Bobby Wagner

Bobby Wagner

refer to caption

Wagner in October 2014.
No. 54 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Middle Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Ontario (CA) Colony
College: Utah State
NFL draft: 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Tackles: 478
Quarterback sacks: 9.5
Pass deflections: 21
Interceptions: 5
Defensive TDs: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Bobby Joseph Wagner[1] (born June 27, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State, and was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

High school career

Wagner attended Colony High School in Ontario, California, US. In 2007, he registered 125 tackles (92 solo, 33 assists), including four sacks as a senior. Also played tight end, tallying 37 catches for 595 yards with 11 touchdowns. He received all-CIF Central Division honors as well as all-Mount Baldy League accolades. Earned second-team California Division 2 all-state honors after helping lead the Titans to a CIF division title and was named to the all-San Bernardino County team.

Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wagner's only offer came from Utah State, which he accepted.[2]

College career

Wagner attended Utah State University from 2008 to 2011. A four-year starter, Wagner recorded 445 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and four interceptions during his career.

As a senior in 2011, Wagner was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year after recording 147 tackles, four sacks, and two interceptions.[3]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Wagner was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in his class.[4] At the 2012 NFL Draft, Wagner was selected in round 2, pick 47 by the Seattle Seahawks. He is the highest selected player from Utah State since Rulon Jones in 1980. Bobby Wagner finished his rookie season with 140 tackles, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions. After his rookie year with the Seahawks, he was ranked as the #1 rookie inside linebacker, and second in the position in the entire league, by ProFootballFocus.[5] Wagner finished his second season with 120 tackles, 5 sacks with an interception. Wagner helped lead the Seahawks to a 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.

In his third season, Wagner had an impressive season with 5 games with more than 10 tackles. Even though he missed 5 games, he was voted into his Pro Bowl and named First Team All-Pro.[6] In just 11 games, Wagner recorded 104 total tackles, 2 sacks, 3 passes defensed and 9 tackles for loss at middle linebacker. For the third straight season, the Seattle Seahawks defense finished #1 in the NFL in points allowed, making Wagner a key starter on the #1 defense every year of his career to this point. For his efforts that season, he received a single MVP vote from Tony Dungy, largely due to the Seahawks allowing 20.4 points per game without Wagner and 6.5 points per game in the six games after he returned from a turf toe injury in the middle of the season. In Super Bowl XLIX, Wagner recorded 12 tackles and an interception in a loss. [7] He is the current all-time career leader for tackles in Super Bowls with 22.[8]

On August 2, 2015, Wagner agreed to a four-year, $43 million contract extension with the Seahawks.[9] In week 5 vs the Cincinnati Bengals Wagner scored his first touchdown on a fumble recovery and in week 10 vs the Arizona Cardinals he recovered a fumble forced by teammate K. J. Wright and scored a touchdown.

Career statistics

Career statistics Tackles Sacks Interceptions Other
Season Team Games Solo Ast Total Sack YdsL Int Yds IntTD FFum PD Safety
2012 SEA 16 86 55 141 2.5 16 3 55 0 0 4 0
2013 SEA 14 72 48 120 5 36 2 9 0 0 7 0
2014 SEA 11 67 37 104 2 13 0 0 0 0 4 0

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Bobby-Wagner-77948
  3. ↑ Wagner tabbed WAC Defensive Player of the Year
  4. ↑ NFL Draft Scout
  5. ↑ https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/01/15/2012-pff-all-rookie-team/2
  6. ↑ Farnsworth, Clare (January 2, 2015). "Bobby Wagner joins Earl Thomas and Richard Sherman as first team All-Pro selections". Seahawks.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14979/bobby-wagner
  8. ↑ "Super Bowl leader page". pro football reference.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 2, 2015). "Seahawks, Bobby Wagner agree to $43M extension". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.