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Jahvaree Ritzie

Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings · #96.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Defensive End
Number: 96
Born: Jan 31, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Kernersville, NC, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 290 lbs
College: North Carolina
Experience: 1 season
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

Jahvaree Ritzie (born January 31, 2003) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jahvaree Ritzie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ritzie attended Robert B. Glenn High School in Kernersville, North Carolina. He was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels over other schools such as Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio State, and Tennessee.

College career

In his first three collegiate seasons from 2021 to 2023, Ritzie appeared in 39 games for the Tar Heels, where he totaled 98 tackles with five being for a loss, two and a half sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble, for North Carolina. In the 2024 season opener, he notched three sacks in a win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) defensive lineman of the week. In week 9, Ritzie intercepted a pass which he returned 84 yards for a touchdown, while also notching a tackle for a loss and a sack, in a win over the Virginia Cavaliers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jahvaree Ritzie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹