HOW ACQUIRED:
Drafted with the 17th selection in the second round (49th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Third center drafted in the second round in club history. Fifth player selected from Oregon in school history (Nick Reed became the sixth).
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started the season opener vs. San Francisco (9/12) at right guard before leaving the game with a season-ending toe injury. Was placed on injured reserve on September 14.
- In 2009, became the first rookie lineman to start all 16 games since Ray Roberts in 1992. Started first 13 games at right guard before moving to center for the final three games.
HOW ACQUIRED:
Drafted with the 17th selec- tion in the second round (49th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Third center drafted in the sec- ond round in club history. Fifth player selected from Oregon in school history (Nick Reed became the sixth).
NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started the season opener vs. San Francisco (9/12) at right guard before leaving the game with a season-ending toe injury. Was placed on injured reserve on September 14.
- In 2009, became the first rookie lineman to start all 16 games since Ray Roberts in 1992. Started first 13 games at right guard before moving to center for the final three games.
COLLEGE:
Started 51 consecutive games and earned all-conference honors in every season, including being named first-team All-Pac-10 twice. Also named to several All-American teams. Earned those accolades at two positions: left tackle in 2005 and 2006 and center in 2007 and 2008. As a senior, started all 13 games, including 11 at center. The Ducks led the Pac-10 and finished second in the nation with an average of 280.08 yards per game on the ground. They also led the league in scoring (41.92 ppg, seventh in the country) and total offense (484.85 ypg).
PERSONAL:
Attended Hawaii Preparatory (Honaunau, Hawaii) Academy, playing football for head coach Tom Goodspeed. Ranked among nation's top 50 offensive guards by Rivals.com as a senior. Did not begin playing organized football until the ninth grade, but in only his second season, he was a member of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's 2002 second-team All-State squad. Playing on both sides of the ball during his last two years, he received first-team All-Big Island Inter-scholastic Federation honors both times.
