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04/24/2013
NFL Hopefuls Eye This Week's Draft
David Shaw Rejoins NFL Network as Guest Analyst
04/23/2001
Year-by-Year NFL Draft Picks
From 1936 - Present
Career: Three-year letter-winner from 2000-02 and two-year starter ... Gave up his final season of eligibility to enter the 2003 NFL Draft ... Started all 23 games his sophomore and junior seasons at right tackle in 2001 and '02 ... Second-Team All-Pac-10 as a sophomore and First-Team All-Pac-10 as a junior.
The 2002 Season: Started all 11 games at right tackle ... Named First-Team All-Pac-10 ... Winner of the Morris Trophy, given to the top lineman in the Pacific-10 Conference ... Honorable mention All-America ... Also named honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10 ... Voted by his teammates as the team's Most Valuable Junior.
The 2001 Season: In his first season as a starter, Kwame emerged as one of the top offensive linemen in the Pacific-10 Conference ... He earned Second-Team All-Pac-10 honors while starting all 12 games for the Cardinal at right tackle ... Stanford's success in the running game and protecting the quarterback was largely due to Kwame's presence at right tackle ... Winner of the Deswarte-Eller Award as the team's top sophomore.
The 2000 Season: Joined Kirk Chambers as the only true freshman to earn letters in 2000 ... Used in a reserve role at left tackle and appeared in seven games ... Continued to show improvement and saw his playing time increase as the season progressed ... Used as the team's top reserve on the offensive line.
In High School: Was recognized as the top offensive line prospect in the country in 1999 from Newark High School in Delaware ... Was a unanimous All-America selection and generally considered the best prep offensive lineman in the nation ... Parade All-American ... PrepStar named him to its "Dream Team" and ranked him as the #1 offensive lineman in the nation ... SuperPrep also chose Kwame as an All-American, the #1 offensive lineman in the country and the #9 overall recruit in the nation ... Named to Max Emfinger's "Elite Team" ... Emfinger ranked Kwame the #2 recruit in the country ... USA Today First-Team All-American ... Gatorade State Player of the Year in Delaware ... PrepStar's Atlantic Region MVP ... Three-Time First-Team All-State selection ... First-Team All-State as a defensive lineman following his senior season ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Information: Music major ... Played the violin in his high school orchestra ... Born in Jamaica before moving to the United States at age two.