Wednesday, March 7, 2012

2. Peter Konz – Wisconsin


Peter Konz – 66 Wisconsin 6-5 315

2011: Played in 11 games. Injured his ankle during Minnesota game and missed 3 games. Selected All-Big Ten First Team for the 2011 college football season. Declared early for the NFL Draft as a junior.
2010: Earned second letter. Started at center in 11 of 13 games, missing Indiana and Michigan games due to injury. Did not play in second half at Iowa on Oct. 23 due to injury. Along with rest of starting offensive line and Bill Nagy, named UW's co-offensive player of the week for the Minnesota game. Named UW offensive player of the week after starting at center at UNLV on Sept. 4.
2009: Earned first letter. Played in 10 games, starting nine. Did not play in final two games of season due to injury. Started nine straight games at center during the season. Had first-career start when he lined up at center against Wofford on Sept. 19. Made Badger debut when he took over for injured Travis Frederick at center against Fresno State on Sept. 12.
2008: Redshirt season. Named UW's offensive scout team player of the week of Fresno State
High School: Attended Neenah High School. Rated as the 30th-best offensive lineman in the nation and the No. 3 player in Wisconsin by Rivals.com. Scout.com ranked him as the second-best player in the state and the No. 38 offensive lineman in the nation. First-team all-state, all-region and all-conference offensive and defensive lineman as a senior. First-team all-state offense, first-team all-region, first-team all-conference, honorable mention all-conference defense and team's most valuable lineman as a junior. First-team all-conference and team's most improved lineman as a sophomore. Team captain as a senior. Played both ways and totaled 34 tackles and 10 QB sacks in his career. Three-year letterwinner in football. Two-time letterwinner in basketball and track and field. Academic letter. Head coach was Steve Mentzel.
Personal: Parents are Tony and Margaret Konz. Relative, Robert Ferriani, played football at University of Massachusetts. Enjoys watching movies, playing video games and sports. Majoring in communication arts. Last name pronounced "kahnz".
Better in the: Passing game.

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