Dede Westbrook

Dede Westbrook
No. 12 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-21) November 21, 1993
Cameron, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: C.H. Yoe (Cameron, Texas)
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Receptions: 39
Receiving yards: 503
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Decrick De'Shawn "Dede" Westbrook (/ˈdiːd/; born November 21, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early years

Westbrook attended C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron, Texas, where he played high school football.[1] Regarded as a three-star recruit, Westbrook was ranked the No. 97 wide receiver prospect in the Class of 2012 by ESPN.[2]

College career

Westbrook attended Blinn College before transferring to the University of Oklahoma.[3] In his first year at Oklahoma in 2015, he started all 13 games and had 46 receptions for 743 yards and four touchdowns.[4] Westbrook became Oklahoma's number one wide receiver during his senior year in 2016. Against Texas, he set a school record with 232 receiving yards, breaking the previous record of 217 held by Ryan Broyles.[5][6][7]

On December 5, 2016, Westbrook was announced as one of the candidates for the 2016 Heisman Trophy, along with quarterbacks Deshaun Watson, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and linebacker Jabrill Peppers, from Clemson, Louisville, Oklahoma, and Michigan, respectively.[8] He ended up finishing in fourth place in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Mayfield (3rd), Watson (2nd), and Jackson (1st).[9]

College statistics

Receiving
YearTeamGPRecYardsTDs
2015Oklahoma13467434
2016Oklahoma13801,52417
College Totals251262,20821

Source:[10]

Professional career

Westbrook declined an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. He received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, but decided to not perform any drills. At Oklahoma's Pro Day, he elected to run all the required combine drills. After finally performing for scouts and team representatives, Westbrook draft projections varied from the second round to the fourth round from draft experts and analysts. He was ranked the third best wide receiver by Pro Football Focus, the 14th best by Sports Illustrated, and was ranked the 15th best by NFLDraftScout.com.[11][12]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 11 7⁄8 in
(1.83 m)		 178 lb
(81 kg)		 30 5⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.39 s 1.54 s 2.54 s 4.34 s 7.20 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 8 reps
All values from Oklahoma's Pro Day[13][14]

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Westbrook in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the 15th wide receiver selected in 2017.[15]

2017 season

On May 16, 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Westbrook to a four-year, $3.07 million contract with a signing bonus of $676,156.[16] He was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return on September 8, 2017 after dealing with a core muscle injury.[17] On November 18, he was activated off injured reserve.[18] Overall, in his rookie season, he totaled 27 receptions for 339 yards and one touchdown.[19]

The Jaguars made the 2017 NFL payoffs as the 3rd seed in the AFC. In the Wild Card round, they beat the Buffalo Bills, 10–3. In his first career postseason game, Westbrook caught 5 passes for 48 yards on 8 targets, which included a 20-yard reception in the beginning of the third quarter. He was the game's leading receiver.[20]

2018 season

In Week 2, against the New England Patriots, Westbrook recorded a 61-yard touchdown reception in the 31–20 victory.[21] In Week 4, in a victory over the New York Jets, he had a career-high nine receptions for 130 receiving yards.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Cameron Yoe product Dede Westbrook picked by Jacksonville". KBTX. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Recruiting Profile". ESPN.
  3. ↑ Tramel, Berry (2015-04-14). "Oklahoma football: Dede Westbrook can have an impact". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Eric (2016-08-24). "Oklahoma football: Dede Westbrook will be No. 1 target of Mayfield, opposing defenses". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. ↑ Vardeman, Brady (2016-10-08). "Dede Westbrook sets Oklahoma record for receiving yards in a game". SportsDay. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. ↑ Pryor, Brooke (2016-10-09). "OU football: Dede Westbrook emerges as go-to receiver". NewsOK.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ↑ Olson, Max (2016-10-08). "Inside the play: Dede Westbrook's TD reception sets tone for Oklahoma". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  8. ↑ Adelson, Andrea (2016-12-06). "L'ville's Jackson leads group of Heisman finalists". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  9. ↑ "2016 Heisman Trophy Voting". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  10. ↑ "Dede Westbrook College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  11. ↑ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Top 32 Prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft". Profootballfocus.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Dede Westbrook". NFL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dede Westbrook, DS #15 WR, Oklahoma". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ Sessler, Marc (April 29, 2017). "Jaguars draft WR Dede Westbrook in fourth round". NFL.com.
  16. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Dede Westbrook contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Jaguars Sign Offensive Lineman Josh Walker; Claim Safety Calvin Pryor Off Waivers". Jaguars.com. September 8, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. November 18, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Dede Westbrook 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  20. ↑ "Wild Card - Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars - January 7th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  21. ↑ "Jaguars' Dede Westbrook: Burns Patriots with 61-yard score". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  22. ↑ "Jaguars' Dede Westbrook: Racks up 141 scrimmage yards". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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