Zach Fulton

Zachery Quinn Fulton (born September 23, 1991) is an American football center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Zach Fulton
Fulton with the Chiefs in 2017
No. 73 – Houston Texans
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991
Detroit, Michigan
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:321 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school:Flossmoor (IL) Homewood-Flossmoor
College:Tennessee
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2020
Games played:92
Games started:75
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4 5⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		 316 lb
(143 kg)		 33 1⁄4 in
(0.84 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		5.16 s5.16 s7.87 s24.5 in
(0.62 m)		8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Kansas City Chiefs

Fulton was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round, 193rd overall, in the 2014 NFL Draft.[3] He won a starting spot during the Chiefs' training camp in August 2014,[4] and made his NFL debut in the Chiefs' season-opening loss to Tennessee on September 7, 2014. He was the Chiefs' first sixth-round pick to start in the opening game of his rookie season in 30 years.[5] He finished his rookie season starting all 16 games for the Chiefs.

In 2017, Fulton played in 15 games, starting 12 at center and at both guard spots throughout the season following injuries to starters Mitch Morse, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Bryan Witzmann.

Houston Texans

On March 15, 2018, the Houston Texans signed Fulton to a four-year, $28 million contract that includes $13 million guaranteed.[6][7] He was named the starting right guard to start the season, and started 13 games there. In 2019, Fulton started 15 games at right guard.

References
  1. "Kansas City Chiefs pick UT Vols guard Zach Fulton, Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray". Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. "Zach Fulton Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. Thorman, Joel (May 10, 2014). "Chiefs draft picks 2014: G Zach Fulton is Kansas City's 6th round pick". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. Covitz, Randy (August 3, 2014). "KC Chiefs Find a Sleeper in 6th-Round Pick Zach Fulton at Offensive Guard". Kansascity.com.
  5. Herbie Teope, "Chiefs G Zach Fulton Set for Team Milestone," Chiefs Digest, September 6, 2014.
  6. "Spotrac.com: Zach Fulton contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. "Texans sign Colvin, Fulton, Henderson, Kelemete". HoustonTexans.com. March 15, 2018.


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