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Position: OT
Class: 2011 Big Board
Year: Senior
Hometown: Hawthorn Woods, IL
Date of Birth: 08/09/88
Height: 6070
Weight: 313
Bench Press: 28
Vertical Jump: 29.5"
40 T: 5.23
Projection: 1st Round
Ordering: 10
Skinny: There’s a reason why Boston College currently has well over a dozen offensive lineman in the NFL, coaching. Costonzo has been schooled on his fundamentals and made a seamless transition as a sophomore, stepping into the starting left tackle void when Gosder Cherilus graduated. The 6’0, 300-pounder has been a staple ever since.
SCOUT'S TAKE
At 6’7” Castonzo is blessed with ideal length and a perfect frame for an NFL tackle. He has the ability to dominate against both the run and the pass thanks to his athletic prowess. The Illinois native possesses the agility to get to the second level of the defense to make blocks on linebackers, with the footwork and lateral quickness to handle speed pass rushers coming off the edge. Castonzo is “only” 295 pounds, a bit light in the pants for a man of size—he will need to bulk up and get stronger to be dominant at the next level. The all-ACC performer is among the most experienced and durable players in all of college football regardless of position, with 41 starts already under his belt, including 27 straight at left tackle. If Castonzo continues to improve as a senior the BC product has a chance to be the top tackle in the 2011 NFL Draft and is a potential top-10 selection.
Bio: In 2007, Castonzo became the first true freshman to start on the offensive line for Boston College in 10 years. As a sophomore, he made the move from the right side of the offensive line to left tackle and has been a fixture since. After three seasons as an Eagle, he will enter his senior year with 41 starts under his belt, the last 27 at left tackle.
NEWS
08/15/10 - Mostly unrecruited out of Fork Union Military Academy, the 6-foot-7, 306-pound Anthony Castonzo became the first true freshman in a decade to start on the offensive line for Boston College. After being moved to left tackle as a sophomore, Castonzo playing right tackle in 2007, earning All-Freshman and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors during Matt Ryan's final season at BC despite being undersized at 250 pounds. If it seems like the Illinois native is being hard on himself for allowing just one sack in 650 snaps last season, consider that the projected first-round 2011 NFL draft pick and Rhodes Scholar candidate who hopes to conduct cancer research one day also missed only nine blocks in 13 games last season. "I'd hang my hat on it more if it had been zero," Castonzo said. "I'm upset with myself if I don't give up zero sacks. My top goal is that nobody touches my quarterback from the left side." – ESPN