Vince Wilfork

Vince Wilfork

Wilfork with the Texans in 2016.
No. 75 Houston Texans
Position:	Nose tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1981-11-04) November 4, 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth:	Boynton Beach, Florida
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lantana (FL) Santaluces
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21
Career history
New England Patriots (2004–2014) Houston Texans (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXIX, XLIX) 5× Pro Bowl (2007, 2009–2012) First-team All-Pro (2012) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2011) New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team BCS national champion (2001) First-team All-Big East (2003)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Total tackles: 559 Quarterback sacks: 16.0 Interceptions: 3 Pass deflections: 26 Forced fumbles: 4 Fumbles recovered: 12 Player stats at NFL.com

Vincent Lamar Wilfork (born November 4, 1981) is an American football nose tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and spent the first 11 years of his career there. Wilfork is considered to be one of the premier defensive tackles in the NFL, and was named both to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro team in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Wilfork was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and attended Santaluces Community High School in Palm Beach County, Florida. There, he was a letter winner in football, wrestling, and track and field. In football, he won USA Today's second team All-American honors.

In track & field, Wilfork was one of the nation's top performers in the throwing events. He was the Florida Class 4A state champion in the shot put and the discus in 2000. He also holds the Florida state high school record in the shot put with a throw of 68 feet (20.73 m). In the discus event, his top throw was 180 feet (54.86 m).

Wilfork attended the University of Miami, where he played for the Miami Hurricanes football team. He also competed for the Miami Hurricanes track and field team; he held the Miami indoor school record in the shot put until Isaiah Simmons surpassed it in 2013. In his freshman season, Wilfork did not start but played in every game as a defensive tackle, finishing tenth on the team in tackles with 41 while also recording a sack and forcing three fumbles. Wilfork did not start a game in his 2002 sophomore season either, but still recorded 43 tackles and seven sacks. Before the 2003 season, Wilfork was rated the second best defensive tackle in the country by The Sporting News and went on to start all 13 games for Miami. He finished the year with a career high 64 tackles and led the team with 20 quarterback hurries. He was named to the All-Big East Conference first-team following the season, which would prove to be his last in Miami as he decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2004 NFL Draft.