Jeff Drost

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Jeff Drost
No. 71
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1964-01-27) January 27, 1964 (age 60)
San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
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
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at PFR

Jeff Drost (born January 27, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

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.

Career

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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References

  1. "Jeff Drost Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. "Jeff Drost Stats". FootballDB.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.