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Menelik Watson # prospect in 2013 NFL Draft.

Menelik Watson NFL Draft Bio

Menelik Watson (born 22 December 1988) is an English American football offensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Watson played college football for Florida State University. The Oakland Raiders chose him in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Watson was born into a single-parent family of four brothers raised on the Anson Estate in Longsight, Greater Manchester, England; his mother worked as an office cleaner to support the family.

At Burnage High School he excelled in sports. However, he shattered his right ankle in 2001 during a park-based friendly soccer game, meaning that he could not progress in his hopes of playing for Manchester City F.C. Advised by doctor not to play any more sports, he eventually joined the school basketball team, where he was spotted in a local tournament by American coach Rob Orellana, who signed him up for his basketball academy based in the Canary Islands.

Watson has a daughter Orellana—named in honour of his mentor Rob—who lives in Manchester with her mother.

Watson played college basketball for Marist College, which he attended from 2009 to 2010.

However, after it became clear that even at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) that Watson was too short to play power forward, Orellana transferred Watson to Saddleback College where he played American football for the first time. Watson played right tackle, opposite of left tackle Kyle Long. After one year at Saddleback he transferred to Florida State University, where he started 12 of 13 games for the Florida State Seminoles football team during the 2012 season, allowing just one sack.

Watson announced that he would enter the NFL draft after his junior season.

Draft Year: 2013 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Menelik Watson

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Menelik Watson	Offensive Tackle	6 ft 5 in	315 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
2	42	Oakland Raiders	Florida State	Longsight, Manchester, England

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