2015 SCHEDULE

ANDREW GACHKAR (GATCH-car)
52 • Linebacker
6-2 • 240 • 11/4/88
Missouri • UFA (SD) for ’15
NFL: 5th Year • Cowboys: 1st Year
Games/Starts: 2014-15/5-SD; Career-63/8
Postseason: 2014-0/0; Career-2/0
PRO: The Dallas Cowboys added depth to their linebacker corps while also providing the team with a quality
special teams coverage man when they signed Andrew Gachkar (GATCH-car) during the 2015 free agency
period. Gachkar entered the league as a seventh round (234th overall) draft pick by San Diego in 2011 and
played in 63 games with eight starts through his four pro seasons. He finished each of his four seasons in
San Diego among the club’s special teams tackles leaders, finishing fourth with a career-best 16 in 2014.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
3/16/15: Signed a two-year contract with Dallas through 2016.
4/30/11: Drafted in the seventh round (234th overall) by San Diego.
2014 (San Diego):
• Started five of 15 games played and had career-highs in tackles (46), tackles for losses (seven) and special
teams stops (16). Also recovered his first career fumble and returned it 13 yards for his first career score.
• Started against Jacksonville (9/28) and had three tackles and two pressures before posting six tackles with
three for losses at Miami (11/2).
• Notched a team-best three special teams stops against Oakland (12/16).
• Recovered a fumble and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown in a win over St. Louis (11/23) but injured
his knee and missed the next game - the first missed game of his career.
• Recorded a sack with five tackles in the season finale at Kansas City (12/28).
2013 (San Diego):
• Once again played in all 16 games, starting the first three of his career, and finishing with 25 tackles, one
for a loss and eight special teams stops.
• Had his first career start in the game against Indianapolis (10/14) and notched four tackles.
• Started at Jacksonville (10/20) and registered a season-best eight tackles.
• Earned his third start in the game at Washington (11/3), posting five tackles with one for a loss.
2012 (San Diego):
• In his second NFL season, posted 13 tackles on defense with his first career sack, two tackles for losses
and eight special teams stops, playing in all 16 games for the second straight season.
• Had his first career sack with a takedown against Carolina (12/16).
• In the season finale against Oakland (12/30), notched a season-best six tackles.
2011 (San Diego):
• Selected in the seventh round (234th overall) of the NFL Draft and played all 16 games as a reserve linebacker
and on special teams as a rookie.
• Tied for second on the team with 12 special teams stops while adding two defensive tackles.
• Notched a season-best three special teams tackles at the N.Y. Jets (10/23).
COLLEGE:
• Honorable mention All-Big 12 as a senior, finishing his collegiate career with 208 tackles, 13 for losses,
four sacks, four forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
• Was second on the team with 80 tackles as a junior, starting all 13 games on the strongside.
• Despite undergoing surgery in the offseason, played in 15 games with 28 tackles as a sophomore.
• Played in 14 games as a true freshman and had 16 tackles on defense while primarily playing on special teams.
PERSONAL:
• Played running back and linebacker at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kan.
• Majored in civil engineering at Missouri.
• He and his wife, Lauren, have a daughter, Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY:
• 2015 Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Cowboys Tailgate Party.
• 2015 Dallas Cowboys U High School Camp.
GACHKAR’S NFL TOTALS
DEFENSE INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES REC
Sks- Tkl/ QB
Year Team GP-GS ST AT TT Yds Ls Prs PBU FF No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 San Diego .........16-0 2 0 – 2 0.0(0) 0(0) 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0t 0
2012 San Diego .........16-0 8 5 – 13 1.0(-6) 1(-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0t 0
2013 San Diego .........16-3 17 8– 25 0.0(0) 1(-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0t 0
2014 San Diego .........15-5 23 23 – 46 1.0(0) 6(-14) 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 13 13.0 13t 1
Totals................63-8 50 36 – 86 2.0(-6) 8(-18) 2 2 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 13 13.0 13t 1
Playoffs
2013 San Diego ...........2-0 0 0 – 0 0.0(0) 0(0) 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS
Special Teams Tackles – 2011 (12), 2012 (8), 2013 (8), 2014 (16). Total: 44.
Playoffs – 2013 (1).
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