Luke Wattenberg
| File:Denver Broncos Salute to Service Game (8158651) (cropped).jpg Wattenberg with the Denver Broncos in 2023 | |||||||
| No. 60 – Denver Broncos | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | September 10, 1997 Trabuco Canyon, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, California) | ||||||
| College | Washington (2016–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 5th round, 171st overall pick | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2025 | |||||||
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Luke Wattenberg (born September 10, 1997) is an American professional football center for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Wattenberg was ranked as a four–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Washington on April 15, 2015, over offers from USC, Utah, and Washington State.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
299 lb (136 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.20 s | 1.72 s | 2.94 s | 4.57 s | 7.45 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Wattenberg was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 171st pick in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.[6]
After spending his first two seasons as a backup interior offensive lineman, Wattenberg became the Broncos' starting center ahead of the 2024 season.[7]
On October 12, 2024, Wattenberg was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders.[8] He was activated on November 9.[9]
On November 25, 2025, Wattenberg and the Broncos agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension.[10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Wattenberg was born in Trabuco Canyon, California to a father of Norwegian descent and a mother of Korean descent.[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1997 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Orange County, California
- American football offensive linemen
- American people of South Korean descent
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American players of American football of Asian descent
- American people of Korean descent
- Sportspeople of Korean descent
- American football offensive guards
- American football centers
- Washington Huskies football players
- Denver Broncos players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs