Anthony Castonzo

Boston College ranked 25th in the country in tackles for a loss allowed (4.77) and 49th in sacks allowed (1.69).

Castonzo earned a College Football News All-Sophomore First-team selection.

He received a grade of +3.3 from Pro Football Focus that ranked him the 32nd best offensive tackle in the league.

His final PFF grades were -11.1 for pass blocking and +9.7 for run blocking.

In 16 games, he only allowed ten sacks and 58 total quarterback pressures.

Anthony Salvatore Castonzo (born August 9, 1988) is a former American football offensive tackle.

He played his entire 10-year professional career with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).

Becoming the first true freshman to start on the Boston College offensive line since Paul Zukauskas in 1998, Castonzo helped hold opponents to only 61 tackles-for-loss (fifth in the nation) and 22 quarterback sacks in 2007.

By protecting quarterback Matt Ryan at right tackle, he helped pave the way for the Eagles' 5,924 yards in total offense.

Castonzo subsequently received All-ACC Freshman honors by The Sporting News and Freshman All-American honors by the Football Writers Association of America.

Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Castonzo ranked No. 44 among prep school prospects in 2007.

He did not have any major scholarship offers when he finished high school.

Prior to his sophomore season, Castonzo made the move from right tackle to left tackle where he started all 14 games in 2008.

He was the highest offensive linemen selected from Boston College since Gosder Cherilus (17th overall) in 2008.

In 2009, Castonzo was listed at No. 9 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking.

Following a productive junior season, Castonzo was selected 2009 First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as voted on by the 40 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

He set the record for career starts with 54 straight at Boston College and was a Rhodes Scholar nominee in 2010.

After a college career at Boston College, Castonzo was selected by the Colts with their first round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Castonzo grew up in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois where his parents Shari and Bill family ran an Italian restaurant.

He has a brother Billy, and two sisters Kristyn and Carissa.

Castonzo attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he was a two-way tackle for the Blue Devils and also saw action at the tight end spot, playing for Coach John Shuman.

He previously attended Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Castonzo in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

On July 30, 2011, the Indianapolis Colts signed Castonzo to a four-year, $8.0 million contract with $6.53 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.31 million.

Castonzo entered training camp slated as the starting left tackle after it was left vacant by the departure of Charlie Johnson to the Minnesota Vikings in free agency.

Head coach Jim Caldwell named him the starting left tackle to begin the regular season.

He made his first career start and professional regular season debut in the Indianapolis Colts' season-opening 34–7 loss at the Houston Texans.

Castonzo missed Weeks 5-8 after suffering an ankle injury.

He started 12 games during his rookie season and the Colts finished 2-14 without longtime starting quarterback Peyton Manning and head coach Jim Caldwell was fired.

He allowed six sacks, 28 quarterback pressures, and received an overall grade of -2.8 from Pro Football Focus.

His run blocking received a grade of +0.1 and his pass blocking was graded -0.5.

Castonzo remained the starting left tackle to begin the 2012 season.

He started 16 regular season games and helped the Colts achieve an 11–5 record in their first year under Chuck Pagano and interim head coach Bruce Arians.

On January 6, 2013, Castonzo started his first career playoff game as the Indianapolis Colts lost 24–9 to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wildcard playoffs.

Castonzo returned in 2013 and started 16 consecutive games to help the Colts finish first in the AFC South with an 11–5 record.

Pro Football Focus graded him +3.9 overall, -8.7 in pass blocking, and +11.2 in run blocking.

Castonzo allowed only four sacks and was responsible for 62 quarterback pressures.

His pass blocking grade ranked 56th among all offensive tackles in 2013.

On April 28, 2014, the Indianapolis Colts opted to exercise the fifth-year, $7.438 million option on Castonzo's rookie contract.

He was the third offensive tackle off the board, after USC's Tyron Smith (9th overall) and Colorado's Nate Solder (17th overall).