Decker DeGraaf

Decker DeGraaf

Washington Huskies–No. 86
Position	Tight end
Class	Sophomore
Personal information
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
College	Washington (2024–present)
High school	San Dimas (San Dimas, California) Glendora (Glendora, California)

Decker DeGraaf is an American football tight end for the Washington Huskies.

Early life

DeGraaf is from San Dimas, California. ^[1] He first attended San Dimas High School before transferring to Glendora High School as a sophomore. ^[2] He only played five games for Glendora that year due to transfer rules, but DeGraaf caught eight passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns in his debut and became a highly-recruited tight end prospect. ^[3] He was named All-CIF Southern Section Division 7 as a junior and was first-team all-league and the Citrus 4 League Offensive MVP as a senior in 2023. ^[4] In his last season, he was Glendora's leading receiver and caught 57 passes for 993 yards and 11 touchdowns. ^[5] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Washington Huskies. ^{[6] [7]}

College career

DeGraaf enrolled early at Washington, traveling to their appearance in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship. ^[3] Due to injuries, he saw significant playing time as a true freshman for the Huskies in 2024. ^[3] He was the team's main pass-catching tight end and finished the season with 15 receptions for 233 yards and three touchdowns, leading the team with an average of 15.5 yards-per-catch. ^[8] For his performance, he was named a consensus first-team Freshman All-American. ^[1]

References

1. Michelle, Camber (December 22, 2024). "Decker DeGraaf becomes consensus Freshman All-American". USA Today .
2. Robledo, Fred (January 19, 2022). "High school football transfers continue to heat up in the San Gabriel Valley". San Gabriel Valley Tribune .
3. Yamashita, Andy (November 8, 2024). "How this Husky freshman's maturity made him in an immediate contributor". The Seattle Times – via archive.today.
4. "Decker DeGraaf". Washington Huskies.
5. Robledo, Fred (December 30, 2023). "Glendora's Decker DeGraaf joins SGV football players in taking next step on National Signing Day". San Gabriel Valley Tribune – via archive.today.
6. Vorel, Mike (June 27, 2023). "UW lands 3-star TE recruit". The Everett Herald . p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Sondheimer, Eric (October 5, 2023). "Glendora's DeGraaf is making the tight end relevant once again". Los Angeles Times . p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Yamashita, Andy (April 12, 2025). "UW tight end Decker DeGraaf bulks up with Big Ten defenders in mind". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – via archive.today.