Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Deculus was born March 12, 1999, in Mamou, Louisiana. In his freshman season at LSU, Deculus played in all 13 games on special teams, appearing only twice on the offensive line due to injuries to the team's starters.

In the second week of his sophomore season, Deculus had his first start at left tackle in a game against Southeastern Louisiana. He shifted to right tackle the following week and started there for the remainder of the season. He finished the year with a total of 827 snaps played, including all 86 snaps in the Fiesta Bowl.

Deculus was considered the "most improved" offensive lineman at LSU in 2019 and started 13 games, missing two due to injury. He played every snap in the Tigers' national championship win over Clemson, totaling 885 snaps over the whole season.

Deculus started all ten games at right tackle in 2020 and was named to the 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Deculus took advantage of an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic as he entered his fifth year playing for the Tigers. In 12 games, he played a total of 829 snaps and recorded his only college football tackle in a game against UCLA.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Austin Deculus was taken 205th by the Houston Texans.