Dede Westbrook
| No. 12 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 21, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Cameron, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Cameron (TX) Yoe | ||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Decrick "Dede" Westbrook (/ˈdiːd/; born 21 November 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
Westbrook attended C. H. Yoe High School in Cameron, Texas. Regarded as a three-star recruit, Westbrook was ranked the No. 97 wide receiver prospect in the Class of 2012 by ESPN.
Westbrook attended Blinn College before transferring to the University of Oklahoma. In his first year at Oklahoma in 2015, he started all 13 games and had 46 receptions for 743 yards and four touchdowns. Westbrook became Oklahoma's number one wide receiver during his senior year in 2016. Against Texas, he set a school record with 232 receiving yards, breaking the previous record of 217 held by Ryan Broyles.
On December 5, 2016, Westbrook was announced as one of the candidates for the 2016 Heisman Trophy, along with quarterbacks Deshaun Watson, Lamar Jackson, and Baker Mayfield, and linebacker Jabrill Peppers, from Clemson, Louisville, Oklahoma, and Michigan, respectively.
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Westbrook declined an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. He received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, but decided to not perform any drills. At Oklahoma's Pro Day, he elected to run all the required combine drills. After finally performing for scouts and team representatives, Westbrook draft projections varied from the second round to the fourth round from draft experts and analysts. He was ranked the third best wide receiver by Pro Football Focus, the 14th best wide receiver by Sports Illustrated, and was ranked the 15th best by NFLDraftScout.com.
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