Andrew Jelks (born December 6, 1993) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
offensive tackle. He played college football at
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
, and was signed by the
New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the
2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. It was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27–29, returning to Philadelphia ...
.
College career
Jelks played in 24 games with 21 starts at
Vanderbilt over the course of five seasons. Jelks missed his final two seasons in 2015 and 2016 due to injuries. He began his career at right tackle and moved to left tackle as a sophomore.
Professional career
New England Patriots
Jelks was signed by the
New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was placed on reserve/non-football injury list prior to the start of the season due to a torn ACL suffered during pre-season workouts his senior year at Vanderbilt, and would remain on the list for the entire 2017 season.
Retirement
Jelks announced his retirement on July 19, 2018.
References
External links
New England Patriots bio
1993 births
Living people
People from Paris, Tennessee
American football offensive tackles
Vanderbilt Commodores football players
New England Patriots players
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