Decker DeGraaf is an American college football tight end for the Washington Huskies.
| No. 86 – Washington Huskies | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 4, 2006 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | San Dimas (San Dimas, California) Glendora (Glendora, California) |
| College | Washington (2024–present) |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editDeGraaf is from San Dimas, California.[1] He first attended San Dimas High School before transferring to Glendora High School as a sophomore.[2] He only played five games for Glendora that year due to transfer rules, but DeGraaf caught eight passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns in his debut and became a highly recruited tight end prospect.[3] He was named All-CIF Southern Section Division 7 as a junior and was first-team all-league and the Citrus 4 League Offensive MVP as a senior in 2023.[4] In his last season, he was Glendora's leading receiver and caught 57 passes for 993 yards and 11 touchdowns.[5] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Washington Huskies.[6][7]
College career
editDeGraaf enrolled early at Washington, traveling to their appearance in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship.[3] Due to injuries, he saw significant playing time as a true freshman for the Huskies in 2024.[3] He was the team's main pass-catching tight end and finished the season with 15 receptions for 233 yards and three touchdowns, leading the team with an average of 15.5 yards-per-catch.[8] For his performance, he was named a consensus first-team Freshman All-American.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 Michelle, Camber (December 22, 2024). "Decker DeGraaf becomes consensus Freshman All-American". USA Today.
- ↑ Robledo, Fred (January 19, 2022). "High school football transfers continue to heat up in the San Gabriel Valley". San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
- 1 2 3 Yamashita, Andy (November 8, 2024). "How this Husky freshman's maturity made him in an immediate contributor". The Seattle Times – via archive.today.
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- ↑ Robledo, Fred (December 30, 2023). "Glendora's Decker DeGraaf joins SGV football players in taking next step on National Signing Day". San Gabriel Valley Tribune – via archive.today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Vorel, Mike (June 27, 2023). "UW lands 3-star TE recruit". The Everett Herald. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (October 5, 2023). "Glendora's DeGraaf is making the tight end relevant once again". Los Angeles Times. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Yamashita, Andy (April 12, 2025). "UW tight end Decker DeGraaf bulks up with Big Ten defenders in mind". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – via archive.today.
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