Unfortunately, the NFL does not keep official statistics on blocking, so Jon's worth to the team remains underestimated by the available stats.

First NFL touchdown: 11/22/00 @ Denver on Monday Night Football
Single Game Highs:
Rushes: 2 (9/12/99) @ G.B.
Rushing Yards: 14 (11/15/98) @ SEA
Longest Rush: 14 (11/15/98) @ SEA
Receptions: 8 (1/2/00) @ K.C.
Receiving Yards: 51 (9/6/98) @ K.C.
Longest Reception: 31 (9/6/98) @ K.C.

Career Receiving Touchdowns:
11/22/99 @ DEN
9/09/01 @ KC
11/05/01 vs DEN

2001 Season: Saw action at fullback in 15 league games with 10 starts...Tied for fifth on the team in receptions with Jerry Porter, both catching 19...Finished fifth on the team in receiving yards with 154...Averaged 8.1 yards per catch with a long of 17 and two touchdowns...At Kansas City (9/3) in the season-opener, he saw action at fullback making two catches for 25 yards with a long of 15 and a touchdown to take the lead...At Philadelphia (10/28), he started at fullback and blocked for a 202-yard rushing performance...Caught two passes for 15 yards...Against Denver (11/5), he tied a season-high in receptions with three for 11 yards and one touchdown...The next week at Seattle (11/11), he tied his season-high three receptions for 43 yards, another season-high...Had a long catch of 17 yards, a season-best...Against San Diego, he started at fullback pulling in three passes for 26 yards with a long of 15...Caught at least one pass in nine games...Started at fullback in the AFC Wild Card Game against the New York Jets (1/6)...Blocked for a 215-yard team rushing performance which accounted for two touchdowns...Caught one pass for 11 yards...In the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, he started at fullback and also played on special teams.

2000 Season: Saw action in 13 league games with 12 starts at fullback...Helped block for the top rushing team in the NFL averaging 154.4 yards per game...Finished fifth on the team in receptions with 26 for 173 yards and a long reception of 17 yards...In the season opener against San Diego (9/3), he pulled in two passes for 30 yards and a team-high 17-yarder...Had a team-high seven receptions at Kansas City (10/15) for 48 yards...Also saw action on special teams...Did not play in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against Miami (1/6)...Saw action at fullback in the AFC Championship Game against Baltimore (1/15), grabbing one reception for six yards...Also saw action on special teams making one tackle.

1999 Season: Saw action in all 16 league games, starting at fullback in 13 contests...Finished second on team in receptions with 45...Also finished fourth on the team in receiving yards with 408...Carried the ball five times for 12 yards on the year with a long run of five yards...Scored first touchdown of NFL career on Monday Night Football (11/22) at Denver compiling 42 yards receiving on four catches with a long of 20 yards, a touchdown.

1998 Season: Active for 15 league games as rookie with 11 starts, inactive for one game due to injury...Led backfield and ranked fourth on Raiders in receiving with 29 catches for 225 yards and added 23 yards on nine carries rushing...caught two passes for season-high 51 yards during season opener against Kansas City on September 6...Posted season-high in catches with six for 27 yards the following week versus the N.Y. Giants...Raiders third round (63rd player taken) pick in 1998.

The 1997 Season (Stanford): Carried the ball 17 times for 95 yards (5.6 ypc) while also catching nine passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns ... He shared the starting fullback assignment with Greg Comella ... Scored on an 11-yard pass play from Chad Hutchinson in game #2 at North Carolina ... His other TD came on a nine-yard pass from Hutchinson vs. Oregon ... His longest run of the season was a 24-yarder vs. Arizona State ... Named First-Team Academic All-Pacific-10 Conference.

The 1996 Season (Stanford): Jon began the year as an inside linebacker, but was switched back to fullback - his original position - prior to the start of the season ... Moved from fullback to inside linebacker during the spring and was expected to play a key role for the Cardinal at ILB in '96 ... But, when injuries to two fullbacks occurred during fall camp, Ritchie was moved back to fullback ... He then suffered a serious hamstring injury and was limited during fall camp and into the first few weeks of the season ... After receiving some playing time in the season opener vs. Utah, Ritchie strained the other hamstring and was lost for the next week ... He did not play at 100 percent in any game during the season ... He did, however, show flashes of his ability... For the season, he rushed nine times for 27 yards and one TD and caught four passes for 26 yards and another touchdown ... He had seven carries for 24 yards and one TD vs. Washington State in game 10 and a five-yard touchdown reception vs. Cal in the Big Game ... In the Sun Bowl, he had five receptions for 37 yards, including a eight-yard TD pass from Chad Hutchinson.

1993 and 1994 (Michigan): Slated to be Michigan's starting fullback in 1995 had he remained in Ann Arbor ... During his two seasons, he gained 120 yards on 33 carries and scored two touchdowns while catching two passes for 13 yards ... Career best game was vs. Purdue in 1993 when he carried nine times for 36 yards and one TD ... Named Academic All-Big-10 in 1994.

High School: Gained 5,017 all-purpose yards, including 4,062 rushing and 68 touchdowns and rushed for 1,925 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior year to lead Cumberland Valley to the Pennsylvania State Championship. Ritchie also lettered in track and field as shot putter and discus thrower and was a member of the National Honor Society.