![]() Gwyn with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2018 | |||||
No. 52 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | March 18, 1999||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Harding University (Charlotte) | ||||
College: | South Carolina (2018–2022) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2023: 7th round, 225th pick | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Jovaughn Dakar Gwyn (born March 18, 1999) is an American professional football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [1] [2] [3]
Gwyn was ranked as a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of Harding University High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. [4] [5]
He committed to South Carolina on December 20, 2017, over offers from NC State, Duke, and Appalachian State. [6] He started 46 of 48 games at South Carolina. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 5.12 s | 1.80 s | 2.91 s | 4.80 s | 7.87 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 34 reps | |
Sources: [8] [9] |
Gwyn was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round, 225th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [10] [11]
On November 28, 2024, Gwyn was waived by the Falcons, and re-signed to the practice squad. [12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025. [13]