Ralph Staten

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. He later also played for Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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

On December 4, 2013, Staten was arrested in George County, Mississippi, following a high-speed chase with the police. 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. A white man, Welford Lee "Pork Chop" McCarty, was later convicted of the missing man's murder.