Luke Wattenberg | |
Currentteam: | Denver Broncos |
Number: | 60 |
Position: | Center |
Birth Date: | 10 September 1997 |
Birth Place: | Trabuco Canyon, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 300 |
High School: | JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, California) |
College: | Washington (2016–2021) |
Draftyear: | 2022 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 171 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Statseason: | 2024 |
Statweek: | 12 |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 31 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 9 |
Pfr: | WattLu00 |
Luke Wattenberg (born September 10, 1997) is an American professional football center for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and was drafted by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.[1]
Wattenberg was ranked as a fourstar recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Washington on April 15, 2015, over offers from USC, Utah, and Washington State.[3]
Wattenberg was drafted by the Denver Broncos with the 171st pick in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.[4]
After spending his first two seasons as a backup interior offensive lineman, Wattenberg became the Broncos' starting center ahead of the 2024 season.[5]
On October 12, 2024, Wattenberg was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders.[6] He was activated on November 9.
Wattenberg was born in Trabuco Canyon, California to a father of Norwegian descent and a mother of Korean descent.[7]