Deatrich Wise, Jr. was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Deatrich Wise, Jr. was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2017 (16/3, 3/0)

• Appeared in all 16 regular-season games with three starts as a rookie and logged 26 tackles, five sacks and one pass defensed.
• Appeared in all three postseason contests as a reserve and tallied four tackles and two sacks.
• Contributed in a reserve role at defensive end and made his first career tackle and sack when he dropped QB Alex Smith for a 12-yard loss in the second quarter of the season-opener vs. Kansas City (9/7).
• Was a key contributor in a reserve role at defensive end with two tackles for loss, five quarterback hits and a sack ,for an 8-yard loss, for the second consecutive game in the win at New Orleans (9/17).
• Became the first Patriots rookie to have a sack in his first two NFL games since Chandler Jones in 2012.
• Made his first-career start on the defensive line and finished with two tackles in the win at N.Y. Jets (10/15).
• Contributed on defense with two tackles, while adding a sack of QB Tyrod Taylor for a 4-yard loss in the first quarter and adding another half sack late in the fourth quarter of the win vs. Buffalo (12/24).
• Made his postseason debut in a reserve role at defensive end and had the first multi-sack game of his career to go along with two tackles in the Divisional Playoff victory vs. Tennessee (1/13).
• Took down QB Marcus Mariota for a 4-yard loss on Tennessee’s opening drive of the game and added his second sack for an 8-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

COLLEGE

• Played in 50 games with 10 starts at Arkansas and tallied 112 tackles, 16½ sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, six passes defensed and four forced fumbles.
• Ranks 10th in school history with 16½ career sacks.
• Served as a team captain as a senior in 2016. Played in 13 games with eight starts and totaled 49 tackles. Finished second on the team with 3½ sacks. Also forced one fumble, notched seven quarterback pressures and three passes defensed.
• Played in all 13 games as a junior and led the team with eight sacks. Also posted 31 tackles, three forced fumbles, five quarterback pressures and three passes defensed.
• Saw action in 10 contests and started once at defensive end as a sophomore. Logged 13 tackles and two sacks.
• Played in all 12 games as a freshman and totaled 17 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries.

PERSONAL

• Recorded 113 tackles, including 12 for loss with 10 sacks, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and one blocked field goal in 2011 while helping Hebron (Texas) High School to the state playoffs. Following his senior campaign, he was named District 8-5A Defensive Player of the Year.
• In his junior season, he totaled 40 tackles, including seven sacks.
• Chose Arkansas after also receiving offers from Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Purdue and Wake Forest.
• Son of Deatrich Sr. and Sheila Wise.
• Father was drafted in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks and also spent time with the New Orleans Saints and the CFL’s British Columbia Lions.
• Has two younger brothers that play college football. Daniel plays defensive tackle at Kansas and Solomon plays defensive end at the University of Texas San Antonio.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in kinesiology in May 2016.
• Earned 2012-13 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.