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Kraig Urbik #65
POSITION: RG
HEIGHT (WT): 6-5 (323 lbs.)
BIRTHDATE: 9/23/85
NFL EXP: R
COLLEGE: Wisconsin
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65 KRAIG URBIK   

 

 

PRO: Drafted by the Steelers in the third round (79th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

 

COLLEGE: Urbik started 50 games at Wisconsin, lining up at right guard 34 times and added 16 more starts at right tackle...in 2005, he became the first Badger freshman to start at offensive tackle since former All-American Chris Mcintosh did in 1996...registered 45 touchdown-resulting blocks and 325 knockdowns...in final two seasons, Urbik tallied 176 knockdowns, 15 down field blocks and 26 touchdown-resulting blocks on a total of 1,641 offensive plays, grading 86.58% in those 24 games...during that span, he allowed only three quarterback sacks and two pressures on 680 pass plays…majored in biology. 2008: All-American fourth-team selection by Phil Steele's College Football magazine...AII-Big Ten Conference first-team choice by Athlon Sports, Lindy's and Blue Ribbon College Yearbook, adding second-team honors from the league's coaches and media...member of the Outland Trophy Watch List...started 11 games at right guard...allowed just one quarterback sack and one pressure on 333 pass plays. 2007: Earned All-American third-team and All-Big Ten Conference first-team honors from The NFL Draft Report, adding second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches and media...started the team's first 10 games at right offensive guard before shifting to right tackle for the Badgers' final three contests...played a major role in helping the team rank second in the conference and 21st in the nation in rushing, averaging 200.77 yards per game...blocking consistency grade of 87.31 % was the second-best grade of any offensive lineman in the Big Ten, topped only by the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, Michigan's Jake Long (87.85%). 2006: Shifted to right offensive guard in preseason drills, starting all 14 contests...member of a line that helped the Badgers average 211.46 yards passing and 161.19 yards rushing per game...team ranked second in conference in scoring, averaging 29.23 points. 2005: Second-team Freshman All-American selection by The Sporting News and Rivals.com...became the first Badger freshman to start at tackle since former All-American Chris Mcintosh did in 1996, lining up at right tackle in all 13 games. 2004: Redshirted.

 

PERSONAL: Attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Wisc….named to Prep Star's All-American team and was rated one of the top 55 players in the Midwest, according to Super Prep, as a senior...rated the third-best player in Wisconsin by Rivals.com, earning first-team All-State honors from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a senior...team captain and MVP…first-team All-Conference selection while starting every game as a junior and senior...lettered in basketball and track, in addition to playing football...as a senior, he placed fifth in shot put at Division I state meetson of Joanne and Kenneth Urbik…Full name: Kraig Urbik.

 

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