 Ransom talking to press ahead of the2025 CFP National Championship | |
| No. 22 – Carolina Panthers | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2002-07-16)July 16, 2002 (age 23) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Salpointe Catholic(Tucson, Arizona) |
| College | Ohio State (2020–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: 4th round, 122nd overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Lathan Ransom (born July 16, 2002) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOhio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Panthers in the fourth round of the2025 NFL draft.
Ransom attendedSalpointe Catholic High School inTucson, Arizona. He was selected to play in the 2020All-American Bowl. He committed toOhio State University to play college football.[1][2]
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 the2022 Rose Bowl, he suffered a broken leg.[3][4] Ransom returned from the injury in time for the 2022 season.[5][6] He was one of 12 semi-finalists for theJim Thorpe Award.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.53 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.26 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 20 reps | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Ransom was selected by theCarolina Panthers in the fourth round (122nd overall) at the2025 NFL draft.[11]
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