Max Starks
Max Starks in 2006
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 10, 1982 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Orlando, Florida | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 345 lb (156 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Orlando (FL) Lake Highland | ||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 125 |
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| Games started: | 96 |
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Maximillian Weisner Starks IV (born January 10, 1982) is an American former college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. Starks played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's St. Louis Rams.
Starks was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Orlando Christian School for sixth to eighth graders, where he played basketball and volleyball for the OCS Knights. As an eighth grader he wore size 15 shoes—when he had a difficult time finding shoes that fit he borrowed shoes from NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, who played at the time for the Orlando Magic For high school, Starks attended Lake Highland Preparatory School, a private prep school in Orlando, where he is the only high school football player in the history of the Highlanders to become a pro athlete. He was one of the state's top offensive linemen in 1999, and was named to Super Prep's, National Bluechips and Prep Star's high school All-America teams, and a USA Today honorable mention All-American. He was a two-time all-conference selection in basketball.
Starks accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Florida Gators football teams from 2000 to 2003. During his time as a Gator, he won a Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship ring (2000) and blocked for record-setting Gators quarterbacks Rex Grossman (2000–2002) and Chris Leak (2003). As a senior, Starks was a team captain and first-team All-SEC selection.
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