Colton McKivitz (born August 9, 1996) is an

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offensive tackle for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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Early life and high school

McKivitz grew up in

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and attended East Richland Christian High School before transferring to Union Local High School shortly before his sophomore year. As a senior, McKivitz was named first-team All-Ohio. Union Local retired McKivitz's jersey number in 2019. A 3-star recruit, McKivitz initially committed to play college football at Miami of Ohio but later switched his commitment to

over offers from

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, Kent State,

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, and Toledo.

College career

McKivitz

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his true freshman season. He became the Mountaineers' starting left tackle four games into his redshirt freshman season after starter Yodny Cajuste tore his ACL and McKivitz started the final ten games of the season. As a redshirt sophomore, he moved to right tackle, starting all 13 games and earning honorable mention All-

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honors. McKivitz started all 12 of the Mountaineers, games as a redshirt junior. He moved back to left tackle going into his redshirt senior season and was named first-team All-Big 12, the Big 12 co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and a Second-team All-America by Walter Camp and the

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's third-team.

Professional career

McKivitz was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 153rd pick by the

. The 49ers previously acquired the selection from the

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by trading

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to Miami. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New York Jets, playing eight snaps on offense and five snaps on special teams. McKivitz made his first career start on November 29, 2020, lining up at right guard and playing all 72 of the 49ers offensive snaps in a 23-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams. He was placed on the reserve/

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list by the team on December 16, 2020, and activated on December 25. On August 31, 2021, McKivitz was waived by the 49ers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2021. On March 10, 2022, McKivitz re-signed with the 49ers. McKivitz suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 8, 2022. He was activated on November 12. On March 9, 2023, McKivitz signed a two-year contract extension with the 49ers.

References

External links

San Francisco 49ers bio

West Virginia Mountaineers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKivitz, Colton 1996 births Living people Players of American football from Ohio People from Belmont, Ohio American football offensive tackles West Virginia Mountaineers football players San Francisco 49ers players