Ethan Westbrooks
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Oakland, California, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 15, 1990 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Franklin (Elk Grove, California) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Ethan Colbey Westbrooks (born November 15, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Westbrooks attended and played football at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, California, where he earned All-league and All-conference honors. He also participated in track and field as he threw the shot put and discus.[1]
College career
Westbrooks began his college career at San Joaquin Delta College where he played defensive end ending his freshman season with 12 sacks. He later transferred to Sacramento City College where he played defensive end and earned All-league honors All-conference accolades and All-state in 2011.
He transferred to West Texas A&M where he was recognized as Lone Star Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2012. Westbrooks had an outstanding first season in a Buffalo uniform as he played in all 15 games with 14 starts on the defensive line. He had 60 total tackles with 29 solo stops and led the team and conference with 28 tackles for loss for 139 yards. He led the team, the league, and the nation in sacks with a school-record 19.5 sacks for 116 yards. He had two pass breakups and a team-high 19 quarterback hurries, while forcing three fumbles.
As a senior in 2012 with opponents keying in on him, Westbrooks numbers dropped significantly in 2013 with 43 tackles, 19.5 for losses, and seven sacks. He was selected to the 2014 East–West Shrine Game, and earned Defensive MVP honors during the game with two sacks and two more tackles for loss.[2]
While in college, Westbrooks got a face tattoo of a happy and sad face, captioned "Laugh now, Cry later", to incentivize himself to succeed in the NFL rather than being "a guy that has a tattoo on his face looking for another job".[3]
