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Russell Okung # prospect in 2010 NFL Draft.

Russell Okung NFL Draft Bio

Russell Okung (born October 7, 1987) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Oklahoma State University, and was twice recognized as an All-American. He was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.

Okung attended Oklahoma State University, where he played for coach Mike Gundy's Oklahoma State Cowboys football team from 2006 to 2009. As a true freshman, he moved into the starting lineup for the first time against Kansas and held the position of right tackle for the rest of the season (eight straight starts). He ended the season by being voted as a member of All-Big 12 freshman team (by The Sporting News) and was named the Dick Bogert Award winner as Oklahoma State’s top freshman.

In his sophomore season he started all thirteen games, having been moved permanently to left tackle. The Cowboys’ offensive line gave up just five sacks in eight Big 12 games to lead the league in that category. Okung earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors (by coaches). He was also named to the Rivals.com all-bowl team after holding Indiana’s Greg Middleton, the NCAA’s sack leader, without a tackle in the 2007 Insight Bowl victory.

As a junior, Okung led Oklahoma State with 71 knockdown blocks, and was named a first-team all-conference selection by the coaches. He also was named to Pro Football Weekly′s 2008 All-America team. Okung currently has started 34 straight games for the longest active streak on the team.

In 2009, Okung was listed at No. 1 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking. He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list. On October 14, 2009, Okung was named one of twelve semifinalists—and the only offensive lineman—for the Lombardi Award.

In a game against Texas A&M on October 10, Okung held then-NCAA sack leader, Von Miller, without a quarterback sack. That effort was the second time during his career he has not allowed a sack against the nation's leader at the time. Against Texas on October 31, Okung held the Longhorn pass rush, including All-American candidate Sergio Kindle, without a quarterback sack. According to Sports Illustrated's Tony Pauline, that performance "has solidified his projection as the top senior tackle" in the 2010 NFL Draft. On November 24, 2009, Okung was named one of three finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy, alongside Mike Iupati and Ndamukong Suh.

On December 1, 2009, Okung was named Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches. He also recognized as a unanimous first-team 2009 All-American. Despite tweaking his knee in practice earlier that week, Okung played in the 2010 Cotton Bowl Classic to end his career at Oklahoma State with a streak of 47 straight starts.

Draft Year: 2010 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Russell Okung

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Russell Okung	Offensive Tackle	6 ft 9 in	375 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	6	Seattle Seahawks	Oklahoma State	Fort Bend, Texas, United States

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