Devonte Wyatt Explained

Devonte Wyatt
Current Team:Green Bay Packers
Number:95
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:31 March 1998
Birth Place:Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:304
High School:Towers
(Decatur, Georgia)
Draftyear:2022
Draftround:1
Draftpick:28
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:51
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:7.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:1
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:1
Pfr:W/WyatDe00

Devonte Malik Wyatt (born March 31, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early years

Wyatt grew up in Decatur, Georgia and attended Towers High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at South Carolina before de-committing in favor of Georgia.[1] Wyatt was ruled academically ineligible to play at Georgia and did not enroll.[2]

College career

Wyatt began his collegiate career at Hutchinson Community College in order to meet the academic requirements to play Division I football. As a freshman, he had 30 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks.[3] Wyatt qualified academically to enroll at Georgia after his freshman season.[4]

Wyatt was part of Georgia's defensive line rotation as a sophomore and as a junior. As a senior, Wyatt started all ten of Georgia's games and had 25 tackles, two tackles for loss, and 14 quarterback hurries.[5] After considering entering the 2021 NFL draft, he decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Georgia for a fifth season.[6] Wyatt was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the league's coaches and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press in the 2021 season.[7] On January 15, 2022, Wyatt declared for the 2022 NFL draft.[8]

Professional career

Wyatt was selected with the 28th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2022 NFL Draft.[9] On May 6, 2022, he signed his rookie contract.[10]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Season Team GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
GB16 0 15 9 8 1.5 1 0 1
GB17 5 36 18 18 5.5 0 1 0
Total33 5 51 26 25 7.0 1 1 1
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Season Team GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
GB2 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kornblut . Phil . August 8, 2016 . Gamecocks D-line commit flips pledge to Georgia . December 29, 2021 . The State.
  2. Web site: Williams . Philip . August 2, 2017 . UGA football: Devonte Wyatt will not enroll at Georgia this year . December 29, 2021 . The Telegraph.
  3. Web site: Butt . Jason . Wyatt enrolls and is practicing with Bulldogs . . 2017-12-20 . 2024-07-29.
  4. Web site: Dasher . Anthony . February 5, 2018 . Meet the new kid: Devonte Wyatt . December 29, 2021 . Rivals.com.
  5. Web site: Towers . Chip . April 22, 2021 . Devonte Wyatt, D-line play are what set Georgia defense apart . December 29, 2021 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  6. Web site: April 20, 2021 . UGA football spring wrap-up: Washington a big problem, Wyatt's encore, Ratledge emerges . December 29, 2021 . Athens Banner-Herald.
  7. Web site: December 13, 2021 . Georgia's Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean named to AP All-American First Team . December 30, 2021 . Fox5Atlanta.com.
  8. Web site: Reno . Harrison . Devonte Wyatt Says Goodbye to Georgia . Sports Illustrated . 2022-01-16 . 2024-07-29.
  9. Web site: April 28, 2022 . 2022 NFL Draft: Packers select Georgia DL Devonte Wyatt in first round, No. 28 overall . April 28, 2022 . packers.com.
  10. Web site: Packers sign seven draft picks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220506215231/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-seven-draft-picks-x9454 . May 6, 2022 . May 6, 2022 . packers.com.