Jake Kirkpatrick
Jacob Daniel Kirkpatrick (born July 7, 1987) is a former American football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Texas Christian University. Kirkpatrick was a 2009 All-American selection by Sports Illustrated. Early years Kirkpatrick attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas, where he started to play football in his senior season, and earned second-team all-district honors at offensive guard. Previously playing basketball, Kirkpatrick was also the 5A District Most Valuable Player in that sport. Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Kirkpatrick was not ranked among the nation's top interior linemen prospects in 2006. In fact, he only drew one scholarship offer, TCU. College career After redshirting his initial year at TCU, Kirkpatrick appeared in nine games in 2007 and was also utilized on special teams. In his sophomore year, he was assigned as backup to Blake Schlueter and saw action in 12 of 13 games. With Schlueter moved on to the NFL, Kirkpatrick took over as starting center for the Horned Frogs in 2009. Calling the blocking scheme on every play, he anchored an offensive