Joe Staley
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| San Francisco 49ers — No. 74 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: August 30, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Rockford, Michigan | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 302 lb (137 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the San Francisco 49ers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Central Michigan | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Games played | 16 |
| Games started | 16 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Joe Staley (born August 30, 1984) is currently an American football right tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He was selected 28th overall out of Central Michigan University. The 49ers traded their first round pick in 2008 for Staley before the Baltimore Ravens selected with the 29th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft with New England. He was the second 49er taken in the draft to linebacker Patrick Willis.
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[edit] High school career
Earned two letters in football and two in track at Rockford High … caught 24 passes for 559 yards and seven touchdowns as a prep senior … Grand Rapids Press Dream Team member … ranked No. 13 overall prospect by the Detroit Free Press and No. 49 by the Detroit News … set three school records in track in 200m (21.9), 4x100 (42.5), and 4x200 (1:27) … placed sixth in state in 200m to earn all-state honors … team was fourth in 4x100m, fourth in 4x200m, and sixth in 4x400m.
[edit] College career
[edit] Senior Year
Invited to play in 2007 East-West Shrine Game … preseason All-MAC first team selection by Athlon Sports and MAC Report Online … dominant player at left tackle … timed at 4.70 seconds in the 40-yard dash at CMU’s junior pro day … began career as a tight end … has added 80 pounds to 6-foot, 5-inch frame without sacrificing footspeed … part of an offensive front that has helped CMU boast a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the past three seasons … key cog in offensive line that allowed Oakland Raiders free agent signee Kent Smith to pass for at least 2,000 yards in 2004 and 2005 … played alongside current Cincinnati Bengals Eric Ghiaciuc and Adam Kieft, who was also High School Teammate at Rockford, MI.
[edit] Junior Year
Started all 11 games at left tackle … did not allow a sack … recorded 53 knockdown blocks … part of an offensive line that helped CMU average 418.8 yards of offense per game … cleared way for Oakland Raiders free agent signee Kent Smith to set CMU single-season and single-game records for total offense … helped pave the way for true freshman Ontario Sneed to run for 1,065 yards and earn Freshman All-America honors.
[edit] Sophomore Year
Started all 11 games at right tackle.
[edit] Freshman Year
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, snaring 11 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown … posted a career-high two catches for 34 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Michigan.
[edit] Pro Career
The 49ers acquired Staley after trading into the first round with the New England Patriots. The Niners gave their 2008 1st Round Pick and a 4th Round pick in 2007. The Patriots subsequently traded the fourth round pick (110 overall) to the Oakland Raiders for wide receiver Randy Moss.
Wears the number 74 for the San Francisco 49ers.
Named starting right tackle over Kwame Harris on August 28, 2007.
Going into the 2008 season, many analysts project Joe Staley as being moved to left tackle in place of the injury-prone Jonas Jennings. This is encouraged by the fact that Staley was one of three rookies in 2007 to play every down on his side of the ball, with the others being fellow first round picks Joe Thomas and 49er Patrick Willis.[1]
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