Maurkice Pouncey
| No. 53 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 24, 1989 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Ardmore, Oklahoma | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lakeland (FL) | ||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Games played: | 77 |
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| Games started: | 77 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey (born July 24, 1989) is an American football center for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team and recognized as a consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Pouncey was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He attended Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida, where he was a standout lineman for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts high school football team. As a senior in 2006, he helped lead Lakeland High to its third consecutive Florida Class 5A state championship and second straight USA Today national championship.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Pouncey was listed as the No. 15 offensive guard in the nation in 2007. He chose Florida over offers from Florida State, Clemson, Miami and Michigan.
Pouncey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2009.
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