Following a trade up to the 171st selection in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos select Washington center Luke Wattenberg. A four-star recruit, he committed to the Huskies over Stanford and fought his way into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman. He wound up playing in 54 career games with a school-record 48 consecutive starts (16 games at center, 27 at left guard, and 5 at left tackle).
Luke Wattenberg was drafted with pick 171 of round 5 in the 2022 draft class. He scored a 9.