Desmond Ridder is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
He played college football at Cincinnati, where he was twice named AAC Offensive Player of the Year before being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Where did Desmond Ridder go to high school?
Ridder was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a 15-year-old mother and was raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended Holy Family Parochial before attending St. Xavier High School.
As a senior at St. Xavier, Ridder passed for 1,319 yards and nine touchdowns and also led the Tigers in rushing with 668 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named All-Metro.
He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and a three-star recruit by 24/7 Sports and committed to playing college football at the University of Cincinnati over an offer from Eastern Kentucky.
He received his scholarship offer from Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville following a tryout held on the morning of the Kentucky Oaks for offensive coordinator Zac Taylor during his junior year.
After Tuberville resigned during his senior year, new coach Luke Fickell honoured the offer and Ridder signed his National Letter of Intent.
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