Lester Ray Ricard, Jr. (born December 11, 1983) is a former college and professional American and Canadian football quarterback.

In football, as a senior, he passed for 2,421 yards and 23 touchdowns, led his team to the semi-finals of the Class 3A playoffs, was named the District's Most Valuable Player, earned All-America honors from Parade Magazine, was a SuperPrep All-American, and named as a third-team All-South selection by BorderWars.

[3] The Jazz played only two games during the league's abortive 2011 season, with Ricard leading the team to two victories.

After the Jazz franchise was mothballed, Ricard signed with Team Louisiana of the Exclusive Football League.

On March 20, 2014, Ricard was named head football coach at St. Martin's High School in Metairie, Louisiana.