Derek Wolfe
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Wolfe playing for the Denver Broncos in 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 24, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Negley, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Beaver Local High School | ||||||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Derek Wolfe (born February 24, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Cincinnati. He was selected 36th overall by the Broncos in the 2012 NFL Draft.[1]
Early life
Wolfe is from the rural town of Negley, Ohio, which is near the state line with Pennsylvania.[2] He attended Beaver Local High School in East Liverpool Ohio.[3]
Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,[4] Wolfe was a standout at Beaver Local High School and is the only player in the school's history ever to be drafted by the NFL.
College career
Wolfe played four years (2008-2011) at Cincinnati. He accumulated 162 total tackles, 37 tackles for loss, and 19.5 sacks during his tenure.
He was named Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.[5]
He is the first Beaver Local graduate to get drafted and the first Mahoning Valley native selected this year.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||
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| 6 ft 5 in | 295 lb | 33¼ in | 10¾ in | 5.01 s | N/A s | N/A s | 4.44 s | 7.26 s | 33½ in | 9 ft 0 in | 33 reps | N/A | |||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
Wolfe was selected 36th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. In his professional debut, a preseason game against the Chicago Bears on 9 August 2012, he finished with 2 sacks and 3 tackles.
In his first NFL game in the regular season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he came out with 3 tackles and a sack for a loss of 9 yards.
Wolfe finished his rookie season with 40 tackles, 6 sacks, and 2 passes defensed. His 6 sacks were third most on the team, behind Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil.
Wolfe had a tough sophomore season. In a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Wolfe suffered a spinal cord injury and was carted off the field. That, along with two bouts of food poisoning, led to him losing 20 pounds, and he was therefore not as productive on the field. On November 29, Wolfe suffered a seizure on the bus ride to the airport for their Kansas City Chiefs matchup. (After the season, it was reported that the seizure was related to the spinal cord injury.) Despite hopes that he might return to the field, he was eventually placed on Injured Reserve. Without Wolfe, the Broncos reached Super Bowl XLVIII where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks.
2015 was a career year for Wolfe. After serving a four-game suspension for a PED violation,[7] Wolfe returned to establish himself as one of the best run stuffers in the game, which eventually led to him being named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after the Broncos defense completely neutralized the undefeated Packers offense in week 8.
On January 15, 2016, Wolfe signed a four-year extension with the Broncos worth $36.7 million.[8]
Wolfe won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos after they defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10. Wolfe had 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks.
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Combine Tackles | Total Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defended |
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| 2012 | DEN | 16 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2013 | DEN | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DEN | 16 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2015 | DEN | 12 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 55 | 140 | 96 | 44 | 17.0 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Derek Wolfe | Cincinnati, DT : 2012 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". Nfldraftscout.com. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Lindsay H. Jones. "Derek Wolfe, Broncos' top draft pick, reaches his NFL dream". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ {cite web} http://www.beaver.k12.oh.us}
- ↑ "Ben Kenyon - Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Patrick_the_Ruminator over 1 year ago 1 comment (2011-12-09). "Isaiah Pead, Derek Wolfe, Khaseem Greene, Tavon Austin Named Big East Players Of The Year". Big East Coast Bias. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "Derek Wolfe Draft Profile â€". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Sessler, Marc (July 24, 2015). "Broncos DE Derek Wolfe dealt four-game suspension". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Bergman, Jeremy (January 15, 2016). "Broncos sign Derek Wolfe to 4-year contract extension". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Derek Wolfe Stats". NFL. Retrieved 16 January 2015.