•2002 1st-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, College Football News, Columbia Daily Tribune)
•2002 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (A.P., Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
•2002 Team Offensive Lineman of the Year
•2002 1st-Team Verizon Academic All-District VII
•2002 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
•2001 1st-Team Verizon Academic All-District VII
•2001 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
•2000 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
2003 OUTLOOK
Imposing tackle who is MU’s highest-graded lineman ... Has the NFL scouts drooling over his size and athletic ability ... Enters the season as an All-Big 12 candidate, and should contend for All-American honors as well ... Named a pre-season 2nd-team All-American by Street & Smith's, and earned 3rd-team pre-season All-American mention by Athlon ... Was named to pre-season watch lists for the Lombardi and Outland awards ... Adds a considerable amount of athleticism to his 6-foot-6, 300-pound frame, and has gotten up to 300 from his playing weight of 290 last season ... One of 6 returning starters on the line who looks to lead MU to winning ways in his final season as a Tiger ... A standout in the classroom who should also challenge for Academic All-American honors this season ... Carries a 3.83 GPA in education into the spring semester.
2002 SEASON
Was a key factor in MU’s offensive resurgence ... Named 1st-Team All-Big 12 by Big 12 Coaches and various news outlets, and was a 2nd-Team All-Conference pick by the Associated Press and others ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 1st Team for the 3rd straight season, and also was a 1st-Team Verizon Academic District VII pick for the 2nd consecutive year ... Also earned the team’s offensive lineman of the year award at the award banquet ... Cleared the way for one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history ... Mizzou’s 360 points were the 3rd-most in school annals ... Had 4 games where he was named the offensive team player of the week: vs. Troy State, Kansas, Colorado and at Nebraska ... Consistently had the highest point of attack grades among the offensive linemen, and had the highest season mark overall ... Started all 12 games as a junior, and was an iron-man who rarely came out of the game, despite various nagging injuries.
2001 SEASON
Came into his own in 2001, starting 8 games, including the final 5 after the Tigers lost Adrian Cole for the season with an injury ... Part of an offensive line that surrendered just 6 quarterback sacks, the lowest total in the Big 12 Conference and a mark that ranked in the top five in the country ... Also contributed to the 5th-best running attack in the Big 12 ... Had a great year off the field as well, earning Academic All-Big 12 honors as well as making the District VII All-Academic Team.
2000 SEASON
Saw action in every game, totaling around 200 plays ... Committed just one penalty and allowed just one quarterback sack ... Recorded 18 knockdowns ... First team Academic All-Big 12.
1999 SEASON
Redshirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL
The most coveted recruit in the St. Louis area who opted for Mizzou over Tennessee and Michigan ... First team all-state and all-metro who was also tabbed second team All-America by USA Today ... Won the 1999 Missouri Class 4A heavyweight wrestling championship with a 31-0 record and was also one of Missouri’s best discus throwers (172-feet as a junior) ... Coached by Tom Beauchamp.
PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Mary Droege ... Born Feb. 15, 1981 ... Majoring in education.
