Colby Bockwoldt
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 14, 1981 Ogden, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Northridge (Layton, Utah) | ||||||||||||
| College | BYU | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 7th round, 240th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Colby Aaron Bockwoldt (born April 14, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft with the 240th overall pick.[1]
Bockwoldt was also member of the Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Florida Tuskers.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Colby played linebacker and tight end during the 1996–1998 football seasons at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah. He was a two-year starter and earned All-State honors in both years. In 1998 Colby was selected as the States Defensive MVP. He still holds many defensive records at Northrige High School. Colby's Jersey, #46, was retired in early 2007.
College career
[edit | edit source]Attended Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2004. Colby started for 21⁄2 seasons and was a special teams contributor throughout his career. He received numerous awards including USA Today HM All-American, All-Conference, Academic All-Conference, and many team awards.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]New Orleans Saints
[edit | edit source]He started his career with the New Orleans Saints where he played 2004, starting half of the season, and 2005, leading the team in tackles with over 100.
Tennessee Titans
[edit | edit source]In 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans.
San Francisco 49ers
[edit | edit source]On March 19, 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers. On September 1, 2007 the 49ers cut him.
Cleveland Browns
[edit | edit source]He signed with the Cleveland Browns on December 5, 2007 when linebacker Kris Griffin was placed on injured reserve. On December 12, 2007, he was released from the Browns.
Florida Tuskers
[edit | edit source]Bockwoldt was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 25, 2009.[2]
NFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2004 | NOR | 16 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | NOR | 16 | 16 | 89 | 60 | 29 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TEN | 16 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 24 | 160 | 116 | 44 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- BYU Cougars bio Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- United Football League bio