| Ralph Staten | |
| Number: | 41 |
| Position: | Linebacker / Defensive back |
| Birth Date: | December 3, 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Semmes, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 205 |
| High School: | Mobile (AL) Montgomery |
| College: | Alabama |
| Draftyear: | 1997 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 236 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Pfr: | StatRa20 |
Ralph Lahquan Staten (born December 3, 1974) is a former American football linebacker and defensive back. He played college football at Alabama before being selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.[1] He later also played for Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[2]
In the 1995 Alabama season, Staten had three interceptions including one against Ole Miss returned 61 yards for a touchdown. He was named to the 1996 All-SEC football team after a 12 sack season. Staten wore number 41 for the Crimson Tide, a hallowed number at Alabama also worn by former All-Americans Courtney Upshaw, Roman Harper, and Vaughn Mancha[3]
On December 4, 2013, Staten was arrested in George County, Mississippi, following a high-speed chase with the police.[4] He was charged with driving under the influence, and was also being considered a "person of interest" in connection to a missing person case in George County, according to authorities.[5] A white man, Welford Lee "Pork Chop" McCarty, was later convicted of the missing man's murder.[6]