David Fitzwater

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-4
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Shreveport, La.
High School:
Calvary Academy
Prev School:
Calvary Academy

TULSA – A returning letterwinner … 2017 – Played in all 12 games … saw most of his playing time on special teams … 2016 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2016 season due to red-shirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner at Shreveport Calvary Academy … was a 2016 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete Award finalist for the South Region … started three years on offense and two seasons at defensive end … was the starting left tackle as a sophomore and junior and moved to tight end for his senior season … helped lead his team to a 9-3 record his senior season … caught seven passes for 78 yards and two TDs from his tight end position as a senior … also had 91 tackles and five sacks from his defensive end position his senior season … earned first-team all-city honors at defensive end, and first-team all-district merits at tight end and defensive end as a senior … was an honorable mention all-state selection his senior season … was on state championship teams as a sophomore and junior … earned first-team all-district honors at left tackle his sophomore and junior seasons … had 192 tackles, eight sacks, two interceptions and two caused fumbles in his career … high school coach was John Bachman Sr.

PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers … his favorite NFL player is former great Brett Favre … favorite sport, other than football, to play and watch is baseball … his favorite movie is The Patriot, and his favorite sports movie is Friday Night Lights … his favorite TV show is “The Office” … parents are Mike and Kelli Fitzwater … majoring in exercise & sports management … born February 26, 1997 in Grapevine, Texas.

Fitzwater … majoring in management … born February 26, 1997 in North Richland Hills, Texas.