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[[Image:LoganMakans.jpg‎ |thumb|220px|Logan Mankins]]

[[Image:LoganMakans.jpg‎|thumb|220px|Logan Mankins]]

'''Logan Mankins''' is a [[National Football League]] offensive guard for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on March 10, 1982 in [[Catheys Valley]], [[California]]. He is 6'4" and weighs 310 pounds. He grew up on a 10,000 acre ranch.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2006-06-21-upcoming-ol_x.htm USA Today, June 21, 2007, "Patriots' Mankins leads group of emerging NFL linemen"]</ref>

'''Logan Mankins''' is a [[National Football League]] offensive guard for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on March 10, 1982 in [[Catheys Valley]], [[California]]. He is 6'4" and weighs 310 pounds. He grew up on a 10,000 acre ranch.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2006-06-21-upcoming-ol_x.htm USA Today, June 21, 2007, "Patriots' Mankins leads group of emerging NFL linemen"]</ref>

Logan Mankins attended [[Fresno State University]] from 2000 through 2004. He was a starter at tackle for the Fresno Bulldogs in 2001, when he was a Sporting News first-team Freshman All-America, and 2002 but did not start for the team in 2003 due to injuries. In 2004, his senior season (2004,) he returned to his starting spot and was named the teams MVP.<ref>[http://gobulldogs.cstv.com/genrel/062005aab.html gobulldogs.cstv.comJune 20, 2005, "Mankins, Southern Named Fresno State Athletes of the Year"]</ref> Coming out of college he was rated by the NFL Draft Report as the best prospect to play offensive guard entering the NFL Draft in 2005.

Logan Mankins attended [[Fresno State University]] from 2000 through 2004. He was a starter at tackle for the Fresno Bulldogs in 2001, when he was a Sporting News first-team Freshman All-America, and 2002 but did not start for the team in 2003 due to injuries. In 2004, his senior season (2004,) he returned to his starting spot and was named the teams MVP.<ref>[http://gobulldogs.cstv.com/genrel/062005aab.html gobulldogs.cstv.comJune 20, 2005, "Mankins, Southern Named Fresno State Athletes of the Year"]</ref> Coming out of college he was rated by the NFL Draft Report as the best prospect to play offensive guard entering the NFL Draft in 2005.

== NFL Career ==

== NFL career ==

Logan Mankins was drafted by the [[New England Patriots]] in the first round of the [[2005 NFL Draft]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-04-28-notebook-nfl_x.htm USA Today, April 28, 2005, "Patriots' No. 1 pick Mankins not long on conversation"]</ref> In his rookie season he started all 16 of the regular season games at guard. The last time a Patriots rookie started all 16 games of a season at guard was in 1973 when Hall of Famer [[John Hannah]] did it. In week six of the NFL regular season in a game vs the [[Denver Broncos]] he was ejected for a punching a Broncos player on the final play of the first half.

Logan Mankins was drafted by the [[New England Patriots]] in the first round of the [[2005 NFL Draft]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-04-28-notebook-nfl_x.htm USA Today, April 28, 2005, "Patriots' No. 1 pick Mankins not long on conversation"]</ref> In his rookie season he started all 16 of the regular season games at guard. The last time a Patriots rookie started all 16 games of a season at guard was in 1973 when Hall of Famer [[John Hannah]] did it. In week six of the NFL regular season in a game vs the [[Denver Broncos]] he was ejected for a punching a Broncos player on the final play of the first half.

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/415863 NFL Stats]

* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/415863 NFL Stats]

* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30938 Patriots Bio]

* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30938 Patriots Bio]