Daniel Wise (American football)

Daniel Wise (born January 16, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Kansas.

Daniel Wise
Washington Football Team
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996
Carrollton, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Hebron (Carrollton)
College:Kansas
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/future
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Wise attended Hebron High School, where he was a starter at defensive tackle. As a junior, he tallied 77 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As a senior, he posted 49 tackles (33 solo), 5 sacks and 14 quarterback hurries.

College career

Wise accepted a football scholarship from the University of Kansas. As a freshman, he appeared in 12 games (7 starts), while making 26 tackles (5.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one blocked kick.

As a sophomore, he started 11 games at defensive tackle, totalling 38 tackles, 3 sacks, one pass breakup and 2 blocked kicks. He had 8 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against Ohio University.

As a junior, he started at 12 games, registering 53 tackles, 7 sacks (led the team), 16 tackles for loss (led the team), 5 quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. He had 5 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against Southeast Missouri State University.

As a senior, he started 11 games, recording 34 tackles, 5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. He had 8 tackles (one for loss) against Nicholls State University. He made 5 tackles and 2 sacks against West Virginia University. He had 5 tackles (3 for loss) and one sack against the University of Texas.

College statistics
Defense
YearTeamGPTacklesFor LossSacksIntPD
2015Kansas 8176.04.001
2016Kansas 11319.03.001
2017Kansas 123316.05.000
2018Kansas 112712.05.000
Total4210843.017.002

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 2 1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 281 lb
(127 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		5.28 s4.37 s7.53 s27 1⁄2 in
(0.70 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1]

Dallas Cowboys

Wise was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30.[2] He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad.[3][4] On December 30, 2019, Wise was signed to a reserve/future contract. He was waived on March 18, 2020.

Arizona Cardinals

On October 28, 2020, Wise was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad,[5] but was released six days later.[6]

Washington Football Team

On January 12, 2021, Wise signed a reserve/futures contract with the Washington Football Team.

Personal life

Wise is the younger brother of New England Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. and is the son of former Canadian Football League and Arena Football League player Deatrich Wise Sr.[7]

References
  1. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Daniel Wise". NFL.com.
  2. Eatman, Nick (April 30, 2019). "Cowboys to Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". DallasCowboys.com.
  3. Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
  4. Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2019). "Initial Practice Squad Includes New QB, TE, WR". DallasCowboys.com.
  5. Urban, Darren (October 28, 2020). "Hurting On Defensive Line, Cardinals Bring Back Josh Mauro". AZCardinals.com.
  6. Root, Jess (November 3, 2020). "Cardinals protect 4 players, cut 1 from practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. "How an ex-NFL player and a military mom led Daniel Wise back to KU football". CJOnline.com.
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