Adam Koets

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=New York Giants
currentnumber=61
currentpositionplain=Offensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|1|7
birthplace=Santa Ana, California
heightft=6
heightin=5
weight=300
debutyear=
debutteam=
college=Oregon State
highlights=
* Super Bowl champion (XLII)
draftyear=2007
draftround=6
draftpick=189
pastteams=
* New York Giants (2007-present)
nfl=KOE755073

Adam Koets [pronounced Coats] (born January 7, 1984 in Santa Ana, California) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.

Early life

Koets was born in Santa Ana, California to parents Russell and Helen Koets. Koets attended Foothill High School in Santa Anna, California. Koets lettered three years in football. He started three years as a defensive end and his senior season as a left tackle on offense. He was chosen as a first team All-Century League on offense his final season and a three-time all-league selection on defense. Koets was the Century League Defensive Lineman of the Year twice and second team All-Orange County and first team All-CIF Division VI on offense as a senior. In his high school career, he had 229 tackles and 16 quarterback sacks. He graduated from Foothill High in 2002.

College career

Koets attended Oregon State University where he played offensive tackle. After redshirting in 2002, Koets played in 5 games in 2003 as a redshirt freshman. In 2004, he started all 12 games. As a junior in 2005, Koets started all 11 games at left tackle. His play assisted Beaver running back Yvenson Bernard to rank ninth in the nation with a 120.1 yards per game average and quarterback Matt Moore to finish second in the Pac-10 for yards per game passing at 271.1 yards per game. In his senior year in 2006, Koets was a 2nd team All Pac-10 conference selection after helping the team to average 360.6 yards per game. He started all 13 games his senior season. In his time with Oregon State, he was a three-time Academic All-Pac 10 Conference selection. He graduated with a major in International Business and a minor in German.

Professional career

New York Giants

Koets was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Personal life

Koets is a thrill seeker, enjoying sky diving, bungee jumping, surfing and other related extreme sports.

External links

* [http://www.giants.com/team/player303.html New York Giants bio]
* [http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=129921 Oregon State Beavers bio]