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Gino Gradkowski was selected by the Ravens with their first pick in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft...Gradkowski was the first of two Ravens picks in the fourth round (S Christian Thompson, 130th).
College Honors
- First-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (2010-11)
- Second-team All-American by Phil Steele’s College Football (2010-11)
- First-team All-American by the Associated Press, The Sports Network and American Football Coaches Association (2011)
College Career
- Started all 37 games over three seasons at Delaware following his transfer from West Virginia
- Saw action at LG, RG and center, helping the Blue Hens to a 25-12 record over that time span
Transactions
Gino Gradkowski was selected by the Ravens with their first pick in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft...Gradkowski was the first of two Ravens picks in the fourth round (S Christian Thompson, 130th).
College Honors
- First-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (2010-11)
- Second-team All-American by Phil Steele’s College Football (2010-11)
- First-team All-American by the Associated Press, The Sports Network and American Football Coaches Association (2011)
College Career
- Started all 37 games over three seasons at Delaware following his transfer from West Virginia
- Saw action at LG, RG and center, helping the Blue Hens to a 25-12 record over that time span
2011: (Delaware – 11/11) Served as a co-captain and started all 11 games (eight at LG and three at C) for the Blue Hens, helping the team to a 7-4 record...Became the first UD offensive lineman to earn back-to-back first-team All-CAA honors since Conway Hayman in 1968-69...Helped the offense finish fifth in the conference in rushing offense, averaging 165.5 yards per game...Led an offensive line that paved the way for RB Andrew Pierce to rush for 1,279 yards and 16 TDs, which ranked third and second in the CAA, respectively
- Started at center in the Blue Hens’ victory vs. Delaware State, helping the offense to a season-high 512 yards of total offense
- Earned Offensive Player of the Week honors in the team’s 21-0 win over William & Mary after Pierce rushed for 142 yards and 1 TD
2010: (Delaware – 15/15) Earned first-team All-CAA honors after starting every game at LG...Led UD to a 12-3 record and an appearance in the FCS National Championship game...Played a key role on the offensive line that helped the squad rank second in the CAA for total offense (401.8 ypg)...Helped pave the way for CAA Rookie of the Year RB Andrew Pierce (1,655 yards rushing and 17 TDs) and CAA Offensive Player of the Year QB Pat Devlin (3,032 passing yards and 22 TDs)
- Named Offensive Player of the Week in the Blue Hens’ season-opening 31-0 win vs. West Chester as QB Pat Devlin threw for 3 TDs
- Started at LG and helped Pierce rush for 142 yards and 1 TD in Delaware’s 20-19 loss in the FCS National Championship game vs. Eastern Washington
2009: (Delaware – 11/11) Started all 11 games at RG in his first season at Delaware, helping the team to a 6-5 record...Helped the Blue Hens average 355.0 yards per game of total offense and 243.4 passing yards per game, which ranked second in the CAA
2008: (West Virginia – 1/0) Saw action in 1 game as a redshirt freshman in the Mountaineers’ 48-21 victory over Villanova...Transferred to Delaware following the season
2007: (West Virginia – 0/0) Redshirted as a true freshman and practiced on the offensive line for the Mountaineers team that defeated Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl
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