Andrus Peat

No. 75 New Orleans Saints

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Date of birth:

November 4, 1993 (age 23)

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Height:

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight:

316 lb (143 kg)

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NFL Draft:

2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13

Career history

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Active

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Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2016

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.

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.

By May 2011, Peat received 38 scholarship offers from college football teams. As of December 2011^[update], 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.