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John Wendling (born June 4, 1983 in Cody, Wyoming) is an American football safety who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Wyoming.
[edit] College career
John was an outstanding student at University of Wyoming and an athlete extrodinare. John Wendling redshirted as a freshman in 2002. In his redshirt freshman season, he played on special teams, ending up with two blocked kicks. During his sophomore redshirt season 2004, Wendling led the Cowboys in tackles with 89, and garnered Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. He also had a huge game against Air Force, making 11 tackles and breaking up two passes in a 43-26 victory over Air Force, eventually to be named MWC Defensive Player of the Week. Wendling also succeeded in his junior season, and once again earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. He had a strong senior season and consequently declared for the 2007 NFL Draft. He was projected to be drafted in the second round. However, he ended up falling to the sixth round before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
[edit] Statistics
Defensive Stats
| Year |
Games |
Tackles |
Assisted Tackles |
Interceptions |
Yds |
TD |
| 2004 |
5 |
56 |
33 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
| 2005 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| 2006 |
5 |
38 |
40 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
| Total |
13 |
94 |
73 |
7 |
24 |
0 |
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