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Montez Sweat
No. 90 – Washington Redskins
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 (age 28)
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson (GA)
College:Mississippi State
NFL draft:2019 / round: 1 / pick: 26
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-Team All-American (2018)
  • First-Team All-SEC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2019
Total tackles:43
Sacks:5.0
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shaquan Montez Sweat (born September 4, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State, and was drafted by the Redskins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

High school career

Sweat attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he was rated as one of the top tight ends in the country.[1] After graduating high school, Sweat committed to the Michigan State Spartans.

College career

Sweat played in two games for them in 2014. He left Michigan State in 2016, enrolling at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Mississippi.[2] There, Sweat was ranked the 24th best junior college recruit in 2017 by 247 sports[3] and then committed to Mississippi State over offers from LSU and Texas A&M.[4]

In his first season at Mississippi State in 2017, Sweat registered 10.5 sacks and was a consensus All-SEC pick.

College statistics

Michigan State Spartans
Year Class Position GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Total Loss Sack Int Yards Avg TD PD FR Yards TD FF
2014 Freshman DL 1 2 2 4 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2015 Sophomore DL Redshirt Redshirted
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year Class Position GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Total Loss Sack Int Yards Avg TD PD FR Yards TD FF
2017 Redshirt Junior DL 13 21 27 48 15.5 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2018 Redshirt Senior DL 13 27 26 53 14.5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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 Bench press
6 ft 5+3⁄4 in
(1.97 m) 		260 lb
(118 kg) 		35+3⁄4 in
(0.91 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.41 s 1.54 s 2.57 s 4.29 s 7.00 s 36 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

At the 2019 NFL Combine, Montez set a combine record for a defensive lineman running the 40 yard dash at 4.41 seconds.[7] At the same time, Sweat was reportedly diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, prompting some teams to remove him from their draft boards.[8] Despite that, Sweat was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft. The team traded back up into the first round to select him after using their original pick on Dwayne Haskins.[9] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 29, 2019.[10]

In week 3 against the Chicago Bears, Sweat recorded his first career sack on Mitchell Trubisky in the 31–15 loss on Monday Night Football.[11]

Personal life

Sweat has appeared in a 2019 commercial for Old Spice deodorant, which includes him saying "Sweat is just my last name....I don’t represent sweat" as a joke.[12]

References

  1. ^ Melnick, Kyle. "Seven Things We've Learned About Montez Sweat". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Griffith, Mike (April 18, 2016). "Defensive linemen Craig Evans and Montez Sweat no longer with Michigan State". MLive. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Top Football Recruits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Montez Sweat". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Montez Sweat". nfl.com. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State DE Montez Sweat : 2019 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Montez Sweat sets 40-yard dash record for defensive linemen at NFL scouting combine". Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Maya, Adam. "Montez Sweat possibly misdiagnosed with heart issue". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Bergman, Jeremy. "Montez Sweat falls to Redskins after misdiagnosis". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (May 29, 2019). "Redskins sign No. 26 pick Montez Sweat to rookie deal". NFL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Trubisky, Bears get offense on track, beat Redskins 31-15". www.espn.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Ducote, Nick (October 14, 2019). "Montez Sweat stars in Old Spice Commercial". WLBT. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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