Deatrich Wise

Deatrich Wise, Jr. was re-signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 19, 2021 ... Originally drafted by New England in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

PRONOUNCED DEE-tritch

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Deatrich Wise, Jr. was re-signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 19, 2021 ... Originally drafted by New England in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2024 (11/3)

• Named a team captain for the third-straight year.
• Serves as a reserve defensive lineman.
• Registered first sack of the season at the New York Jets (9/19), sacking QB Aaron Rodgers for a 6-yard loss in the first quarter.
• Sacked QB Brock Purdy for a 5-yard loss at San Francisco (9/29), his second-straight game with a sack. Recorded a sack in back-to-back games for the first time since beginning his NFL career with a sack in each of his first two games as a rookie in 2017.
• Made first start of the season vs. Houston (10/13).
• Made second-consecutive start in the win vs. the New York Jets (10/27) and finished with 4 solo tackles.
• Sacked QB Mason Rudolph on a second-and-7 situation in the first quarter at Tennessee (11/3) for a 7-yard loss to help force a punt.
• Had his second-career game with 2 or more sacks after finishing with 2 sacks at Chicago (11/10). He dropped QB Caleb Williams for an 8-yard loss on a third-down play in the first quarter and had a sack for 0 yards on a third-down play in the third quarter. Contributed to the team's total of 9 sacks, tied for the second-most in franchise history. Played a key role in limiting the Bears offense to 142 total yards, the Patriots' fewest allowed since November 20, 2022, when they held the New York Jets to 103 yards.
• Inactive vs. the L.A. Rams (11/17) and at Miami (11/24) due to injury.
• Returned to action vs. Indianapolis (12/1) after missing two games due to injury.

2023 (16/3)

• Played in 16 games with 13 starts and recorded 54 tackles (22 solo, 32 assists), 41/2 sacks for a loss of 50 yards, 6 quarterback hits, 3 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, and 1 pass defensed. He missed one game due to injury, vs. L.A. Chargers (12/3).
• Part of 7th-ranked defense that finished fourth in the NFL in 2023, allowing 93.2 yards rushing per game. It is the third lowest in team history since the 1970 merger.
• Returned to action at Pittsburgh (12/7) after missing a week due to injury.

2022 (17/16)

• Played in 17 games with 16 starts and recorded a career-high 59 total tackles (33 solo, 26 assist), a career-high 7½ sacks for 46.5 yards, two forced fumbles and three passes defensed.
• Named the 2022 Ron Burton Award winner.
• Named a co-captain for the first time in his career.
• Played in 90 percent of the defensive snaps at Pittsburgh (9/18). Recorded four total tackles.
• Had his first career three-sack game after a 3-yard sack in the first quarter and an 8-yard sack and a 1-yard sack in the second quarter in the home opener vs. Baltimore (9/25). He is the fourth Patriots player to register three sacks in a half.

2021 (16/9, 1/1)

• Started the first game of the regular season vs. Miami (9/12) as well as at N.Y. Jets (9/19) at right end.
• Registered six tackles and a half sack as a starter vs. New Orleans (9/26).
• Registered four combined tackles (three solo, one assist) and one pass defensed on a third-down situation that forced a punt vs. Tampa Bay (10/3).
• Started on the left side of the defensive line at Houston (10/10) and vs. Dallas (10/17).
• Rotated in on the defensive line vs. N.Y. Jets (10/24) and had one pass defensed in each game.
• Started at L.A. Chargers (10/31) with one pass defensed.
• Had three total tackles, one QB hit and one tackle for loss in the victory at Carolina (11/7).
• Sacked QB Baker Mayfield for 9 yards and forced a fumble vs. Cleveland (11/14). Split a second sack with Lawrence Guy for 8 yards. Registered four total tackles and recorded two QB hits on the day.
• Strong rush at Atlanta (11/18) helped force four sacks, four interceptions and limit the Falcons to just 40 yards rushing.
• Sacked QB Carson Wentz for an 8 yard loss at Indianapolis (12/18) to go along with two total tackles.
• Placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
• Returned to action vs. Jacksonville (1/2), providing a tackle and a QB hit.
• Recorded four tackles at Miami (1/9), including a tackle for loss.
• Started in the Wild Card Round loss at Buffalo (1/15) and had his first career blocked kick on an extra point attempt in the second quarter. It was the first blocked kick by the Patriots in 2021. The last time the Patriots blocked a PAT was by Justin Bethel last year vs. San Francisco (10/25/20).

2020 (16/7)

• Played in all 16 games with seven starts and totaled 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery in the end zone for his first career touchdown.
• Played as a reserve in season opening win vs. Miami (9/13) and made one tackle.
• Picked up one assisted tackle as a reserve in the loss at Seattle (9/20).
• Helped force a fumble on a sack of Raiders QB Derek Carr with Shilique Calhoun in the end zone, recovered the fumble in the end zone for his first career touchdown. Added 5 tackles (3 solo, 2 ast) in a Week 3 win over Las Vegas (9/27).
• Played a reserve role on the defensive line in a Week 4 loss at Kansas City (10/5). Combined for four tackles by way of three solo and one assist. Helped keep Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs out of the end zone in the first half for the third time in three years.
• Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman vs. Denver (10/18). Made 6 total tackles.
• Start for the first time this year in a Week 7 loss vs. San Francisco (10/25).
• Started at defensive end and made five total tackles in a Week 8 loss at Buffalo (11/1).
• Started at defensive end in a Week 9 win at the Jets (11/9). Totaled six tackles. Added a sack of Jets QB Joe Flacco with 1:29 left, setting up a 3rd and 7 that NYJ did not convert. Following a punt the Patriots moved into position for Nick folk to win the game with a 51- yard field goal.
• Contributed as a reserve defensive lineman in a Week 10 win vs. Baltimore. Posted two assisted tackles.
• Started at left end in a Week 11 loss at Houston (11/22). Had a hit on Texans QB Deshaun Watson on third down late in the fourth quarter. The pass sailed incomplete and Houston kicked a field goal on the next play to make it 27-20.
• Was a starter on the defensive line as part of a Week 12 win vs. Arizona (11/29). Notched 4 total tackles and was key in limiting Arizona to 298 net yards. They entered the game with the NFL's top-ranked offense, averaging 414.3 yards per game and it was their second - lowest output of the season to the 262 yards at Carolina on Oct. 4.
• Racked up two tackles and added a three-yard sack on Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert in the first quarter of a Week 13 win in Los Angeles.
• Started on the defensive line and made five total tackles in a Week 14 loss at the Rams (12/10).
• Contributed as a defensive reserve and made two tackles as part of aa Week 15 loss at Miami (12/20).
• Amassed four total tackles in a Week 16 loss vs. Buffalo (12/28).

2019 (14/3, 1/1)

• Played in 14 regular-season games with three starts and totaled 26 tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble as part of a defense that finished No. 1 in the NFL in total defense (275.9 yards per game) and scoring (14.1 points allowed per game).
• Started along the defensive line and registered four tackles in the AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Tennessee (1/4).
• Was inactive for the victory at Miami (9/15) and was active but did not play at Baltimore (11/3).
• Contributed in a reserve role on the defensive line with one tackle, a sack and a forced fumble in the season-opening victory vs. Pittsburgh (9/8).
• Started along the defensive line for the third time in the season and made two tackles and one sack vs. Kansas City (12/8).
• Contributed on defense as a key reserve and led the team with seven tackles in the win at Cincinnati (12/15).

2018 (16/5, 1/1)

• Appeared in all 16 regular-season games with five starts and finished with a career-best 30 tackles, while also adding 4½ sacks.
• Missed the first two postseason contests due to injury but started at defensive end and made five tackles in the Super Bowl LIII victory vs. the Los Angeles Rams (2/3).
• Contributed as a reserve defensive end in the season-opening victory vs. Houston (9/9), finishing with three tackles total and 1½ sacks of QB Deshaun Watson for a total of 7½ yards lost.
• Totaled four tackles as a reserve defensive end and had a 7-yard sack of QB Matthew Stafford at Detroit (9/23).
• Contributed as a reserve defensive lineman and made two tackles, while also adding a sack of QB Mitchell Trubisky for a 4-yard loss during the win at Chicago (10/21).
• Made his first start of the season and finished with one tackle as a defensive end in the win at Buffalo (10/29).
• Contributed in a reserve role on the defensive line and made one tackle, while also adding a sack of QB Josh McCown for a 7-yard loss in the win at the New York Jets (11/25).

2017 (16/3, 3/0)

• Appeared in all 16 regular-season games with three starts as a rookie and logged 26 tackles, five sacks and one pass defensed.
• Appeared in all three postseason contests as a reserve and tallied four tackles and two sacks.
• Contributed in a reserve role at defensive end and made his first career tackle and sack when he dropped QB Alex Smith for a 12-yard loss in the second quarter of the season-opener vs. Kansas City (9/7).
• Was a key contributor in a reserve role at defensive end with two tackles for loss, five quarterback hits and a sack ,for an 8-yard loss, for the second consecutive game in the win at New Orleans (9/17).
• Became the first Patriots rookie to have a sack in his first two NFL games since Chandler Jones in 2012.
• Made his first-career start on the defensive line and finished with two tackles in the win at N.Y. Jets (10/15).
• Contributed on defense with two tackles, while adding a sack of QB Tyrod Taylor for a 4-yard loss in the first quarter and adding another half sack late in the fourth quarter of the win vs. Buffalo (12/24).
• Made his postseason debut in a reserve role at defensive end and had the first multi-sack game of his career to go along with two tackles in the Divisional Playoff victory vs. Tennessee (1/13).
• Took down QB Marcus Mariota for a 4-yard loss on Tennessee's opening drive of the game and added his second sack for an 8-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

COLLEGE

• Played in 50 games with 10 starts at Arkansas and tallied 112 tackles, 16½ sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, six passes defensed and four forced fumbles.
• Ranks 10th in school history with 16½ career sacks.
• Served as a team captain as a senior in 2016. Played in 13 games with eight starts and totaled 49 tackles. Finished second on the team with 3½ sacks. Also forced one fumble, notched seven quarterback pressures and three passes defensed.
• Played in all 13 games as a junior and led the team with eight sacks. Also posted 31 tackles, three forced fumbles, five quarterback pressures and three passes defensed.
• Saw action in 10 contests and started once at defensive end as a sophomore. Logged 13 tackles and two sacks.
• Played in all 12 games as a freshman and totaled 17 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries.

PERSONAL

• Recorded 113 tackles, including 12 for loss with 10 sacks, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and one blocked field goal in 2011 while helping Hebron (Texas) High School to the state playoffs. Following his senior campaign, he was named District 8-5A Defensive Player of the Year.
• In his junior season, he totaled 40 tackles, including seven sacks.
• Chose Arkansas after also receiving offers from Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Purdue and Wake Forest.
• Son of Deatrich Sr. and Sheila Wise.
• Father was drafted in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks and also spent time with the New Orleans Saints and the CFL's British Columbia Lions.
• Has two younger brothers that played college football. Daniel played defensive tackle at Kansas and spent his rookie season on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, while Solomon plays defensive end at the University of Texas San Antonio.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in kinesiology in 2016.
• Earned 2012-13 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.
• Married wife, Chanell, in the 2019 offseason.