| Texas Longhorns – No. 93 | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Youth and community studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 11, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 362 lb (164 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Huntsville (Huntsville, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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T'Vondre Sweat (born July 11, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Texas Longhorns. He was named an unanimous All-American and won the Outland Trophy in 2023.
Early life and high school
Sweat was born on July 11, 2001.[1] He attended Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Texas, where he played basketball and football.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas.[3]
College career
Sweat played in all 13 of Texas's games as a freshman.[4] He recorded 22 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, and one pass broken up with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a sophomore.[5] Sweat had 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack during his junior season.[6] As a senior he was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference after finishing the year with 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries, and four passes defended.[7] Sweat considered entering the 2023 NFL Draft, but ultimately decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Texas for a fifth season.[8] In 2023, he was awarded the Outland Trophy for the nation's best OL/Interior DL.[9]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 56 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Source:[10] | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "T'Vondre Sweat Defensive Tackle Texas". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Former Hornet to host football camp". The Huntsville Item. April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Texas picks up commitment from 2019 3-star DE T'Vondre Sweat". San Antonio Express-News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ Jones, Kaelen (December 24, 2019). "How and why these four true freshmen in 2020 are most likely to make an impact at Texas". The Athletic. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ Griffin, Cami (January 4, 2021). "Texas Football: Defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat will undergo shoulder surgery". Longhorns Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Postins, Matthew (January 20, 2022). "Longhorns DT Spring Depth Chart Outlook: Stability Inside". SI.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ Jones, Thomas (August 26, 2023). "This season, Texas defensive tackles say, 'everything starts with us.'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Texas DT T'Vondre Sweat will return for 2023 season". Houston Chronicle. January 1, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Wells, Adam. "College Football Awards 2023: Nix, Marvin Harrison Jr., Jayden Daniels Lead Finalists". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ↑ "T'Vondre Sweat". Texas Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2023.