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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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Born: | San Angelo, Texas, U.S. | January 27, 1964||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
Weight: | 286 lb (130 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Indianola | ||
College: | Iowa | ||
NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 8 / pick: 198 | ||
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Jeff Drost (born January 27, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
Drost was born Jeffrey Wayne Drost in San Angelo, Texas. [1] For the 2022 season he is an assistant football coach at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa for the Roughriders.
Drost was selected in the eighth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with the team. [2] He played at the collegiate level at the University of Iowa. [3]
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