Russell Bodine
 Bodine in 2013 | |||||||
| No. 61 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | June 30, 1992 Woodbridge, Virginia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | North Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 4 / pick: 111 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||
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Russell Bodine (born June 30, 1992) is an American football center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.
High school career
A native of Scottsville, Virginia, Bodine attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he was named first-team all-state at the highest of three private school divisions for two straight seasons. He was teammates with Morgan Moses, Austin Pasztor, Terrance West, and Carlos Hyde.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bodine was listed as the No. 8 center prospect in his class.[1]
College career
In his sophomore year, Bodine started all 12 games at center, having eventual NFL players Travis Bond and Jonathan Cooper lined up on each side of him.
As a junior, he primarily played center again, but also was moved along the offensive line. On December 30, 2013, he announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[2]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
Bodine registered 42 repetitions in the 225-pound (102 kg) bench press, for best in his class.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
32+1⁄2 | 10 in (0.25 m) |
5.18 s | 4.66 s | 8.26 s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
42 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
2014 season
Working with the Bengals' first-team offense at center from the beginning of training camp,[4] Bodine remained the starting center for all 16 regular season games[5] as the Bengals went 10-5-1 and made the AFC playoffs.
References
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2397
- ^ North Carolina's Russell Bodine announces he'll enter NFL draft
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/russell-bodine?id=2543622
- ^ http://www.cincinnati.com/story/blogs/2014/08/18/bengals-say-rookie-russell-bodine-opening-day-starter/14253955/
- ^ http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/russell-bodine/dc234ddd-cb75-4c7c-b788-7b0ce466ac02/