Calvin Ridley
Ridley's 2025 season is over — after fighting through an earlier hamstring issue, he suffered a broken fibula and will not return, closing the book on any startable role for the rest of the year.
Role
Prior to the injury, Ridley was Tennessee's most experienced outside receiver and typically played the bulk of first-team snaps, but rookie QB Cam Ward's erratic accuracy and a target-share split with Carnell Tate, Wan'Dale Robinson, and depth options Chimere Dike/Elic Ayomanor kept his usage inconsistent and his per-target production poor (roughly 20% target share but subpar yards-per-route-run and separation marks). With the fibula fracture, he is now off the field entirely for the remainder of the season, and the offense's target distribution shifts fully to Tate, Robinson, and the rest of the receiver room.
Before the injury, some analysts still viewed Ridley as the room's most talented and experienced route-runner who could see a scoring-touchdown spike in favorable matchups if quarterback play stabilized — moot now given the season-ending injury.
Even before this injury, the dominant view was that Ridley's efficiency had collapsed (poor separation, low yards per route run) due to shaky rookie quarterback play and increasing target competition, making him a marginal weekly option even when healthy; the fibula fracture now removes him from consideration entirely.
Where analysts split
There is broad agreement here — with a season-ending fibula fracture confirmed and no return expected, there is no meaningful debate left about his weekly role or outlook this year.
Research confidence: reported. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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