Deadrin Senat (born July 22, 1994) is an American professional

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. He played

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, and was selected 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-

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First-team. Senat was also invited to the 2018 East–West Shrine Game, along with teammates Quinton Flowers and D'Ernest Johnson. This was the first year 3 players from the Bulls were invited to the

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Professional career

Pre-draft

On November 30, 2017, it was reported that Senat had accepted his invitation to play in the 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 East–West Shrine Game. He also received an invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, 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

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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

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prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the ninth-best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc.

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 contract that included a

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of $817,960. On August 8, 2021, Senat was

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and placed on

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. Senat was released on November 8, 2021.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 21, 2022, Senat signed with the

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. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the

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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 21. Senat was waived on August 28, 2023, then re-signed to the practice squad on September 20. He was promoted to the active roster on December 16. Senat was released on January 5, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad four days later. He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.

Baltimore Ravens

On May 28, 2024, Senat signed with the

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. He was released on August 27.

References

External links

South 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 players Baltimore Ravens players