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Position | Defensive lineman | ||||||||
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Born | Houston, Texas | March 16, 1984||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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High school | Bellville (TX) | ||||||||
College | Rice | ||||||||
NFL draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||
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John Ashley Syptak (born March 16, 1984) is an American former football defensive lineman who played for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League, [2] the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints [3] of the National Football League.
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Syptak attended Bellville High School in Bellville, Texas. He was a good student, a standout in football and baseball, and a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club, Boy's State, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He won Bellville's Citizenship Award.
In football, he was a two-time team captain, and as a junior, he was named his team's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. As a senior, he was named as a first-team All-Tri County selection, named the Austin County Defensive Player of the Year, and selected as the District 25-3A Defensive Player of the Year.
In baseball, he was a four-year letterman, a four-time Academic All-District selection, and as a junior, he was an All-District selection.
Syptak graduated in 2002 as the valedictorian of his graduating class.