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Andrew Powell signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/4/07.
College Career:
Hard-nosed lineman with hole-plugging ability and the power to rush the QB...Saw action in 39-career games at Mississippi State, including 32 starts...Totaled 117 tackles, including 10 TFL (-34 yards), 3 sacks (-13 yards) and 1 INT as a 3-year full-time starter for the Bulldogs...Closed out his collegiate career starting 11 of the 12 games he played, netting 34 tackles (23 solo), 2 TFL and a half-sack as a senior in 2006...Tied his career high with 7 tackles (6 solo) against Jacksonville State...Also blocked a kick as a senior...Started all 11 games he played at NT as a junior in 2005, posting 39 tackles and produced career highs with 6 TFL, 1.5 sacks and his 1st-career INT, which he returned 2 yards...Had a career game against Arkansas with a career-high 7 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL and a half-sack...As a sophomore, Powell saw action in 11 games, starting 9 and netted a then-career-high 40 tackles (24 solo), 2 TFL and 1 sack in 2004...Powell was a back-up DL as a freshman, playing in 5 games, with 1 start and totaled 4 tackles (all solo) as a freshman...Majored in interdisciplinary studies at Mississippi State.
Personal:
Ranked one of the top 75 OL and DL prospects in the Southeast in the G&W Preseason Recruiting Magazine at Clewiston (FL) HS...Ranked No. 61 on the list of the top 100 prospects, regardless of position, by the Orlando Sentinel newspaper...Named most valuable DL for Southwest Florida as a senior...Was a 3-year starter and led his team to a 28-13 record over that span, including a 2nd-place showing in the State Championship during his junior year...Played both OL and DL in high school...Two-time, All-League and All-District selection...Registered 74 tackles, including 8 TFL during his junior campaign...Was also a standout in track, finishing 2nd in the state in the shot put competition... Full name: Andrew Lorenzo Powell. | 