The veteran is mired in a forgettable three-game stretch during which he's posted a combined 2-14 line on 14 targets, and Will Levis' failure to develop any consistent rapport with the valued offseason addition could help spur a quarterback change to Mason Rudolph ahead of a Week 7 road matchup against the Bills.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Sleeper WRs
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Ridley has been a terrible Fantasy receiver this season with one game over 8.0 PPR points, but he has a great matchup in Week 6 against the Colts, who are No. 8 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. I like Ridley and DeAndre Hopkins as No. 3 Fantasy options this week since Indianapolis has allowed three pairs of receivers (Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins in Week 1, Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore in Week 3, and Brian Thomas Jr. and Christian Kirk in Week 5) to each score at least 12.8 PPR points in the same game.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Second straight dud Week 4
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Ridley caught one of three targets for five yards and added a 10-yard rush in Monday's 31-12 win over the Dolphins.
Ridley was a non-factor for a second consecutive game. After starting his Titans tenure with 137 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown through two games, Ridley has just 24 total yards in the last two games heading into a Week 5 bye. Ridley will try to get back on track Week 6 against the Colts, though it remains to be seen if he'll be catching passes from Will Levis (shoulder) or Mason Rudolph, the latter of whom had 85 passing yards after replacing the injured Levis in the first quarter Monday.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Two catches in preseason finale
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Ridley caught two of three targets for 39 yards in Sunday's 30-27 preseason win over the Saints.
Ridley and the rest of Tennessee's first-team offense played the first two drives. After signing a four-year, $92 million contract with the Titans in March, Ridley's expected to work as the top target for second-year quarterback Will Levis in the regular season. Ridley's healthy heading into the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the Bears, but it remains to be seen if fellow starting wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (knee) will recover in time to suit up Week 1.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Makes splash play in TEN debut
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Ridley had one reception off of two targets for 22 yards in Saturday's 17-13 preseason win over the 49ers.
Ridley was able to rip off a big gain with his new club when he took a short pass and made a couple of defenders miss in the open field. The 30-year-old wound up seeing two of starting quarterback Will Levis' five targets in the exhibition win. The Titans were without the services of DeAndre Hopkins (knee) on Saturday, and Hopkins is expected to miss at least a few more weeks with a knee injury. Ridley handled the No. 1 wideout role in the veteran's stead, but he figures to start alongside Nuk once the latter is cleared to return.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: Working on rapport with Levis
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Titans head coach Brian Callahan said Wednesday that the deep-ball relationship between Ridley and quarterback Will Levis needs improvement, John Glennon of NashvillePost.com reports.
It's not time to panic this early in camp, as Levis has had relatively few reps as a pro and Ridley is new to Tennessee. However, the report still raises some concern, because Ridley was among the league leaders in deep targets and air yards last season. Meanwhile, Levis led the league in air yards per attempt. That combination suggests that the duo should be productive on deep shots down the field. Callahan noted that the two are working hard to get on the same page, including watching game film of other quarterbacks and wide receivers around the league.
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Titans' Calvin Ridley: May be used like Ja'Marr Chase
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Titans coach Brian Callahan told ESPN's Kevin Clark that he envisions Ridley's role as being "very similar" to what Ja'Marr Chase did for the Bengals.
Chase is bigger, stronger and probably also faster, not to mention he has Joe Burrow throwing him the ball rather than Will Levis. Still, it's promising that Callahan -- the former offensive coordinator in Cincinnati -- hopes to have Ridley mimic Chase's usage, as the 2021 fifth overall pick got a lot of easy receptions the past two years, including 35 targets behind the line of scrimmage in 2023 (tied for second most among WRs). Ridley saw eight passes behind the line last season in Jacksonville and got only 22 percent of his targets between the numbers, whereas Chase drew 44 percent of his looks in the middle part of the field. The Titans do have other solid options for screens and quick passes, however, with Ridley joined by DeAndre Hopkins and Treylon Burks at wide receiver, tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo and running backs Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard.
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Jaguars' Calvin Ridley: Deciding between Jags and Pats
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Ridley's current contract negotiations have narrowed down to the Jaguars and Patriots as two potential landing spots, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.
Ridley would reportedly prefer to return to Jacksonville, per Adam Schefter of ESPN, but New England appears to be making a strong push for his services. The 29-year-old wideout managed a 76-1,016-8 receiving line across 17 regular-season games with the Jaguars in 2023, his first NFL action since 2021, and it's possible that another offseason to build chemistry with Trevor Lawrence could allow Ridley to truly become the No. 1 option he was billed as last season. In New England, Ridley would immediately step up as the top dog with JuJu Smith-Schuster (ankle) and Kendrick Bourne (knee) ready to operate as complementary options, but potentially have his fantasy ceiling capped by having to pair with either Jacoby Brissett or a rookie, should the Patriots select one in April's draft, under center.
