Wroten with the Rams in 2007
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 16, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bastrop, Louisiana | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Bastrop (LA) | ||||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2008 | |||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Tackles: | 24 |
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Sacks: | 1.5 |
Forced fumbles: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Tackles: | 39 |
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Sacks: | 4.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Tackles: | 1 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Claude James Wroten (born September 16, 1983) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.
He was suspended by the NFL after repeated violations of the league's substance abuse policy. He was waived by the Rams on March 3, 2010. Wroten was re-instated by the NFL on August 23, 2010.
Wroten attended Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana.
Lettered twice at Mississippi Delta Community College, making 53 tackles, 15 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 2003 before transferring to LSU.
Wroten was First-team All-SEC by College Football News and Second-Team All-SEC by the Associated Press and the SEC Coaches. He played 12 games with nine starts. He recorded 44 tackles, 12 tackles for losses and 6 sacks. He had 3 tackles and 1 sack for an 8-yard loss against Iowa in the Capital One Bowl. As a senior in 2005 he was named First-Team All-America by College Football News and Second-Team All-America by the Sporting News and named First-Team All-SEC by both the league’s coaches and the AP. He played in 13 games with 12 starts. He had 49 tackles, 10.5 tackles for losses and 6 sacks and 26 quarterback hurries.
Wroten had a chance at being a first-round pick after LSU's season ended, then police stopped him for speeding in Sterlington, Louisiana, on January 4, 2006, and arrested him on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. However, the district attorney declined the case.