BIOGRAPHY
Derek Wolfe was born on February 24th, 1990 in Lisbon, Ohio. He is a defensive end in the NFL.
Wolfe attended Beaver Local High School in East Liverpool, Ohio. Wolfe lettered three times as a defensive end, outside linebacker, tight end and offensive tackle at Beaver Local High School in Lisbon, Ohio, where he finished his prep career with 205 tackles. Collected 78 tackles and seven sacks as a senior in 2007 to earn Division III All-Ohio, All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference, All-Eastern District and All-Ohio Valley Class AAAA first-team honors.
Wolfe played four years at Cincinnati from 2008 to 2011. He played 45 career games at the University of Cincinnati, starting his final 38 contests and totaling 161 tackles (89 solo), 19.5 sacks (126 yds.), two passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Finished fourth on the school’s all-time sack list and was named Big East Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year and a second-team All-America selection after totaling 70 tackles (37 solo), 9.5 sacks (66 yds.), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior. He accumulated 162 total tackles, 37 tackles for loss, and 19.5 sacks during his tenure.
The Denver Broncos selected Wolfe in the second round (36th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Wolfe was the fourth defensive tackle drafted in 2012. He has posted multiple sacks in each of his first seven seasons—one of just 13 NFL defensive linemen with multiple quarterback takedowns in every season since 2012. Totaled a career-best 51 tackles (38 solo) to go along with 5.5 sacks (32.0 yds.) and four passes defensed for the Broncos in 2016. Started all 16 games in 2018 and recorded 43 tackles (31 solo), 1.5 sacks (13.5 yds.), one interception, one fumble recovery and six passes defensed. He enters 2019 as an eighth-year defensive lineman who started all 96 regular-season games and five postseason contests played during his first seven NFL seasons with Denver.
In 2020 he signed with the Baltimore Ravens, and signed a two-year extension in 2021.
