Da'Quan Patton

Photo by: Scott Weaver

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
227
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cedar Park, Texas
High School:
Vista Ridge
Prev School:
Trinity Valley CC

CAREER: A former community-college transfer who started all 25 career games at linebacker for the Wildcats.

2019: Started all 13 games, finishing third on the team with 58 tackles to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions... His two picks were the most by a Wildcat linebacker since Elijah Lee also had two in 2016... Set a career high in tackles at Texas Tech, which included a tackle for loss and his second pick of the season... Ended his career on a high note by making eight stops against Navy in the 2019 Liberty Bowl.

2018: Started all 12 games, leading the team with 70 tackles to go along with 3.0 tackles for loss and a pair of pass breakups... Tallied at least four tackles in 11 games, featured by a season-high nine stops against both West Virginia and Kansas... Also had eight tackles against Texas and Oklahoma, while he had seven at Baylor and Iowa State... Registered TFLs against Texas, Baylor and Texas Tech... His pass breakups came in consecutive games against Kansas and Texas Tech.

2017: Redshirted.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Trinity Valley under head coach Brad Smiley... Rated the fifth-best community-college outside linebacker in the nation in the Class of 2017 by ESPN, while he was regarded as the 13th-best community-college prospect in the state of Texas by 247Sports... Capped his career by earning Second Team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America honors as a sophomore in 2016 in addition to Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) Co-Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-conference accolades... Recorded 89 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and one interception as a sophomore... Carded four double-digit tackle games, including a career-high 11 stops with a sack at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M... Also had 10 tackles and a sack against Navarro College and another 10 stops, a career-high 2.5 TFLs and an interception at Tyler Junior College... Totaled 123 tackles, 10.0 TFLs and 2.5 sacks in his career, helping his teams compile an 18-4 overall record, a pair of league titles and a C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl victory in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years at Vista Ridge under head coach Vincent Rooney... Recorded second team all-state honors as a senior in 2014 from the Texas Associated Press Sports Writers, while he was named the District 25-5A Defensive MVP... Also tallied all-district honors as a sophomore and junior... Carded 157 career tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks... Helped the Rangers earn an 8-3 record as a senior in 2014 by totaling 100 tackles, 11.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks... Collected 75 tackles and three picks as a junior, while he had 28 stops as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Da’Quan Ryland Patton was born February 4, 1997, in Topeka, Kansas... Son of Ronnie Patton and Tamara Brown... Earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology/criminology in December 2018.