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- Full name: Eugene Monroe
- Hometown: Plainfeld, New Jersey
- Height: 6'5"CBS Sports: Eugene Monroe
- Weight: 309 poundsCBS Sports: Eugene Monroe
- Position: Right Tackle
- High school: Planfield High School
- College: University of Virginia
- Has 15 brothers and sisters
- Suffered from a knee injury in 2006
- Project pick: 2 - 8NBC 29: UVA Lineman Monroe Projects as Top 10 Pick (April 23, 2009)
- Won: Jacobs Blocking Trophy
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Eugene Monroe most recently played college football for the University of Virginia. He plays left tackle while on the field.
Monroe was selected eighth overall in 2009 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars on April 25, 2009.
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Career
Eugene Monroe began to attract the attention of scouts and fans even before college. He played for Plainfield High School in the town of the same name. While there he garnered several awards including Parade All-American and landed himself on the SuperPrep Elite Top 50 List.NFL: Eugene Monroe Monroe went on to college at the University of Virgina where he distinguished himself as one of the best offensive players on the team. While he suffered knee injuries in his junior year, Monroe came back to have a strong senior year and is rumored to be of the the first ten players chosen in the NFL Draft.NFL: NFL Draft 2009High School Awards
- SuperPrep All-American
- Parade All-American
- First Team ALl USA
- U.S. Army All-AmericanNFL: Eugene Monroe
Quotes
"You see those things but you can't read into it, and talking with teams you see this media stuff, and then they haven't constructed their draft boards and finalized anything. You hear that information and I just keep working out and appearing where I have to, and keep doing the things that bring me close to that day."—Eugene Monroe, on his draft chancesNBC 29: UVA Lineman Monroe Projects as Top 10 Pick (April 23, 2009)About this page
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