Giovanni Ricci

2023 | CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Appeared in five games, recording one catch for two yards.

2023 | CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Appeared in five games, recording one catch for two yards.

2022 | CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Saw action in 15 games with three starts, posting eight catches for 100 yards.
• Totaled nine special teams tackles.

2021 | CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Played in 16 games, mainly on special teams and at fullback.

2020 | CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Spent season on practice squad.

COLLEGE - WESTERN MICHIGAN

• Spent four seasons at Western Michigan, totaling 98 career receptions for 1,114 yards and 11 touchdowns.
• Played wide receiver for two seasons before transitioning to tight end in 2018.
• Started all 13 games as a senior in 2019, catching 51 passes for 642 yards and eight touchdowns.
• Notched 35 passes for 392 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games (three starts) as a junior.
• Recorded 12 catches for 80 yards in six games (five starts), before suffering season-ending injury vs. Buffalo (10/7/17).
• Saw action in 14 games, primarily on special teams, totaling five tackles and one fumble recovery.

HONORS

• First-Team All-MAC (2019)
• Third-Team All-MAC (2018)
• Academic All-MAC (2016-19)

PREP - LOVELAND (OHIO)

• Played four seasons at Loveland High School in Loveland, Ohio, at wide receiver.
• Helped the Tigers to a 15-0 record and 2013 OHSAA Division II State Championship title as a junior.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of Tony and Deb Ricci.
• Has a sister, Jamie, who is married to former MLB outfielder, Adam Engel.
• Majored in finance at Western Michigan.