Wes Schweitzer
 Schweitzer (#71) in 2016 | |||
| No. 71 Atlanta Falcons | |||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | September 11, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 314 lb (142 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Scottsdale (AZ) Chaparral | ||
| College: | San Jose State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Weston Robert Schweitzer (born September 11, 1993) is an American football offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He played college football at San José State University.
Early life
Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, Schweitzer graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale in 2011.[1] Schweitzer also was a wrestler in high school in addition to playing football, and he only joined the football starting lineup as a senior. Schweitzer originally planned on joining the Marines after high school, until he began receiving athletic scholarship offers.[2]
College career
As a two-star recruit, Schweitzer attracted six offers from Air Force, Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, San Jose State, and Utah State. On January 28, 2011, Schweitzer signed with San Jose State.[3]
Schweitzer redshirted his true freshman season in 2011. As a redshirt freshman in 2012 under coach Mike MacIntyre, Schweitzer played in seven games and started at left tackle on September 22 against Colorado State.[1]
In 2013, under new head coach Ron Caragher, Schweitzer started all 12 games, again at left tackle, and helped the offense set a school record average 493.2 yards per game. The offensive line also gave up one sack per 23.6 pass attempts, and the yards per rush improved by 0.5 from last season.[1] Schweitzer started all 25 games in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, including San Jose State's victory in the 2015 Cure Bowl.[1] As a senior in 2015, Schweitzer was elected team captain and earned second-team All-MW honors.[1]
A chemistry major, Schweitzer graduated from San Jose State in 2016 with a 3.3 GPA.[4] In 2013 and 2014, Schweitzer was an atmospheric chemistry research intern at the San Jose State University College of Science.[1] Schweitzer won four academic all-conference honors and was named to the 2016 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.[1]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
314 lb (142 kg) |
5.15 s | 1.75 s | 2.97 s | 4.73 s | 7.80 s | 27 1⁄2 in (0.70 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
28 reps | |||
| Measurements taken at Pro Day.[5][6] | ||||||||||||
On April 30, 2016, Schweitzer was selected with the 20th pick in the sixth round (195th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[7] Schweitzer signed a four-year contract with the Falcons on May 5.[8]
Schweitzer was inactive for the Falcons' 34-28 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wes Schweitzer". San Jose State. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ Ledbetter, D. Orlando (May 17, 2016). "Falcons offseason spotlight: Wes Schweitzer". AJC.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Wes Schweitzer: Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ McClure, Vaughn (June 2, 2016). "Wes Schweitzer has sights set on spot with Falcons -- and Ph.D. in chemistry". ESPN. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Wes Schweitzer". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Draft Prospects: Wes Schweitzer". NFL. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Falcons Select OL Schweitzer in Sixth Round". Atlanta Falcons. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Falcons First Team to Sign Entire Draft Class". Atlanta Falcons. May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Weaver, Tim (February 5, 2017). "Falcons vs. Patriots: Final inactives for Super Bowl LI". USA Today. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.