Utah State University Athletics

BOBBY WAGNER
Hometown: Ontario, California
Sport: Football
Years: 2008-11


One of the most accomplished football players at both the collegiate and professional level, Bobby Wagner earned first-team all-conference honors three times during his Utah State career and led the team in tackles three separate seasons. Wagner, who started 46 of 48 career games at Utah State, finished his Aggie career with a school-record-tying 446 tackles, which included 4.5 sacks and 29.5 tackles for loss, while adding four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He is also notched 23 double-digit tackle outings during his time at USU. As a senior in 2011, Wagner helped Utah State to its first bowl game in 14 years and its first winning season in 15 years as the Aggies won their final five regular season games and received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. During his senior season, he recorded 147 tackles, which still ranks seventh all-time in school history. He added 133 tackles during his junior campaign and 115 stops as a sophomore. Wagner concluded his Utah State career by being named the Most Valuable Player and the North’s Most Outstanding Player at the 2012 Senior Bowl. Following his collegiate career, Wagner was selected in the second round (47th overall pick) of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. During his illustrious NFL career, Wagner has been named First-Team All-Pro six times and is a seven-time Pro Bowl selection. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team (2010-2020) and has led the NFL in tackles twice. He also helped the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, including a Super Bowl title in 2014.