Adam Ulatoski

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Adam Ulatoski
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Ulatoski with Texas Longhorns in 2008
No. 77
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1985-12-17) December 17, 1985 (age 38)
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College: Texas
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Adam Ulatoski (born December 17, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and was considered one of the best offensive tackles of his class. [1]

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High school career

Ulatoski attended Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where he was coached by former Texas Longhorn quarterback Todd Dodge, and protected quarterback Chase Daniel as left tackle. He helped the Dragons to post a 41–6 record and advance to two state title games during that stretch. Ulatoski earned Parade All-American honors as a senior in 2003. [2]

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com , Ulatoski was listed 24th among offensive tackle prospects in the nation. [3]

College career

In 2004, Ulatoski has taken what is considered a "grayshirt" season, which means he did not enroll at Texas to not burn a redshirt season. [4] He then redshirted the 2005 season.

In 2006, Ulatoski played in 12 games at right tackle, starting the final seven. He was named a first-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News . [5] As a sophomore, Ulatoski started nine games at right tackle before making his first career start at left tackle against Arizona State in the 2007 Holiday Bowl. [6]

In his junior year, Ulatoski started all 13 games at left tackle. He received first-team All-Big 12 honors by the Austin American-Statesman , the league's coaches and the Kansas City Star .

In 2009, Ulatoski was listed at No. 11 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking. [7] He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list. [8]

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Ulatoski had initially been considered one of the best offensive tackles available in the 2010 NFL draft. [1] [9] [10] Projecting as a right tackle in the NFL, Ulatoski draws comparisons to Titans' tackle David Stewart. Ulatoski went undrafted and signed a free agent deal with the Houston Texans. He was waived by the Texans on June 16, 2010. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cooney, Frank (May 11, 2009), "Who's next? Looking ahead to the best of the 2010 draft class", USA Today
  2. ↑ O'Shea, Michael (February 8, 2004), "Meet PARADE's All-America High School Football Team", Parade, archived from the original on August 15, 2009
  3. ↑ Rivals.com Offensive tackles 2004, January 26, 2004
  4. ↑ Lonnquist, Kevin (October 8, 2004), "Neither orange nor red: UT signee Ulatoski spends "grayshirt" season at home", Dallas Morning News
  5. ↑ "Sporting News 2006 Freshman All-American Teams", The Sporting News, December 12, 2006, archived from the original on January 1, 2008
  6. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (December 28, 2007), "A wild and wacky Holiday: Brown's stepson causes Horns to lose turnover in the first half", Houston Chronicle
  7. ↑ Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009), "Preseason offensive tackle power rankings", Rivals.com, archived from the original on March 24, 2016, retrieved September 1, 2009
  8. ↑ Richardson, Steve (August 11, 2009), 2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced, Football Writers Association of America
  9. ↑ McShay, Todd (April 30, 2009), "QBs Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy are high in Todd McShay's early 2010 mock draft", ESPN.com
  10. ↑ Brandt, Gil, "Top offensive tackle prospects for 2010 hail from the Big 12", NFL.com
  11. ↑ McClain, John (June 16, 2010). "Texans sign Smith, make roster moves". Houston Chronicle.
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