Logan Lee Mankins is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. Mankins was born in Catheys Valley, California. He attended Mariposa High School in Mariposa, California, where he was an All-League performer and the team MVP. After graduating from high school, he attended Fresno State University, where he redshirted in his first season in 2000. As a freshman in 2001, he started all 14 games at left tackle, blocking for quarterback... David Carr and allowing only two sacks. He was named to the first team Freshman All-American team by the Sporting News. In 2002, he again started all 14 games and was on the Outland Trophy watch list. As a junior in 2003, Mankins tore his ACL in preseason practices after a vicious hit from Juan Carrasquillo and missed the season. In his final season in 2004, Mankins returned to start every game at left tackle and did not allow a sack or pressure on the season.
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