![]() Wattenberg with the Denver Broncos in 2023 | |||||||
No. 60 – Denver Broncos | |||||||
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Position: | Center | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Trabuco Canyon, California, U.S. | September 10, 1997||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, California) | ||||||
College: | Washington (2016–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022: 5th round, 171st pick | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Luke Wattenberg (born September 10, 1997) is an American professional football center for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. [1]
Wattenberg was ranked as a four–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. [2] He committed to Washington on April 15, 2015, over offers from USC, Utah, and Washington State. [3]
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 | ||
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 299 lb (136 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.20 s | 1.72 s | 2.94 s | 4.57 s | 7.45 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5] |
Wattenberg was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 171st pick in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. [6]
After spending his first two seasons as a backup interior offensive lineman, Wattenberg became the Broncos' starting center ahead of the 2024 season. [7]
On October 12, 2024, Wattenberg was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders. [8] He was activated on November 9. [9]
Wattenberg was born in Trabuco Canyon, California to a father of Norwegian descent and a mother of Korean descent. [10]