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Ed Dickson was selected by the Ravens in the third round (70th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Career

• Has 65 receptions for 680 yards and 6 TDs
• Established career highs with 10 receptions (tied for third most in franchise history) for 79 yards and 2 TDs at Sea. (11/13/11)
• Dickson’s 10 receptions at Sea. (11/13/11) are a Ravens’ regular season record by a TE
• Pulled in his first-career TD reception (34-yarder) vs. NO (12/19/10)
• Started his first-career game vs. Buf. (10/24/10)

2011: (16/16, 2/2) Set career highs in every category, finishing third on the team with 54 receptions for 528 yards and 5 TDs

• Established career highs with 10 receptions (tied for third most in franchise history) for 79 yards and 2 TDs in game 9 at Sea. (11/13)...The 10 catches set a Ravens’ single-game receptions record by a TE
• Led the team with 4 receptions for 45 yards in the 34-17 victory in game 4 vs. NYJ (10/2)
• Tied for second on the team with a career-high-tying 5 receptions for 51 yards, part of a Ravens’ franchise-record 553 total yards, in the 37-7 victory in game 3 at STL (9/25)
• Started and established career highs with a team-leading 5 receptions for 59 yards and a TD in the 35-7 victory in the season opener vs. Pit. (9/11)...Ravens posted 385 total yards and 4 TDs against the Steelers
• Totaled 3 receptions for 37 yards in two playoff games
• Pulled in 2 receptions for 23 yards, part of a Ravens’ postseason franchise-record 398 yards in the AFC Championship at NE (1/22/12)       

2010: (15/3, 2/1) Grabbed 11 receptions for 152 yards and a TD...Also posted 3 special teams tackles

• Started and netted 2 receptions for 33 yards, including his first-career TD reception (a 34-yard catch and run), in the 30-24 victory in game 14 vs. NO (12/19)
• Started his first-career game and hauled in 1 reception for 5 yards a 37-34 overtime victory in game 7 vs. Buf. (10/24)
• Pulled in a career-long 58-yard reception in the 31-17 victory in game 5 vs. Den. (10/10)
• Pulled in his first-career reception (17 yards) in game 2 at Cin. (9/19)
• Saw action in his first-career game, but did not record a catch in the season opener at NYJ (9/13)...Dickson and his fiance, Ashley Swartz, welcomed their first child, Trey Michael James Dickson, on the night of his first NFL game
• Pulled in 1 reception for 2 yards in two postseason games, including his first-career playoff start in the Divisional Playoff Game at Pit. (1/15/11)

College: Started 39 of his 52 games played, including all 13 in each of his final three seasons at Oregon...Finished his career with 124 catches  for 1,557 yards (12.6 avg.) and 12 TDs (receptions and receiving yard totals both rank first among TEs in Oregon history) Named a consensus first-team All-Pac-10 selection and was also selected as a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award (nation’s top TE)…Placed third on the 2009 Elite Performer, College Football Performance Awards list as a TE...Started every game, ranking second for the Ducks with 42 receptions, posting a career-high 551 yards (13.1 avg.) and 6 TDs...His 551 receiving yards were a single-season school record among TEs...Named a second-team All-Pac 10 selection after finishing second on the team with 508 receiving yards (14.5 avg.) and fourth with 35 receptions, adding 3 TDs as a junior in 2008...Tallied at least 70 receiving yards in five games and at least 5 receptions in four different contests...In his first season as a starter, set the Oregon single-season record among TEs with his 43 receptions as a sophomore in 2007...Also posted 453 receiving yards (10.5 avg.), more than any Ducks’ TE in the previous three seasons combined, adding 3 TDs...Played along  the D-line in the fall after team injury concerns called for added depth as a sophomore in 2006 and registered 10 tackles through the first nine contests, before moving back to the offensive side of the ball...Redshirted as a true freshman in 2005...Majored in family and human services.

High School, Personal: Was named a SuperPrep All-American, PrepStar All-Region honoree and an All-CIF selection at Bellflower (CA) HS...Received a four-star rating from Scout.com and was ranked the nation’s sixth-best TE prospect by SuperPrep...Honored by the Los Angeles Times at both TE and as “Lineman of the Year” on its All-Region Football Team...Earned Best in the West honorable mention accolades by the Long Beach Press-Telegram...A four year-starter, he led his team on both sides of the ball in receptions (28 for 400 yards and 6 TDs) and sacks (10) as a senior...Recorded 11 punts with a 45.4-yard average, landing five inside the 20...Also played basketball.

community: Supports Ravens team and player charitable initiatives, including the Countdown to Kickoff BBQ, A Purple Evening, the Ravens’ annual women’s event at M&T Bank Stadium, and the annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party, which benefits the Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake...Joined teammates and local coaches at the annual Worldwide Day of Play/Hispanic Heritage Month football clinic to teach predominantly Hispanic children the fundamentals of football (Sept. 2011)..In Nov. 2011, Dickson participated in the kickoff event at Giant Food for the Ravens’ November Food Collection efforts...Joined teammates and the Lady Ravens Association at the annual Helping Up Mission Coat Distribution in Baltimore (Dec. 2011).