Height 1.96 m Weight 136 kg | Name Adam Koets Career start 2007 Position Tackle | |
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Date of birth: (1984-01-07) January 7, 1984 (age 32) NFL draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 Education Foothill High School, Oregon State University | ||
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Adam Koets (; born January 7, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.
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- So much to talk about adam koets sept 2008
- Adam koets vs texans 2010
- Early life
- College career
- New York Giants
- Personal life
- References
Adam koets vs texans 2010
Early life
Koets was born in Santa Ana, California to parents Russell and Helen Koets. He has one older brother, Jeff and an older sister, Amber. Koets attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. Koets lettered three years in football. He started three years as a defensive end and his senior season as a left tackle on offense. He was chosen as a first team All-Century League on offense his final season and a three-time all-league selection on defense. Koets was the Century League Defensive Lineman of the Year twice and second team All-Orange County and first team All-CIF Division VI on offense as a senior. In his high school career, he had 229 tackles and 16 quarterback sacks. He graduated from Foothill High in 2002.
College career
Koets attended Oregon State University where he played offensive tackle. After redshirting in 2002, Koets played in five games in 2003 as a redshirt freshman. In 2004, he started all 12 games. As a junior in 2005, Koets started all 11 games at left tackle. His play assisted Beaver running back Yvenson Bernard to rank ninth in the nation with a 120.1 yards per game average and quarterback Matt Moore to finish second in the Pac-10 for yards per game passing at 271.1 yards per game. In his senior year in 2006, Koets was a second team All Pac-10 Conference selection after helping the team to average 360.6 yards per game. He started all 13 games his senior season. In his time with Oregon State, he was a three-time Academic All-Pac-10 Conference selection. He graduated with a major in International Business and a minor in German.
New York Giants
Koets was drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was released from the Physically Unable to Perform list on November 8, 2011.
Personal life
Koets is a thrill seeker, enjoying sky diving, bungee jumping, surfing and other related extreme sports. Koets is also an accomplished singer and has appeared with the Grove Valve Orchestra, a band lead by food industry magnate, Gary Erickson.