Garret Wallow
American football player (born 1999)
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Garret Wallow (born January 25, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.[1] Wallow has also played for the Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| No. 49 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
| College | TCU (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 5th round, 170th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 4.64 s | 1.64 s | 2.68 s | 4.12 s | 6.87 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 22 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans (2021–23)
Wallow was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.[5] On May 15, 2021, Wallow signed his four-year rookie contract.[6]
On August 29, 2023, Wallow was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He was signed to the active roster on November 18.[9] He was waived on November 25 and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[10][11]
During his tenure with the Texans, Wallow appeared in 32 games (five starts), recording 36 tackles and a sack.[12]
Tennessee Titans (2023–24)
On December 20, 2023, the Tennessee Titans signed Wallow to their active roster off of Houston's practice squad.[13] He played three games for the Titans during the 2023 season.[14]
During the 2024 preseason, Wallow sustained a pectoral injury. He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2024, prematurely ending his season.[15][16]
Denver Broncos (2025)
On August 1, 2025, Wallow was signed by the Denver Broncos following several injuries to players during training camp.[17] On August 26, Wallow was released by the Broncos.[18] He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19] On October 4, Wallow was promoted to the active roster.[20] Ten days later, Wallow was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[21] He was activated on November 15.[22] On December 6, Wallow was waived by the Broncos.[23]
San Francisco 49ers (2025–present)
On December 8, 2025, Wallow was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.[24]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | |||
| 2021 | HOU | 17 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | HOU | 13 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEN | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | DEN | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 46 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
