Blaise Andries (born July 21, 1998) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

guard Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison gu ...

who is a free agent. He played

college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...

for the

Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers (commonly shortened to Gophers) are the college athletics, college sports teams of the University of Minnesota. The university fields a total of 21 (9 men's, 12 women's) teams in both men's and women's sports and com ...

Early life

Andries was born on July 21, 1998, in

Marshall, Minnesota Marshall is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,628 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and 13,906 as of 2023 estimates. Marshall is a regional center in southwest Minnesota ...

, and attended Marshall Senior High School. Andries committed to play

for the

, under coach P. J. Fleck.

College career

Andries played college football for the

for four years, from 2017 to 2021, being

redshirted Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the ...

in his first season, and he started in all 46 games. Andries started at all offensive line positions except

center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

, playing five games at left tackle, nine at right tackle, eleven at left guard, and 21 at right guard. He was a redshirt senior and declared for the NFL Draft on December 19, 2021. Andries played his last college game in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

Professional career

He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent after the 2022 NFL draft. He was waived on August 29, 2022.

Personal life

Andries is the son of Joe and Helen Andries. He has one brother, Brent, and two sisters, Paige and Brooke.

References

External links

Minnesota Golden Gophers bio
1998 births Living people People from Marshall, Minnesota Players of American football from Minnesota American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Miami Dolphins players 21st-century American sportsmen {{offensive-lineman-1990s-stub