Wayne Wegert
 Wegert in 2015 | |||||||||
No. 85 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Wide Receiver | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Springfield, OH | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: South High School, Springfield, OH | |||||||||
| College: Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 67 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2014 for the Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2020 | |||||||||
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Wayne Wegert is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Notre Dame.
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College Career
Wegert was the starting wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2013 CFBHC Season. Along with James Bush and Kareem Taylor, Wegert was one of the Senior Co-offensive captains for the 2013 season.
College Statistics
| Season | Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||||
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 895 | 14.9 | 7 | |||||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 12 | 12 | 60 | 895 | 14.9 | 7 | |||||||
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 5 in | 188 lb | 4.48 s | 4.33 s | 6.83 s | 32.5 in | 9 ft 9 in | 15 reps | |
| Values from Combine, bench press, shuttle, and 3-cone from Green Bay workout. | ||||||||
Draft
Wegert was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFLHC Entry Draft with the #67 overall pick.
Green Bay Packers
Wegert spent 5 seasons with the Packers. From 2014-2016, Wegert was the leading receiver for the Packers. He made the Pro Bowl in 2016. However, in the following offseason, the Packers traded for WR Dan Nomellini and Wegert was not able to match his previous success. After the 2018 season, he was traded along with DT Bud Howard to the Kansas City Chiefs for DT Carter Jackson.
Kansas City Chiefs
Wegert spent less than 3 days with the Chiefs before being traded again, this time to the Los Angeles Chargers. He was traded with a 4th round pick for WR Richard Frazier and a 4th round pick.
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers struggled heavily in the passing game in 2019 with injured veteran QB Will Thompson and rookie QB Matty Swift. The Chargers had picked up WR M.L. Kriewaldt from free agency but was not panning out as a #1 WR. Wegert was moved around the depth chart throughout the season and included some time as the #1 WR. He was allowed to enter free agency at the end of the season.
Minnesota Vikings
Wegert received offers from the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings in free agency. He accepted a 1 year, $2.75 million contract from the Vikings and will start the season in the slot position.
After the 2020 season Wegerts contract was extended
During the 2023 offseason Wegert signed a 1 year $0.6 million extension
Statistics
Year Team Games Starts Rushing Receiving Player
RatingAtt Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2014 GB 11 11 0 0 0 0 63 781 12.4 7 74 2015 GB 14 14 0 0 0 0 36 562 15.6 4 78 2016 GB 12 12 0 0 0 0 58 942 16.2 4 80 2017 GB 13 13 0 0 0 0 32 420 13.1 3 82 2018 GB 16 16 0 0 0 0 35 519 14.8 1 84 2019 LAC 16 16 0 0 0 0 28 343 12.3 3 81 2020 MIN 9 9 0 0 0 0 47 587 12.49 4 79 2021 MIN 14 14 0 0 0 0 66 833 12.62 10 78 2022 MIN 14 14 0 0 0 0 41 479 11.68 7 77 2023 MIN 16 16 0 0 0 0 54 566 10.48 5 75 2024 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 74 Career 135 135 0 0 0 0 460 6,032 13.17 48
Personal Life
Wegert is the cousin of Jets QB Erik Wegert.
