 Wagner with the Raiders in 2024 | |||||
| No. 78 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1998-10-05)October 5, 1998 (age 27) Libertyville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Richmond-Burton(Richmond, Illinois) | ||||
| College | Arkansas (2017–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Dalton Wagner (born October 5, 1998) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theLas Vegas Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theArkansas Razorbacks and was signed by the Raiders as anundrafted free agent in2023.
Wagner was born on October 5, 1998, and grew up inSpring Grove, Illinois.[1][2] He attendedRichmond-Burton High School and was a consensus three-star recruit, being a starter for three seasons and being ranked the best player at his position in the state byScout.com.[3][4] He committed to playcollege football for theArkansas Razorbacks.[5][6] In his first season at the school, 2017, heredshirted.[7]
Wagner appeared in 11 games during the 2018 season before becoming a full-time starter in 2019.[7][8] In theCOVID-19-shortened 2020 season, he played eight games and was only given threepenalties.[7] Wagner started 10 games in 2021, missing three due to injury, and helped Arkansas lead allPower Five teams in rushing yards per game.[9] He partnered withWWE by signing aname, image and likeness (NIL) contract in December 2021.[10][11]
In 2022, Wagner returned to the team by using an extra year of eligibility granted due to COVID-19, and was named teamcaptain.[9] He started all 12 games, being named first-teamAll-SEC byPro Football Focus (PFF).[7][12] He was invited to theEast–West Shrine Bowl after the season and finished his college career with 40 games started.[13][14]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 320 lb (145 kg) | 34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 5.43 s | 1.84 s | 3.09 s | 4.90 s | 8.00 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | 24 reps | |
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Although some projected Wagner to be a late-round pick in the2023 NFL draft, he went unselected.[7][14] Afterwards, he was signed by theLas Vegas Raiders as anundrafted free agent, being given a contract that included $225,000 guaranteed, which was the largest among their undrafted signees.[12] He was placed oninjured reserve on August 29, 2023.[17]
On August 27, 2024, Wagner was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.[20]
On August 26, 2025, Wagner was waived by the Raiders as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22] He signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas on January 5, 2026.[23]
