Tristan Wirfs

Tristan Wirfs (born January 24, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

Tristan Wirfs
No. 78 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-24) January 24, 1999
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Mount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, Iowa)
College:Iowa
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

Wirfs played high school football at Mount Vernon High School, where he also excelled in wrestling and track and field.[1] He won the state discus throw as a sophomore, and Iowa State and Iowa Hawkeyes both offered Wirfs scholarships within the next month.[2] He committed to Iowa in winter of his junior year in December 2015,[3] and was a four-star recruit.[4] During his senior year of high school, Wirfs helped Mount Vernon to a state semifinal appearance in football, was named an Army All-American for football, won a state wrestling title in winter, and won the discus for the third straight year and shot put for the second straight year in spring. He was honored by the Des Moines Register as the best boys prep athlete in the state.[5]

College career

As a true freshman, Wirfs started seven games at right tackle,[6] becoming the first true freshman to start at offensive tackle in the Kirk Ferentz era.[7] Through the season, he worked on being more aggressive against defenders.[8]

Before his sophomore season, Wirfs was suspended for the season-opening game against Northern Illinois for an OWI arrest in late July.[6] After his sophomore season, Wirfs broke the Hawkeyes hang clean record held by Brandon Scherff, setting the new mark at 450 pounds. He also said a focus of his junior season would be to translate his weight room exploits to the field.[9] An injury during spring practice caused Wirfs to miss a few weeks of practice.[10] Following his junior season where he was selected to the First Team All Big Ten and named the conference lineman of the year, Wirfs announced that he would forgo his final season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[11]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 7⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		 320 lb
(145 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.85 s 4.68 s 7.65 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Wirfs was drafted in the first round with the 13th pick in the 2020 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[12]

Personal life

Wirfs grew up in a single-parent household, living in a low-income area near a trailer park.[1] On July 29, 2018, Wirfs was arrested for operating while intoxicated.[13]

References
  1. Johnson, Jeff. "Tristan Wirfs grew up smiling, and Mount Vernon smiled back". The Gazette. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. Southard, Dargan. "Throwing success underlines Tristan Wirfs' athletic dominance". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. Southard, Dargan. "Iowa football: Barely a year into starting, Tristan Wirfs gaining steam on Hawkeyes' offensive line". Hawk Central. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. Dochterman, Scott (April 14, 2019). "Tristan Wirfs, remarkable strength and breaking Iowa's unbreakable record". The Athletic. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  5. Southard, Dragan. "Mount Vernon's Tristan Wirfs dominant from start to finish". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. Rittenberg, Adam. "Iowa O-lineman Tristan Wirfs second Hawkeye suspended for Northern Illinois game". ESPN. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. Feldman, Bruce (July 12, 2019). "Bruce Feldman's 2019 college football Freaks List". The Athletic. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  8. Morehouse, Marc. "Iowa offensive line: Tristan Wirfs is not afraid to throw down". The Gazette. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. Batterson, Steve. "Tristan Wirfs' success for Iowa football stems from the weight room". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  10. "Iowa's Big A.J. and Little A.J. locked in the eternal 'steel sharpens steel' struggle". The Gazette. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. "Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs, likely 1st-rounder, entering NFL draft". ESPN.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  12. Owens, Jason (April 23, 2020). "Bucs trade up with 49ers for No. 13 pick, select Iowa OT Tristan Wirfs". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. Ross, Benjamin. "Tristan Wirfs Arrested for OWI". Black Hearts Gold Pants. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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