Dewayne Robertson

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Dewayne Robertson
Date of birth	October 16, 1981
Place of birth	Memphis, Tennessee
Position(s)	Defensive Tackle
College	Kentucky
NFL Draft	2003 / Round 1/ Pick 4
Team(s)
2003-present	New York Jets

Dewayne Robertson (born October 16, 1981), is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets.

1 High school years
2 College years
3 NFL years
4 External links

[edit] High school years

Robertson attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-time All-Metropolitan Memphis honoree and a two-time All-State honoree.

[edit] College years

Robertson attended college at the University of Kentucky. At Kentucky he had 114 tackles, one fumble recovery, three forced fumbles and 10.5 sacks in three seasons.

As a freshman he was named Freshman All-SEC by the league's coaches.

In his junior season he had 48 tackles, five sacks for minus 40 yards, 13 QB pressures, a pass defensed and a blocked kick.

He left after his junior season to go to the NFL. Robertson was selected second team All-SEC in 2002. He was chosen by the Jets after his junior year with the 4th pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.

[edit] NFL years

Robertson started all 16 games during his rookie season (2003), recording 43 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He was the first Jets defensive player to start every game in his rookie season since Mo Lewis in 1991.

In 2004 he played in all 16 games, totaling 52 tackles and 3 sacks. He had 7 tackles in the Jets’ 20-17 overtime Wild Card playoff victory on the road against the San Diego Chargers.

In 2005 he played in 13 games, tallying 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 1 pass breakup. He missed the first game of his career in Week 15, due to an injured thigh.

On November 14, 2006 Robertson was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 10. He had six tackles and a sack in the Jets' Week 10 win over the New England Patriots.