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]