Andrus Peat

Andrus Peat

No. 75 New Orleans Saints
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1993-11-04) November 4, 1993
Place of birth:	Mesa, Arizona
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Tempe (AZ) Corona del Sol
College:	Stanford
NFL draft:	2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
USA Today High School All-American (2011) Second-team All-Pac-12 (2013) First-Team All-Pac-12 (2014) Pac-12 Champion (2012, 2013) Morris Trophy(2014)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Games Played: 12 Games Started: 8 Player stats at NFL.com

Andrus Jamerson Peat (born November 4, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. As a high school senior, he was considered the best college football recruit by Sporting News. He committed to Stanford on February 1, 2012.

High school career

Peat attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. In basketball, he played as a center, leading his basketball team to win the Division 1 state championship as a senior. In track & field, Peat competed as a shot putter and discus thrower.

College Recruiting

By May 2011, Peat received 38 scholarship offers from college football teams. As of December 2011, Scout.com ranks him as a five-star recruit and the second-best offensive tackle in his class, Rivals.com rates him as a five-star recruit and the third-best offensive tackle in his class, and ESPN grades him out at 83 overall and the 16th-best player in his class. He was considered the best recruit in his class by Sporting News. He committed to Stanford on February 1, 2012. He was offered scholarships from Nebraska, Florida State, USC, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, LSU, North Carolina, Oregon State, Clemson, Washington, Kansas, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas, Arizona State, Florida, Notre Dame, Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Miami, and Oregon.

College career

As a freshman, Peat played in 13 games and averaged 20 snaps per game. He started all 14 games as a sophomore in 2013. As a junior in 2014 he won the Morris Trophy and was named an All-American.

After his junior season, Peat entered the 2015 NFL Draft.

Professional career

2015 NFL Draft

On April 30, 2015, Peat was selected with the 13th pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2015 NFL draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 6⅞ in	313 lb	34⅜ in	10⅝ in	5.18 s	1.81 s	2.98 s	4.62 s	8.01 s	31 in	8 ft 9 in
All values from NFL Combine

New Orleans Saints

2015

On May 21, 2015, he reached an agreement with the Saints on a four year contract. He was out Week 6 against Atlanta with a leg injury.

Personal

Peat is the son of former offensive guard Todd Peat, who played for nine seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals and Los Angeles Raiders. His older brother, Todd, Jr., is a former defensive tackle for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. His younger brother, Cassius Peat, is a defensive end for the Michigan State Spartans. He has 6 siblings.

External links

• Stanford Cardinal bio
• New Orleans Saints bio