Police in Austin, Texas, arrested former Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat on a charge of driving while intoxicated Sunday, according to records shared by the Austin Police Department.
Officers responded to a crash at approximately 4:41 a.m. Sunday involving an SUV and a sedan. Sweat was driving the SUV and was later arrested, while the driver of the sedan left the scene on foot, according to police.
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Sweat’s biography on Texas’ website lists him as 6-feet-4 and 362 pounds. In his fifth season with the Longhorns, Sweat tallied 45 tackles, two sacks and five pass break-ups, all of which were career highs. He also caught a 2-yard touchdown pass in the Big 12 conference championship.
The 2023 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year played 62 games at Texas and accumulated 127 total tackles. He won the 2023 Outland Trophy, awarded to the best college football interior lineman, and was named to the First Team All-Big 12.
What does this mean for his draft stock?
Despite an All-American 2023 season, Sweat entered the draft process with several questions to answer in NFL team interviews. According to a team source, he was up front with teams about his “partying” as an underclassman and made it a point of emphasis to teams that it was all in the past.
A DWI charge three weeks before draft weekend obviously won’t help give NFL teams confidence about his off-field decision-making and focus. Because of these concerns, Sweat is a very hard player to project in the NFL Draft. Based on feedback from teams, my best guess is he will still be available as we start day three of the NFL Draft in the fourth round. — Dane Brugler, national NFL writer
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