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2006: First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection played in eight games as a redshirt freshman along the offensive line to earn his first Baylor letter ... Saw action on 30 snaps for the year, splitting time at both guard and tackle. 2005: Elected to take a redshirt year ... Named to both the fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. High School: Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Texas ... Member of Texas Football's 2004 Top 300 ... 2004 first-team Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association all-state selection (Class 2A and A) ... 2004 Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex performer ... 2004 Prep Star national All-American ... Two-time all-district honoree on both sides of the ball ... Anchored an offensive line that helped Hamilton rush for 386 yards and average 30.8 points per game ... Averaged 8.6 pancake blocks and 15.5 knockdowns per contest ... On the defensive side of the ball, he averaged 9.6 tackles with five sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four pass breakups and a blocked field goal ... Helped Bulldogs to a 12-2 record, a district title and the 2004 2A Division II regional semifinals ... Also participated in power lifting, track and tennis ... National Honor Society member earned spot on school's A Honor Roll ... 4-H and FFA member ... Coached by Chris Wilde at the District 10-2A school. Personal: The son of Sharon and Arvel Boatner, Thad Cory Boatner was born Dec. 18, 1985, in Weatherford, Texas ... Business major ... Enjoys auto mechanics and restoration, bowling and audio electronics ... His older brother Yancy was a senior offensive lineman on Baylor's 2006 football team. |
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