No. 70 – New York Jets | |||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Mamou, Louisiana, U.S. | March 12, 1999||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 321 lb (146 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Cy-Fair (Cypress, Texas) | ||||
College: | LSU (2017–2021) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 6 / Pick: 205 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Austin Deculus (born March 12, 1999) [1] is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
Deculus was born in Mamou, Louisiana, but grew up in Cypress, Texas, where he attended Cy-Fair High School. He was highly regarded as an offensive line prospect coming out of high school, being ranked the No. 5 offensive tackle prospect by ESPN. [2]
In his freshman season at LSU in 2017, Deculus played in all 13 games on special teams, appearing only twice on the offensive line due to injuries to the team's starters. [2]
In the second week of his sophomore season in 2018, Deculus had his first start at left tackle in a game against Southeastern Louisiana. He shifted to right tackle the following week and started there for the remainder of the season. He finished the year with a total of 827 snaps played, including all 86 snaps in the Fiesta Bowl. [2]
Deculus was considered the "most improved" offensive lineman at LSU in 2019 and started 13 games, missing two due to injury. He played every snap in the Tigers' national championship win over Clemson, totaling 885 snaps over the whole season. [2]
Deculus started all ten games at right tackle in 2020, and was named to the 2020 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. [2]
Deculus took advantage of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic as he entered his fifth year playing for the Tigers. In 12 games in 2021, he played a total of 829 snaps, and recorded his only college football tackle in a game against UCLA. [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | 34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5.06 s | 1.75 s | 2.81 s | 4.99 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 24 reps | ||
Sources: [3] [4] |
Deculus was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans with the 205th pick overall. [5] The Texans had previously selected his LSU teammate Derek Stingley Jr. in the first round of the draft. [6] [7]
On August 29, 2023, Deculus was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad. [8] [9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30. [10] He was waived on November 11. [11]
On November 13, 2023, Deculus was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. [12]
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