Weston Richburg
| No. 70 New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Center / Guard |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | July 9, 1991 |
| Place of birth: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 298 lb (135 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bushland (TX) |
| College: | Colorado State |
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |
| Games Played: | 16 |
| Games Started: | 15 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Weston Blaine Richburg (born July 9, 1991) is an American football offensive lineman for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State.
High school career
A native of Bushland, Texas, Richburg attended Bushland High School, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In football, he was a two-way lineman and team captain. As a senior, he recorded two sacks as a defensive lineman, but earned first-team all-district honors on the offensive line. The Bushland Falcons went undefeated (10–0) through the regular season, but losing in the first round of the 2A Division I playoffs to eventual state champ Muleshoe.
Richburg also competed in track & field at Bushland as a thrower. He captured the state title in the shot put event at the 2009 UIL T&F Championships, with a PR throw of 18.34 meters (60 ft 1 in), setting a school record, that ranks as the fourth-best throw by a Texas prep athlete in any classification and worthy of the Texas Class 2A gold medal.[1] In the discus, he got a top-throw of 53.31 meters (172 ft 2 in) at the 2009 Texas Tech Regional Qualifiers, where he took bronze. He also competed as a hurdler earlier in high school.
Recruiting
Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Richburg was not ranked among the best offensive lineman of the class of 2009, which also included D. J. Fluker and Taylor Lewan.[2] He chose Colorado State over Texas Christian, the only other scholarship offer he received. [3]
College career
In the beginning of his senior season, Richburg was graded at greater than 90 percent in all five games.[4]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
Richburg was considered one of the best center prospects for the 2014 NFL Draft.[5] He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, becoming the most recent Colorado State offensive lineman to be selected in an NFL Draft, following Shelley Smith in 2010.[6] Richburg might be best known for rolling an ankle and being carted off the field. He was able to play the next game and his teammates referred to him as Weston "Whimpburg."
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in | 298 lb | 33 3⁄8 in | 9 1⁄4 in | 5.10 s | 4.63 s | 7.93 s | 25 1⁄2 in | 8 ft 10 in | 25 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ http://tx.milesplit.com/athletes/952841-weston-richburg/feed#.VEGeIPmSwrk
- ↑ Rivals.com offensive tackles 2009
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Weston-Richburg-90946
- ↑ "CSU Rams center Weston Richburg is living up to his billing". Denver Post. October 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2014/C
- ↑ "Colorado State center Weston Richburg has reached center of draft dream". Denver Post. July 28, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/weston-richburg?id=2543705
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