Evan Boehm
| No. 70 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 19, 1993 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Lee's Summit, Missouri | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit, MO) | ||||||
| College: | Missouri | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||
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Evan Boehm (born August 19, 1993) is an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri.
College career
Boehm earned a verbal scholarship from Missouri when he was in eighth grade, before he even started high school. As a starter all four years at Missouri, he set a school record with 52 consecutive starts. As a freshman, he started 12 games at left guard before starting 40 consecutive games at center in his final three years after switching positions prior to his sophomore year.[1]
Professional career
Boehm was drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth round, 128th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[2]
Personal life
At Missouri, Boehm was teammates with current Cardinals' teammate Markus Golden and both served as team captains for the Tigers. As a Junior in high school in 2010, Boehm was centerpiece on the Lee's Summit West High School team that won the Missouri Class 5 State Championship. As a senior in 2011, Boehm won the Thomas A. Simone Award, which is given to the most outstanding high school football player in the Kansas City Metro Area. Boehm's father, Royce, was his high school head football coach.[1]
References
- 1 2 Odegard, Kyle (May 5, 2016). "Evan Boehm Ready To Compete". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Cardinals take center Evan Boehm in 4th round of NFL draft". AZcentral.com.