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70 Logan Mankins G
Height: 6-4 Weight: 310 Year: 3 Yrs/Pat: 3 Acquired: D1-05 (32nd overall) School: Fresno State Born: Mar 10, 1982
Personal
Logan Mankins was born the son of Jill and Tim Mankins on March 10, 1982 in Catheys Valley, California ... He attended Mariposa (Catheys Valley, Calif.) High School ... Was named All-League and his team's most valuable player ... Enjoys roping and hunting ... Was an agriculture education major at Fresno State ... Logan and his wife Kara have two children.
Career Transactions
Logan Mankins was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft ... Signed by the Patriots (07/25/05).
Career Highlights
Career GP/GS: 32/32 (5/5)
Mankins is the first Patriots guard to start every game as a rookie since Hall of Famer John Hannah did it in 1973.
Mankins was named to Pro Football Weekly's All- Rookie Team in 2005.
Mankins was one of just two Patriots offensive linemen (Stephen Neal) to start every game in 2005.
In 2005, Mankins became the first Patriots rookie to start every game since Damien Woody did it in 1999.
Mankins helped the Patriots offense finish the 2005 season ranked seventh in the NFL, averaging 352.0 net yards per game.
2006 Season
2006 (16/16/0/0): Buffalo (9/10): Started at left guard ... Member of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots' rushers to gain 183 rushing yards on 41 carries (4.5 yard avg.) in the Patriots' 19-17 victory over the Bills. at N.Y. Jets (9/17): Started at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that allowed Patriots' rushers to gain 147 yards in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets. Denver (9/24): Started at left guard and was a member of an offensive line that did not allow a sack despite 55 pass attempts. at Cincinnati (10/1): Started at left guard in the Patriots' commanding 38-13 victory over the Bengals ... Member of an offensive front that opened holes for Patriots' ball carriers to gain 238 rushing yards on 41 carries, marking New England's highest team rushing total in 13 seasons ... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack for the second consecutive game. vs. Miami (10/8): Made the start at left guard ... Member of an offensive front that allowed just one sack on 29 pass attempts in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Dolphins. at Buffalo (10/22): Started at left guard in the Patriots' 28-6 road victory over the Bills. at Minnesota (10/30): Started at left guard ... Was a member of an offensive front that gave Tom Brady enough time to throw for 372 yards and tie his career high with four touchdown tosses in the Patriots' commanding 31-7 road win against the Vikings ... Helped to pave the way for a running game that averaged 5.7 yards per carry, gaining 85 yards on just 15 rushes. Indianapolis (11/5): Made the start at left guard ... Member of an offensive front that did not allow a sack on 35 pass attempts. vs. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Started at left guard and was a part of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots' rushers to gain 145 yards on just 26 carries (5.6 yard avg.). at Green Bay (11/19): Made the start at left guard ... Member of an offensive line that protected Tom Brady, allowing him to register a season-best 128.2 quarterback rating in the Patriots' 35-0 road victory over the Packers. vs. Chicago (11/26): Started at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack on 33 pass attempts in the Patriots' 17-13 victory over the Bears. vs. Detroit (12/3): Made the start at left guard in the Patriots' 28-21 comeback victory over the Lions ... Member of an offensive front that allowed Tom Brady to throw for 305 yards in the victory. at Miami (12/10): Started at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots' runners to gain 123 rushing yards on 25 carries (4.9 avg.). vs. Houston (12/17): Started at left guard ... Member of an offensive line that allowed just one sack on 27 pass attempts in the Patriots' commanding 40-7 victory over the Texans. at Jacksonville (12/24): Made the start at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that allowed Patriots' rushers to gain 117 yards on 30 carries (3.9 avg.) ... Member of an offensive front that allowed just one sack on 39 pass attempts in the Patriots' 24-21 division-clinching win over the Jaguars. at Tennessee (12/31): Started at left guard ... Member of an offensive front that allowed Patriots' ball carriers to gain 171 rushing yards on just 31 carries (5.5 avg.) in the Patriots' 40-23 victory over the Titans.
2006 Postseason (3/3/0/0): vs. N.Y. Jets (1/7): Started at left guard ... Member of an offensive front that allowed Patriots' rushers to gain 158 rushing yards on 38 carries (4.2 avg.) in the Patriots' 37-16 AFC Wild Card victory over the N.Y. Jets ... Part of an offensive line that allowed just one sack on 34 pass attempts. at San Diego (1/14): Made the start at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that allowed just two sacks despite 51 pass attempts in the Patriots' 24-21 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Chargers ... San Diego entered the game as the league leader in sacks. at Indianapolis (1/21): Made the start at right guard and collected his first career touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone ... Member of an offensive front that allowed just one sack on 35 pass attempts ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead by pouncing on a Tom Brady fumble in the end zone during the first quarter for his first career touchdown.
2005 Season
2005 (16/16/0/0): Started and saw action in his first career NFL game against Oakland (9/8/05). Oakland (9/8): Started at left guard in his first career NFL contest … Member of an offensive line that did not allow a sack on 38 pass attempts in the Patriots’ 30-20 victory over the Raiders. at Carolina (9/18): Part of an offensive line that allowed Tom Brady to pass for 270 yards. at Pittsburgh (9/25): Part of an offensive line that provided enough protection to allow Tom Brady to pass for 372 yards in the Patriots’ 23-20 victory over the Steelers. San Diego (10/2): Started at left guard. at Atlanta (10/9): Member of an offensive front that opened holes for Corey Dillon to rush for 106 yards on 23 carries in the Patriots’ 31- 28 win over the Falcons … Provided enough pocket time for Tom Brady to throw for 350 yards and three touchdowns. at Denver (10/16): Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack against the Broncos … Was ejected on the final play of the first half after a personal foul penalty. Buffalo (10/30): Member of an offensive line that allowed New England rushers to gain 4.2-yards per carry in the Patriots’ 21-16 victory over the Bills on Sunday Night Football. Indianapolis (11/7): Part of an offensive line that provided protection allowing Tom Brady to throw for 265 yards and three touchdowns. at Miami (11/13): Member of an offensive front that did not allow a sack in the second half of the Patriots’ 23-16 road victory over the Dolphins. New Orleans (11/20): Part of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots’ rushers to gain 132 yards on 30 carries (4.4 avg.) in the Patriots’ 24-17 win over the Saints. at Kansas City (11/27): Member of an offensive line that allowed Patriots’ rushers to average 4.1 yards per carry … Pounced on a Patrick Pass fumble during the Patriots’ touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. N.Y. Jets (12/4): Part of an offensive front that allowed Patriots’ ball carriers to gain 146 rushing yards in the Patriots’ 16-3 victory over the Jets … Member of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in the second half. at Buffalo (12/11): Member of an offensive front that opened holes for Patriots’ rushers to gain 159 yards on the ground in the Patriots’ commanding 35-7 road victory over the Bills … Part of a unit that did not allow a sack after the opening drive of the game. Tampa Bay (12/17): Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in the first half of the Patriots’ 28-0 shutout victory over the Buccaneers … Member of an offensive front that allowed Tom Brady to throw for 258 yards and three touchdowns … Saw action at left tackle in short-yardage situations. at N.Y. Jets (12/26): Member of an offensive line that allowed New England rushers to gain 151 yards in the Patriots’ 31-21 victory over the Jets. Miami (1/1): Member of an offensive line that allowed just one sack for one yard.
2005 Postseason (2/2/0/0):Jacksonville (1/7): Member of an offensive line that opened holes for Patriots' rushers to gain 118 yards on the ground in the Patriots' 28-3 AFC Wild Card victory over the Jaguars. at Denver (1/14): Member of an offensive line that did not allow a sack and allowed Tom Brady to throw for 341 passing yards.
Honors and Awards
2006
Dr. Z's SI.com All-Pro
USA Today's All-Joe Team
College
All-American Dream Team selection and rated the best offensive guard prospect in college football by The NFL Draft Report, despite starting his entire career at tackle … First-team All- Western Athletic Conference selection … First offensive lineman in Fresno State history to be selected team MVP … Selected to the Outland Trophy Award Watch List. 2004 (Senior): Recorded a teamhigh and program record 82 knockdown blocks on the year and graded out at 90 percent for the season (80 percent is considered the benchmark for success) … Did not allow a sack or pressure all season, producing 16 touchdown-resulting blocks as the offense generated 4,854 yards, an average of 404.5 yards per game … First-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection … Selected team MVP … Mentored a young offensive line that allowed only 18 quarterback sacks, the least in any season under Head Coach Pat Hill … Presented with a "Bad Dog" Award by Hill, a rarely given honor that goes to a player who completely dominates his position … Opened the season with seven knockdowns as the offense totaled 262 yards and also blocked a fi eld goal against Washington … Sprung Dwayne Wright for a 4- yard touchdown and Bryson Sumlin for a 2-yard score against Kansas State … Made a key block on an 8-yard touchdown run by Wendell Mathis as the offense generated 405 yards against Portland State … Made nine knockdowns as the offense gained 373 yards against Louisiana Tech … Made a block clearing the way for a 15-yard touchdown run by Wendell Mathis and had six knockdowns against Boise State … Made key blocks on two touchdown plays as the offense totaled 465 yards against Southern Methodist … Had seven knockdowns and a key blitz pick-up on a 30-yard touchdown pass against Rice … Sprung Mathis for two touchdowns and set a school record with 15 knockdowns (amassed in just three quarters) against Hawaii … Had a key block on a 35-yard rushing score as the offense collected 450 yards against Nevada … Shut down All-American linebacker Darryl Blackstock and had eight knockdowns in the MPC Computers Bowl against Virginia. 2003 (Junior): Missed season due to injury. 2002 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 14 games … Was part of an offensive line that opened holes for Rodney Davis, who rushed for a school record 1,586 yards ... Was named to the Outland Trophy watch list, an award presented annually to the nation’s top interior lineman … Graded 84 percent for blocking consistency and registered 67 knockdowns while allowing two quarterback sacks for an offense that averaged 374.0 yards per game … Credited with 10 touchdown-resulting blocks … Opened the season with five knockdowns against Wisconsin … Had a season- high nine knockdowns as the offense amassed 426 yards against Rice … Was credited with seven knockdowns as the team totaled 407 yards against Oregon … Created a lane for Rodney Davis on a 1-yard scoring run and made seven knockdowns against Colorado State … Cleared a path for two goal line touchdowns as the team collected 455 yards against Tulsa … Made a key block on an 11-yard touchdown pass as the team picked up 581 yards against Louisiana Tech. 2001 (Freshman): First-team Freshman All-American selection by The Sporting News ... Honorable mention All-Western Athletic Conference … Started every game at right offensive tackle, grading 82.8 percent for blocking consistency as he registered 58 knock-downs and totaled eight touchdown-resulting blocks as the offense exploded or 7,022 yards and 70 touchdowns … Protected David Carr's blind side brilliantly all year, allowing only two sacks ... Helped give Carr the time to break numerous Fresno State single-season and career passing records ... Opened holes as running back Paris Gaines rushed for 1,018 yards … Posted seven knockdowns and a block resulting in a rushing score against Tulsa … Made a key block on a 37-yard Carr touchdown pass and helped the offense rack up 566 yards against Louisiana Tech … Led Carr on a 1-yard touchdown run and made nine knockdowns as the team amassed 506 yards against Rice. 2000 (Redshirt): Redshirted as a freshman.
High School
Attended Mariposa (Catheys Valley, Cal.) High School...Named All-League and his team's most valuable player.
Extra Points
Logan grew up on a 10,000-acre cattle ranch in Catheys Valley, Calif. (population 984), and as a child dreamed of being a professional steer roper. He and his father are a prize-winning roping team.
Logan was one of just three 2005 first round draft picks (Kansas City linebacker Derrick Johnson and Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware) to start all 16 regular season games last season.
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