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Kasey STUDDARD
64 GUARD
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans
in sixth round (183rd overall) of 2007 NFL draft…
Signed by Texans on July 23, 2007.
PRO: Aggressive offensive lineman with a low
center of gravity that is ideal at his guard position…uses
leverage to his advantage…appeared
in three games as a rookie…saw his first
action on the offensive line at Tennessee (12/2)
when he filled in for G Fred Weary.
2010 (Houston 1/0): Inactive for the season opener
vs. Indianpolis (9/12), at Washington (9/19), vs.
Dallas (9/26), at Oakland (10/3) and vs. NY Giants
(10/10)...made his season debut on special teams
vs. Kansas City (10/17)...inactive at Indianapolis
(11/1), vs. San Diego (11/7), at Jacksonville (11/14)
, at NY Jets (11/21) and vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/14): Saw action on offense and
on special teams vs. the New York Jets (9/13)
and at Tennessee (9/20)...made his first career
start vs. Jacksonville (9/27) at guard in place of
the injured Chester Pitts...started at left guard
vs. Oakland (10/4), at Arizona (10/11), at Cincinnati
(10/18), vs. San Francisco (10/25), at Buffalo
(11/1) and at Indianapolis (11/8)...protected
quarterback Matt Schaub vs. Tennessee (11/23)
when he had his second consecutive 300-yard
passing game...started at LG vs. Indianapolis
(11/29)...helped the offense gain over 300 yards
for the 11th consecutive game at Jacksonville
(12/6)...part of the offensive line that blocked
for QB Matt Schaub as he threw for 365 yards
and two touchdowns vs. Seattle (12/13) without
allowing him to be sacked...blocked for quarterback
Matt Schaub at St. Louis (12/20) where he
threw for 367 yards and was not sacked for the
second consecutive game and fourth time this
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 308 | College: Texas |
Hometown: Lone Tree, Colorado | 4th NFL Season |
4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 26 |
Acquired: D6-’07 (183rd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 1/0 |
Career GP/GS: 22/14 | Teams: Houston 2007-10 |
season...started at left guard at Miami (12/27).
2008 (Houston 2/0): Played in two games…contributed
on special teams…inactive for the first
14 games of the year…made his 2008 debut at
Oakland (12/21) and played on special teams…
played on special teams vs. Chicago (12/28).
2007 (Houston 3/0): Played in three games as a
rookie…made his NFL debut at Atlanta (9/30)
when he played on kick protection…played at
right guard when starter Fred Weary went down
with a broken leg at Tennessee (12/2)…saw action
against Tampa Bay (12/9) on special teams l.
COLLEGE: Started his last 38 games at the left
guard position for Texas…three-time All-Big 12
selection and earned first-team all-conference
honors as a senior…team captain as a senior…
helped Texas win the national championship as
a junior in 2005…helped the Longhorns offense
become one of the most explosive in the country,
averaging over 40 points and 455 yards per game
in his three years as a starter…graduated with a
liberal arts degree in youth and community studies.
PERSONAL: Attended Highland Ranch High
School in Lone Tree, Colo., and was a four year
starter on the offensive and defensive lines…
earned first-team all-state, all-county and alldistrict
honors as a junior and a senior…father,
Dave, played offensive tackle at Texas (1975-
77) and for the Denver Broncos for ten seasons
(1979-88)…uncle, Les, played offensive tackle
for the Longhorns (1978-80) and center for the
Kansas City Chiefs in 1982...born Kasey Whitfield
Studdard in Denver, Colorado.
Studdard’s Career Statistics
Games/ Starts: 2007: 3/0, 2008: 2/0; 2009: 16/14; 2010: 1/0; Total: 22/14. Tackles: 1 total; 2009 – 1.
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