D'Wayne Eskridge

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D'Wayne Eskridge
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Eskridge with the Seahawks in 2021
No. 1 – Seattle Seahawks
Position: Wide receiver, kick returner
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997 (age 27)
Winona, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Bluffton
(Bluffton, Indiana)
College: Western Michigan (2016–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:17
Receiving yards:122
Receiving touchdowns:1
Return yards:428
Player stats at PFR

D'Wayne "Dee" Eskridge (born March 23, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.

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Early years

Eskridge was born and initially grew up in Winona, Mississippi, before his family moved to Bluffton, Indiana, while he was in grade school. He attended Bluffton High School, where he played football and was a sprinter on the track team. He was named Indiana's Mr. Track and Field as a senior. He committed to play college football at Western Michigan over Ball State, which was the only other FBS program to offer him a scholarship. [1]

College career

Eskridge saw playing time as a reserve receiver as a freshman. Eskridge became a starter going into his sophomore season and finished the year with 30 receptions for 506 yards and three touchdowns. As a junior, he caught 38 passes for 776 yards and three touchdowns. [1] Eskridge spent the offseason at cornerback and entered his senior year as a starter on both offense and defense. He broke his collarbone four games into the season and used a medical redshirt. [2] As a redshirt senior, Eskridge returned to playing receiver while also taking on the Broncos' kickoff return duties. [3] At the end of the season he was named first-team All-Mid American Conference (MAC) as a receiver after leading the conference with 784 yards and eight touchdowns on 34 receptions and the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year after returning 16 kickoffs for 467 yards and one touchdown. [4] Following the end of the season Eskridge participated in the 2021 Senior Bowl. [5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 8+3⁄4 in
(1.75 m)		190 lb
(86 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		4.39 s1.51 s2.66 s4.27 s6.95 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
All values from Pro Day [6] [7] [8]

Eskridge was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (56th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. [9] On May 14, 2021, Eskridge signed his four-year rookie contract with Seattle, [10] which was for $5.9 million in total in addition to a signing bonus of $1.6 million. [11]

On October 7, 2021, Eskridge was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. [12] He was activated on November 12. [13] On December 5, Eskridge scored his first NFL touchdown on a 7-yard pass from Russell Wilson in a 30–23 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. [14] As a rookie, he recorded ten receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown in ten games. [15]

On November 26, 2022, Eskridge was placed on injured reserve with a broken hand. [16] He appeared in ten games in the 2022 season. He had seven receptions for 58 yards. [17]

Eskridge was suspended the first six games of the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. [18] The league penalty followed an inquiry into a February 2023 arrest on misdemeanor charges after a confrontation with the mother of his child. [19] He appeared in four games in the 2023 season. [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nothaft, Patrick (September 24, 2019). "WMU football two-way star Dee Eskridge to miss rest of 2019 with injury". MLive.com . Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  4. ↑ Nothaft, Patrick (December 15, 2020). "WMU football sends 12 to All-MAC list; Eskridge earns Special Teams Player of the Year". MLive.com . Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Brugler, Dane (January 26, 2021). "Senior Bowl: D'Wayne Eskridge, Shi Smith and the wide receivers excel on Day 1". The Athletic . Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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