No. 59 – New England Patriots | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | April 17, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Auburn (Rockford, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Illinois (2017–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 6 / pick: 184 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024 | |||||||
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Vederian Lowe (born April 17, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.
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 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 35+3⁄8 in (0.90 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.22 s | 1.75 s | 2.99 s | 4.71 s | 7.83 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) | 22 reps | |
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Lowe was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 184th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [3] As a rookie, he appeared in four games. [4]
Lowe was traded to the New England Patriots on August 28, 2023, in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft. [5] [6] Following an injury to Trent Brown, Lowe made his first career start at left tackle for the Week 2 Sunday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins. In the Patriots' 2024 Week 11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Lowe lined up as an eligible receiver and caught his first NFL touchdown, a 4-yard pass, from quarterback Drake Maye. [7]
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