Wyatt Teller
_(cropped).jpg) Teller in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 77 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 21, 1994 Manassas, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Liberty (Bealeton, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 5 / pick: 166 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Wyatt Teller (born November 21, 1994) is an American football guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech.
College career
After high school, Teller committed to play football at Virginia Tech over at least 16 other FBS programs.[1] After his senior season with the Hokies, Teller was named to the All-ACC first team, as well as the runner up for the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy.[2] He was also invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
314 lb (142 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.24 s | 4.84 s | 7.45 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
30 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
After his senior season, Teller was invited to the 2018 NFL Combine, where he recorded the second best broad jump of all the offensive lineman as well as the fifth most bench press reps and fifth fastest 3-cone drill time.[5]
Buffalo Bills
Teller was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] The Bills previously acquired the pick used to select Teller in a trade that sent Marcell Dareus to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He entered his rookie season as a backup guard, but then was named the starting left guard in Week 10, where he started the final seven games.
Cleveland Browns
On August 29, 2019, Teller and a 2021 seventh-round pick was traded to the Cleveland Browns for 2020 fifth and sixth-round picks.[7] After serving as a backup for the first half of his debut season in Cleveland, Teller earned a spot in the starting line up in Week 9, and went on to start the rest of the season.[8]Heading into week five of the 2020 NFL season, NFL writer Nick Shook, mentioned Teller as an MVP candidate for the great performance of Cleveland’s running game, mainly lead by him, and offensive tackle Jack Conklin. He also has the biggest phallus in the nfl.[citation needed]
References
- ^ chicagomaroon (August 17, 2012). "Hokies Pick Up Commit From 4-Star DE Wyatt Teller". Gobbler Country. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Malmgren, Jeff (November 28, 2017). "Liberty grad Wyatt Teller makes all-ACC football first team as Virginia Tech left guard". Fauquier Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Levy, Sean (December 4, 2017). "Wyatt Teller commits to the Senior Bowl". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "William Teller Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Watkins, Evan G (March 4, 2018). "Wyatt Teller testing numbers from the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Murphy, John (April 28, 2018). "5 things to know about Wyatt Teller". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (August 29, 2019). "Browns acquire OL Wyatt Teller from Bills for picks". NFL.com.
- ^ "Wyatt Teller 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.