Chris Draft
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| St. Louis Rams — No. 52 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: February 26, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Anaheim, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 236 lb (107 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1998 for the Chicago Bears | |
| Career history | |
| College: Stanford | |
| NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 6 / Pick: 157 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Christopher Michael Draft (born February 26, 1976 in Anaheim, California) is an American football linebacker for the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He previously played for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers. Draft played college football at Stanford University.
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[edit] High school career
Draft was an All-American in football and baseball at Valencia High School in Placentia, California. He played running back and linebacker during his prep career.
[edit] College career
He was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at inside linebacker for Stanford. He started his Stanford career as a true freshman playing strong safety. As a two-time second-team All-Pacific Ten Conference selection, he totaled 316 career tackles, six sacks and two interceptions. As a senior in 1997, he earned second-team All-Pac 10 honors and led the Cardinal with 81 tackles and contributed two sacks and two interceptions. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics.
[edit] NFL career
Draft was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He was waived by the Bears after one season, spent one season with the San Francisco 49ers, then five years with the Atlanta Falcons. He was a four year starter for the Falcons.
Draft was signed by Carolina in early 2004. Draft moved to middle linebacker from weakside linebacker in 2004 as the Atlanta Falcons switched to a 4-3 defense from a 3-4. He amassed a career-high 178 tackles for Atlanta in 2003 while starting all 16 games for the first time. He made his first NFL start versus the New York Giants in 2000 and responded with eight tackles.
On March 19, 2007 he signed a three year contract with the Rams.
[edit] Career Highlights
2006 Man of the Year – Carolina Panthers
2004 Byron “Whizzer” White Award Finalist
Career best 178 tackles (110 solo) in 2003
Host of his own Atlanta Metro Area television show "The Draft Report"
2002 Ed Block Courage Award
2001 Rankin Smith Award
National Service Projects
2007 Spokesperson: Climb California
2006 spokesperson: American Lung Association – Southeast region
2004 Hosted youth clinic for 50 children in Germany
2004 Visit with war veterans in Palo Alto, CA
Stanford University Athletic Department mentor
Orangewood (CA) Children’s Home Black History Awareness
Sun Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Fundraiser participant
Community Sports Activities
2004 Boys and Girls Club football clinic
2004 Host of Project Fit America
2004 Prison Ministries of Atlanta football camp
2005/04 Flacons Fitness Challenge
2003/04 Co-host of Falcons “Thank the Fans” event
2003/04 Falcons Draft Day Fan Fest
Community Service Projects
2006 American Lung Association Asthma Walk and Camp Breathe Easy
2006 Founder of The Christ Draft Family Foundation
2005 Sponsor of the Zap Asthma summer camp
2004 Center for Disease Control “Steps for a Healthier U.S. Initiative”
2004 Atlanta Business Women’s dinner
2004 Falcons Football Academy
2004 Atlanta Braves Ball Boy Mentoring Program
2004 NFL Yet Center Extra Yard partnership
2003/04 NFL Yet Center spokesperson
