Drew Dalman

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Drew Dalman
Drew Dalman 2021.jpg
Dalman in 2021
No. 67 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-15) October 15, 1998 (age 26)
Salinas, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Palma (Salinas, California)
College: Stanford (2017–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 4 / pick: 114
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:51
Games started:34
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Drew Brazil Dalman [1] (born October 15, 1998) is an American professional football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

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College career

Dalman was ranked as a threestar recruit out of high school. [2] He committed to Stanford, where his father went to play football, [3] on August 30, 2016. [4] Dalman had other offers from Arizona, Colorado, Columbia, Fresno State, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming and Yale. [5] Dalman played 4 years at Stanford as a center. Dalman started 22-of-25 games (20 at center, two at guard) over four years for the Cardinal. Dalman did not allow a single pressure as a senior, fortifying a Stanford offensive line that did not allow a sack all season in 2020. Dalman earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors as a senior and was named team captain. Dalman started all 12 games at center as a junior in 2019 and was named second-team All-Pac 12. Dalman was named to second-team 2020–2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America team after majoring in mechanical engineering and maintaining a 3.61 grade point average.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+38 in
(1.91 m)
299 lb
(136 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
10+12 in
(0.27 m)
5.00 s1.74 s2.89 s4.51 s7.33 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)
9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)
33 reps
All values from Pro Day [6] [7]

Dalman was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 114th pick in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft. [8] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Atlanta on June 17, 2021. [9]

After his rookie season as a backup, Dalman was named the Falcons starting center in 2022.

Personal life

Dalman is the son of former San Francisco 49ers player Chris Dalman. [10] Dalman also has a sister named Kate who is the operations and recruiting assistant for the Stanford football program. [11]

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References

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  9. Levine, Ben (June 17, 2021). "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 6/17/21". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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