Deadrin Senat
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Senat with the Atlanta Falcons in 2018
No. 56 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-22) July 22, 1994
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Immokalee
(Immokalee, Florida)
College:South Florida (2013–2017)
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-AAC Football Team (2016, 2017)
  • AAC All-Freshman Team (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2023
Tackles:52
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Deadrin Senat (born July 22, 1994) is an American football nose tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at South Florida, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

College career

Initially Senat committed to Florida State early, but later decommitted early so that he could explore his options.[2] After his senior year, Senat was named to the All-AAC First-team.[3] Senat was also invited to the 2018 East-West Shrine game, along with teammates Quinton Flowers and D'Ernest Johnson. This was the first year 3 players from the Bulls were invited to the East-West Shrine game.[4]

Professional career

On November 30, 2017, it was reported that Senat had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game.[5] Senat impressed scouts during East-West Shrine Game practices and improved his draft stock.[6] Senat sustained a minor knee strain during practice and was unable to play in the East-West Shrine Game. He also received an invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, but declined due to his injury.[7] Senat attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.[8]

External videos
video icon Deadrin Senat's NFL Combine Workout
video icon Deadrin Senat's 40-yard dash

On March 26, 2018, Senat participated at South Florida's pro day but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Senat was projected to be a third-round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the eighth-best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the ninth-best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc.[9][10]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 314 lb
(142 kg)		 31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.16 s1.76 s3.01 s4.79 s7.77 s26 in
(0.66 m)		8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		35 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11]

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons selected Senat in the third round (90th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[12] Senat was the ninth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.[13]

External videos
video icon Falcons draft Deadrin Senat 90th overall

On May 10, 2018, the Falcons signed Senat to a four-year, $3.42 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $817,960.[14]

On August 8, 2021, Senat was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve. He was released on November 8, 2021.[15]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 21, 2022, Senat signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[19]

Senat was waived on August 28, 2023, then re-signed to the practice squad on September 20.[20][21] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16.[22] Senat was released on January 5, 2024 and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Deadrin Senat Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ Elliott, Bud (May 5, 2012). "Deadrin Senat Decommits From Florida State And Opens Up Recruitment". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Knight, Joey (November 29, 2017). "Four Bulls make coaches All-AAC team". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Knight, Joey (November 30, 2017). "Three Bulls receive invitations to East-West Shrine Game". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Knight, Joey (November 30, 2017). "Three Bulls receive invitations to East-West Shrine Game". TampaBay.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Miller, Matt (January 20, 2018). "2018 East-West Shrine Game: Matt Miller's Biggest Takeaways". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ Auman, Greg (January 20, 2018). "Shrine Game journal: USF players' thoughts are with grieving QB Quinton Flowers". TampaBay.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ Bond, Nathan (December 30, 2017). "USF Football Senior DT Deadrin Senat Invited to NFL Combine". The Daily Stampede. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Deadrin Senat, DS #8 DT, South Florida". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "NFL Deadrin Senat-ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Deadrin Senat". National Football League. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Falcons Select Deadrin Senat in Third Round". AtlantaFalcons.com. April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Deadrin Senat contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ McElhaney, Tori (November 8, 2021). "What to make of the moves: Falcons sign defensive lineman Anthony Rush, release Deadrin Senat". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ Smith, Scott (April 22, 2022). "Bucs Add Former USF DL Deadrin Senat". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2022). "Tyler Johnson Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  18. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 31, 2022). "Bucs Start 2022 Practice Squad with 14 Returning Players". Buccaneers.com.
  19. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 21, 2022). "Deadrin Senat Gets Promotion, Khalil Davis Returns". Buccaneers.com.
  20. ↑ Stroud, Rick (August 28, 2023). "Bucs release QB John Wolford, LB Patrick O'Connor, among others". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  21. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 20, 2023). "Patrick O'Connor Signed Back to Active Roster, Chase Edmonds to I.R." Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  22. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 16, 2023). "Bucs Promote DL Deadrin Senat, Elevate Two Defensive Backs". Buccaneers.com.
  23. ↑ Comeaux, Jonathan. "Buccaneers Activate WR Rakim Jarrett From IR, Waive DT Deadrin Senat". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  24. ↑ Lewis, Dustin. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Re-Sign Veteran Defensive Tackle Ahead of Eagles Matchup". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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