Position: Offensive guard College: San Jose State Height 1.96 m High school Chaparral High School | Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Roster status: Active Weight 136 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 23) NFL Draft 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 Current team Atlanta Falcons (#71 / Guard) Similar De'Vondre Campbell, Devin Fuller, Austin Hooper, Chris Chester, Dan Quinn | ||
2016 nfl draft rd 6 pk 195 atlanta falcons select g wes schweitzer
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.
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- 2016 nfl draft rd 6 pk 195 atlanta falcons select g wes schweitzer
- Wes schweitzer san jose state football ol 2015 auburn game
- Early life
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Wes schweitzer san jose state football ol 2015 auburn game
Early life
Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, Schweitzer graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale in 2011. 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.
College career
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.
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.
In 2013, under new 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. Schweitzer started all 25 games in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, including San Jose State's victory in the 2015 Cure Bowl. As a senior in 2015, Schweitzer was elected team captain and earned second-team All-MW honors.
A chemistry major, Schweitzer graduated from San Jose State in 2016 with a 3.3 GPA. In 2013 and 2014, Schweitzer was an atmospheric chemistry research intern at the San Jose State University College of Science. Schweitzer won four academic all-conference honors and was named to the 2016 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
Professional career
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. Schweitzer signed a four-year contract with the Falcons on May 5.