Brock Mogensen

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Brock Mogensen
No. 59 – Dallas Cowboys
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-09) February 9, 2000 (age 24) [1]
Farmington, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school: Farmington Senior (Farmington, Minnesota)
College: South Dakota (2018–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • MVFC Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
  • First team All-MVFC (2023)
  • 2x Second team All-MVFC (2020–21, 2022)
Player stats at PFR

Brock Mogensen (born February 9, 2000) [1] is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Dakota Coyotes.

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Early life and high school

Mogensen attended Farmington Senior High School located in Farmington, Minnesota. Coming out of high school, Mogensen was rated as a two-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the South Dakota Coyotes. [2] [3]

College career

During Mogensen's six-year career at South Dakota from 2018 to 2023, he appeared in 50 career games for the Coyotes, where he totaled 399 tackles with 15 being for a loss, three sacks, four pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Mogensen also earned multiple career honors being named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year, first-team all-conference, and second-team all-conference honors twice. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+18 in
(1.88 m)
234 lb
(106 kg)
31+18 in
(0.79 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
4.78 s1.71 s2.75 s4.29 s6.96 s33 in
(0.84 m)
9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
16 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

Mogensen signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2024. [10] [11] However on August 27, 2024, Mogensen was released by the Cowboys during final roster cuts but signed to the team's practice squad the following day. [12] [13]

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