Drew Dalman

Drew Dalman
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Dalman in 2021
No. 67 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-15) October 15, 1998 (age 26)
Salinas, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Palma (Salinas, California)
College:Stanford (2017–2020)
NFL draft:2021 / round: 4 / pick: 114
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:51
Games started:34
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Drew Brazil Dalman[1] (born October 15, 1998) is an American professional football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

College career

Dalman was ranked as a three–star recruit out of high school.[2] He committed to Stanford, where his father went to play football,[3] on August 30, 2016.[4] Dalman had other offers from Arizona, Colorado, Columbia, Fresno State, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming and Yale.[5] Dalman played 4 years at Stanford as a center. Dalman started 22-of-25 games (20 at center, two at guard) over four years for the Cardinal. Dalman did not allow a single pressure as a senior, fortifying a Stanford offensive line that did not allow a sack all season in 2020. Dalman earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors as a senior and was named team captain. Dalman started all 12 games at center as a junior in 2019 and was named second-team All-Pac 12. Dalman was named to second-team 2020–2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America team after majoring in mechanical engineering and maintaining a 3.61 grade point average.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m) 		299 lb
(136 kg) 		32 in
(0.81 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 5.00 s 1.74 s 2.89 s 4.51 s 7.33 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		 33 reps
All values from Pro Day[6][7]

Dalman was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 114th pick in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.[8] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Atlanta on June 17, 2021.[9]

After his rookie season as a backup, Dalman was named the Falcons starting center in 2022.

Personal life

Dalman is the son of former San Francisco 49ers player Chris Dalman.[10] Dalman also has a sister named Kate who is the operations and recruiting assistant for the Stanford football program.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Drew Dalman Draft Profile". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "Drew Dalman 247". 247Sports.
  3. ^ Nowels, Michael (May 2021). "Family business: Father, son share emotional hug after Stanford's Drew Dalman taken in NFL Draft". The Mercury News.
  4. ^ "Drew Dalman Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.
  5. ^ "Drew Dalman Recruit Interests". 247sports.com.
  6. ^ "2021 Draft Scout Drew Dalman, Stanford NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Drew Dalman 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Ikic, Adnan (May 1, 2021). "Falcons pick OL Drew Dalman with 114th selection in Round 4". The Falcoholic. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Levine, Ben (June 17, 2021). "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 6/17/21". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Drew Dalman Stanford". Stanford Athletics.
  11. ^ "Kate Dalman – Football Coach". Stanford University Athletics.