Deadrin Senat (born July 22, 1994) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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, and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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College career

Initially Senat committed to

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early, but later decommitted early so that he could explore his options. After his senior year, Senat was named to the All-AAC First-team. Senat was also invited to the 2018 East-West Shrine game, along with teammates

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and

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. This was the first year 3 players from the Bulls were invited to the East-West Shrine game.

Professional career

On November 30, 2017, it was reported that Senat had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game. Senat impressed scouts during East-West Shrine Game practices and improved his draft stock. Senat sustained a minor knee strain during practice and was unable to play in the

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. He also received an invitation to play in the

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, but declined due to his injury. Senat attended the

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and completed all of the combine and positional drills. On March 26, 2018, Senat participated at South Florida's pro day but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Senat was projected to be a third-round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the eighth-best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the ninth-best defensive tackle by

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Atlanta Falcons

The

selected Senat in the third round (90th overall) of the

. Senat was the ninth defensive tackle drafted in 2018. On May 10, 2018, the Falcons signed Senat to a four-year, $3.42 million

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that includes a

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of $817,960. On August 8, 2021, Senat was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve. He was released on November 8, 2021.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 21, 2022, Senat signed with the

. He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.

References

External links

Atlanta Falcons bioSouth Florida Bulls bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senat, Deadrin 1994 births Living people American football defensive tackles Atlanta Falcons players People from Immokalee, Florida Players of American football from Florida South Florida Bulls football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers