Rashawn Slater
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| Northwestern Wildcats – No. 70 | |
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| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Clements High School (Sugar Land, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Rashawn Slater is an American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Northwestern University.
Early life and high school
Slater grew up in Sugar Land, Texas and attended Clements High School. He was named first team All-District as a junior and senior, when he was also named second team All-Greater Houston.[1] Slater was rated a three star recruit and committed to play college football at Northwestern over offers from Illinois, Kansas, Wyoming and Rice.[2]
College career
As a true freshman, Slater started 12 games at right tackle and was named Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team and was rated the best freshman offensive lineman in the nation by Pro Football Focus.[3] As a sophomore he was named to the third team All-Big Ten by the league's coaches after starting all 14 of Northwestern's games.[4][5] Slater was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after allowing zero sacks in 11 starts as a junior.[6]
Entering his senior year, Slater was named a preseason All-American, preseason All-Big Ten and to the Outland Trophy watchlist.[7] Following the early announcement that Big Ten would postpone their 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Slater announced that he would be preparing for the 2021 NFL Draft.[8][9]
Personal life
Slater is the son of former professional basketball player Reggie Slater.[10]
References
- ^ "Clements, Dulles take leadership change into season". Houston Chronicle. August 22, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Three-star 2017 offensive guard Rashawn Slater commits to Northwestern over Illinois". Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rashawn Slater named PFF's best freshman offensive lineman". Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern OL Rashawn Slater adapts to Big Ten's conference-only format". Houston Chronicle. July 10, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Left Tackle Rashawn Slater: 'We've got to attack the process.'". WGN. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern lineman, Clements product Rashawn Slater declares for 2021 NFL Draft". Houston Chronicle. August 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "BREAKING: Rashawn Slater opts out of 2021 spring college football season, declares for NFL Draft". Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Northwestern OL Rashawn Slater to skip senior season, enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rashawn Slater not returning to Northwestern this fall". Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "A fresh approach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2020.