Jarrett Patterson (born September 1, 1999) is an American football center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
No. 68 – Houston Texans | |||||
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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | September 1, 1999||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Mission Viejo (CA) | ||||
College: | Notre Dame (2018–2022) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Patterson was born in Miami, Florida, and spent his early years in Southampton, Hampshire, UK.[citation needed] Several years later, he moved back to the U.S. and grew up in Laguna Hills, California and attended Mission Viejo High School. He committed to play football at Notre Dame.[1][2]
In Patterson's collegiate career he played in 48 games, playing 3,099 snaps. In his career he never allowed a sack and only allowed 5 quarterback hits. His best season occurred in 2021 where he played in all 13 games, totalling 918 snaps, 11 quarterback hurries, 1 quarterback hit and no sacks,[3] In 2020 he was named third team all-Atlantic Coast Conference.[4]
Patterson was projected to be a 4th to 7th round draft pick.[5][6]
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 | |
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6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.33 s | 1.82 s | 3.01 s | 4.73 s | 7.76 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
24 reps | |
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Patterson was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round, 201st overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[9] He was named the Texans starting center to start his rookie season in 2023. He suffered a fractured fibula in Week 8 and was placed on injured reserve on October 31, 2023.[10]