Tom Wort: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Oklahoma LB
The Oklahoma Sooners haven't had a ton of success putting out quality linebacker prospects in recent years.
Can Tom Wort change that? The former Sooner hopes to do just that with a good start in the NFL draft. Here are five things you should know about him.
Combine results courtesy of NFL.com. College stats courtesy of sports-reference.com.
Background
1 of 5Full Name: Tom Wort
Birthday: January 29, 1991
Hometown: Crawley, West Sussex, England
School: Oklahoma
Major: Sociology
Year: Junior
Wort might be from across the pond, but he spent time playing football in New Braunfels, Texas.
Collegiate Stats
2 of 5Tom Wort was a rising college star at Oklahoma, but his career was stunted by injury and a poor junior season.
| Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| Year | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2010* | 33 | 33 | 66 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011* | 36 | 35 | 71 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012* | 27 | 26 | 53 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 96 | 94 | 190 | 17.5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
Draft Process
3 of 5Measurables
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 235 lbs.
Arm Length: 31"
Hand Size: 8 3/4"
Combine Results
40-yard dash: 4.78 seconds
225-pound bench press: 21 reps
Broad jump: 111.0 inches
Vertical jump: 31.5 inches
3-cone drill: 7.41 seconds
20-yard shuttle: 4.51 seconds
60-yard shuttle: 12.36 seconds (top performer)
There wasn't much pizzazz to Tom Wort's combine performance. His numbers were average, and he only marginally improved his 40-yard dash time at Oklahoma's pro day.
British Invasion
4 of 5Tom Wort is just one of a few Britons hoping to make their mark on the NFL in this draft.
He joins Menelik Watson and Lawrence Okoye as British NFL hopefuls, to go along with other foreign-born prospects like Bjoern Werner, Ezekiel Ansah and Margus Hunt.
Observations
5 of 5"Tom Wort on @sportstalk1400 says transferring was an option he considered, but he didn't want to ruin his time at OU by doing that. #Sooners
— Jordan Esco (@Jordan_Esco) April 19, 2013"
"I feel a bit sorry for Tom Wort. He's played the sport for years yet is getting ignored in favour of a guy who is yet to play a single snap.
— Ben Braddock (@BenBraddock86) April 17, 2013"
"RT @johnehoover If you missed it a few wks ago, #Sooners LB Tom Wort has struck up a relationship w ex-pro wrestler Ultimate Warrior.
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) September 3, 2011"
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