Dan Koppen
Koppen in February 2008
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 12, 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dubuque, Iowa | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 136 |
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| Games started: | 132 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 6 |
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Daniel Koppen (born September 12, 1979) is a former American football center. He played college football for Boston College, and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Koppen was born in Dubuque, Iowa to Kathy and Mike Koppen, but attended Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley under the leadership of Coach Tony Cocca. The school was one of 11 high schools in the highly regarded East Penn Conference (now known as the 12-school Lehigh Valley Conference), a high school league that has produced a number of NCAA and NFL football players. At Whitehall, Koppen was a three-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball, and track and field. As a junior in football, he was a second-team all-conference selection as an offensive lineman and defensive end. As a senior, he earned all-area, All-East Penn Conference, and all-state honors, and was named the Defensive MVP in the 1997 Kaylee Rotary Bowl. He was also a Prep Star All-American and a Big 33 selection in 1998, his senior season, recording 10 sacks on defense and scoring eight touchdowns on offense. He played in the 1998 McDonald's Lehigh Valley All-Star Classic.
Koppen attended Boston College, where he was a three-year starter at center for the Boston College Eagles football team. After spending his freshman season in 1999 as a reserve, Koppen closed out his 2000 sophomore season with second-team All-Big East Conference honors. He was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list in 2001, starting every game at center and was named a second-team All-Big East selection again. As a senior in 2002, Koppen was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy and received second-team All-Big East honors for the third straight season.
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