Devonte Wyatt

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Devonte Wyatt
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 95
PositionDefensive tackle
ClassSenior
MajorSociology
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-31) March 31, 1998 (age 23)
Decatur, Georgia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolTowers (Decatur)
Career highlights and awards
  • CFP National Champion (2021)
  • Second-team All-American (2021)
  • First-team All-SEC (2021)

Devonte Malik Wyatt is an American football defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Early life and high school[]

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]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		304 lb
(138 kg) 		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.77 s 29.0 in
(0.74 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
All values from NFL Combine[8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gamecocks D-line commit flips pledge to Georgia". The State. August 8, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "UGA football: Devonte Wyatt will not enroll at Georgia this year". The Telegraph. August 2, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "UGA football: Devonte Wyatt enrolled and practicing with Bulldogs". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Dasher, Anthony (February 5, 2018). "Meet the new kid: Devonte Wyatt". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Devonte Wyatt, D-line play are what set Georgia defense apart". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 22, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "UGA football spring wrap-up: Washington a big problem, Wyatt's encore, Ratledge emerges". Athens Banner-Herald. April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Georgia's Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean named to AP All-American First Team". Fox5Atlanta.com. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Devonte Wyatt Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Devonte Wyatt, Georgia, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

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