Anthony Castonzo

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Anthony Castonzo

No. 74 Indianapolis Colts

Offensive tackle

Personal information

Date of birth: August 9, 1988

Place of birth: Des Plaines, Illinois

Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight: 307 lb (139 kg)

Career information

High school: Lake Zurich (IL)

College: Boston College

NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22

Debuted in 2011 for the Indianapolis Colts

Career history

Indianapolis Colts (2011–present)

Roster status: Active

Career highlights and awards

2× First Team All-ACC by Media (2009, 2010)
Second-team All-ACC (2008)
CFN Sophomore All-American (2008)
FWAA Freshman All-American (2007)
TSN Freshman All-ACC (2007)

Career NFL statistics as of 2013

Games played	44
Games started	44
Stats at NFL.com

Anthony Salvatore Castonzo (born August 9, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. After a college career at Boston College, Castonzo was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with their first round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

High school career

Castonzo attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he was a two-way tackle for the Blue Devils and also saw action at the tight end spot. He previously attended Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, Illinois, where he protected quarterback Matt Blanchard.

Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Castonzo ranked No. 44 among prep school prospects in 2007.^[1] He did not have any scholarship offers when he finished high school.^[2]

College career

Becoming the first true freshman to start on the Boston College offensive line since Paul Zukauskas in 1998, Castonzo helped hold opponents to only 61 tackles-for-loss (fifth in the nation) and 22 quarterback sacks in 2007. By protecting quarterback Matt Ryan at right tackle, he helped pave the way for the Eagles' 5,924 yards in total offense. Castonzo subsequently received All-ACC Freshman honors by The Sporting News and Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America.^[3]

Prior to his sophomore season, Castonzo made the move from right tackle to left tackle where he started all 14 games in 2008. Boston College ranked 25th in the country in tackles for a loss allowed (4.77) and 49th in sacks allowed (1.69). Castonzo earned a College Football News All-Sophomore First Team selection.^[4]

In 2009, Castonzo was listed at No. 9 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking.^[5] Following a productive junior season, Castonzo was selected 2009 First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as voted on by the 40 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

Castonzo was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 22nd pick overall of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was the third offensive tackle off the board, after Tyron Smith and Nate Solder.

Indianapolis Colts

He became the Colts starting left offensive tackle for the 2011 season. He started 12 games during his rookie season and the Colts finished 2-14 without longtime starting quarterback Peyton Manning.

References

↑ Prep School Top 50 2007, Rivals.com, January 31, 2007
↑ "Carimi, OL prospects ready for NFL combine tests". Boston.com. February 24, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
↑ AON Insurance/FWAA Freshman All-America Team 2007, FWAA, January 7, 2008
↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 11, 2008), "2008 CFN All-Sophomore Team", College Football News
↑ Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009), "Preseason offensive tackle power rankings", Rivals.com

External links

Boston College Eagles bio

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v t e Indianapolis Colts current roster

Active roster	1 Pat McAfee 4 Adam Vinatieri 8 Matt Hasselbeck 11 Josh Lenz 12 Andrew Luck 13 T. Y. Hilton 15 LaVon Brazill 16 Da'Rick Rogers 17 Griff Whalen 20 Darius Butler 23 Vontae Davis 27 Josh Gordy 30 LaRon Landry 31 Donald Brown 32 Cassius Vaughn 34 Trent Richardson 38 Sergio Brown 39 Stanley Havili 41 Antoine Bethea 43 Tashard Choice 45 Matt Overton 47 Weslye Saunders 50 Jerrell Freeman 51 Pat Angerer 52 Kelvin Sheppard 53 Kavell Conner 54 Mario Harvey 58 Andy Studebaker 59 Cam Johnson 62 Khaled Holmes 64 Samson Satele 71 Xavier Nixon 72 Jeff Linkenbach 74 Anthony Castonzo 75 Mike McGlynn 76 Joe Reitz 78 Gosder Cherilus 80 Coby Fleener 81 Darrius Heyward-Bey 84 Jack Doyle 86 Deion Branch 90 Cory Redding 91 Ricardo Mathews 92 Björn Werner 93 Erik Walden 94 Montori Hughes 96 Josh Chapman 97 Aubrayo Franklin 98 Robert Mathis 99 Ricky Jean-Francois

Reserve lists	25 Chris Rainey (IR) 26 Delano Howell (IR) 28 Greg Toler (IR) 33 Vick Ballard (IR) 36 Dan Herron (IR) 44 Ahmad Bradshaw (IR) 55 Justin Hickman (IR) 56 Scott Lutrus (IR) 56 Lawrence Sidbury (IR) 66 Donald Thomas (IR) 69 Hugh Thornton (IR) 79 Justin Anderson (IR) 83 Dwayne Allen (IR) 87 Reggie Wayne (IR) 95 Fili Moala (IR)

Practice squad	5 Chandler Harnish 40 Sheldon Price 49 Daniel Adongo 57 Josh McNary 65 Thomas Austin

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Persondata
Name	Castonzo, Anthony
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 9, 1988
Place of birth	Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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