Rashad Wisdom
| No. 38 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 6, 2001 |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Judson (Converse, Texas) |
| College: | UTSA (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Rashad Wisdom (born June 6, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTSA Roadrunners and was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
Early life
[edit]Wisdom was born on June 6, 2001, and grew up in Converse, Texas.[1] He grew up playing football as a running back before switching to safety while attending Judson High School.[2] He was named first-team all-district as a sophomore, junior and senior while being named honorable mention all-state in his last two years.[1] He concluded his stint at Judson having totaled 218 tackles, seven interceptions, 14 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries.[2] He committed to play college football for the UTSA Roadrunners.[2]
College career
[edit]As a freshman at UTSA in 2019, Wisdom started 12 games and recorded 44 tackles, being named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team.[2] In 2020, he was named first-team All-Conference USA after leading the team with 95 tackles and tying for the school record with four interceptions.[3] He started 13 of 14 games in 21, repeating as a first-team all-conference selection while recording a team-leading 88 tackles.[3] In 2022, he appeared in six games, missing the rest due to injury, and posted 27 tackles.[1] He then started 13 games in his last year, 2023, tallying 61 tackles and five pass breakups.[1] Wisdom concluded his collegiate career having appeared in 57 games and made a UTSA-record 315 tackles.[4]
Professional career
[edit]After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Wisdom signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[5] He was waived on August 27, 2024, before being re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract after the season, on January 14, 2025.[7] He made the team's 53-man roster for the 2025 season.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Wisdom's father, Richard, played for the U.S. national under-16 soccer team.[1] His brother, Bryce, died in 2020 from cancer.[2][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Rashad Wisdom". UTSA Roadrunners.
- ^ a b c d e Craven, Mike (September 14, 2021). "Playing for Bryce: How UTSA's star safety keeps brother's memory alive for hometown Roadrunners". Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
- ^ a b Craven, Mike (August 6, 2022). "The Lone Star 50: No. 21 UTSA safety Rashad Wisdom is the C-USA preseason Defensive Player of the Year for a reason". Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
- ^ Luca, Greg (April 25, 2024). "Rashad Wisdom among UTSA hopefuls waiting for chance on NFL draft weekend". San Antonio Express-News – via archive.today.
- ^ Luca, Greg (May 8, 2024). "UTSA product Rashad Wisdom ready to start NFL journey with Tampa Bay Buccaneers". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Rashad Wisdom Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 14, 2025). "Bucs Re-Sign 17 Practice Squad Players to 2025 Futures Deals". Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- ^ Harbaugh, Andrew (August 26, 2025). "Final 53-man roster for the Bucs following roster cuts for the 2025 season". USA Today.
- ^ "UTSA alumni Rashad Wisdom overcomes adversity, now living out NFL dream". WOAI-TV. December 24, 2024.