Andrew Kline

Andrew William Kline, (born October 5, 1976), is a retired American football player. Kline was selected by St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft with the #220 overall pick.

Early life

Andrew attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, and began playing football in ninth grade. He was a three-year starter at Beverly Hills High and played both offensive and defensive tackle. As a senior he registered 62 tackles, six sacks, four tackles for loss, five fumbles caused, four fumbles recovered and two pass defections. Top game was against North Torrance High when he notched 14 tackles. He was a First-team All-CIF, All-Ocean League and All-Los Angeles Times West Side selection. Kline was a pre-season All-American candidate. Also competed in track and field as a shot putter and on the Varsity basketball team.

College football career

Kline was a 1999 All-Mountain West Conference selection and manned the right guard position on what was considered by many one of the finest offensive lines in San Diego State history. During his senior season he graded out at 88.6% and made 38 knockdowns and registered 33 other big blocks the most among the team’s offensive lineman, and a school record. He helped the offense average 382.4 yards-per-game.