Andrew Nierman

Height:
6-1
Weight:
302
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Harvey, La.
High School:
John Curtis Christian

Career Note: Three-year starter who enters his senior season penciled in as the Green Wave[apos]s starting center for the second consecutive season...started all 35 games he has played in, missing just one game during his career to date...has helped Tulane running backs post 100-yard rushing outings a combined 18 times and blocked for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers. 2009: Started all 11 games he played as a junior, 10 at center and one at right guard...named honorable-mention All-Conference USA after helping the team average 105.8 rushing yards and 207.2 passing yards per game...helped teammate André Anderson rush for 1,000 yards on the year and top the 100-yard rushing mark on five occasions during the season...missed a game for the first time in his career with a back injury at LSU (10/31). 2008: Started all 12 games at right guard as a sophomore...his play up front helped the Green Wave average 118.4 rushing yards and 221.2 passing yards per game...helped teammate André Anderson tally 100-plus yards four times and post 200-plus yard games twice during the season...off the field, was a member of the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane[apos]s 3.0 Club. 2007: Started all 12 games at right guard as a true freshman...earned honorable-mention Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News and claimed a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman Team after helping the Green Wave average 201.0 rushing yards and 194.9 passing yards per game...became the first Tulane offensive lineman to start all 12 games as a true freshman since Corey Sewell accomplished the feat in 1998...was instrumental in helping teammate Matt Forté became the Green Wave[apos]s first 2,000-yard rusher - the nation[apos]s first since 2004 - and helped pave the way for Forté to surpass the 100-yard rushing mark nine times, the 200-yard mark on five occasions and the 300-yard barrier twice...also helped the Green Wave rank fifth in C-USA in sacks allowed (18). High School: Four-year letterman at John Curtis Christian High for coach J.T. Curtis...helped guide Curtis to a combined 50-3 record with state 3A titles in each of his final three prep seasons...earned all-state honors his final two prep seasons while claiming all-metro, all-East Bank and all-district recognition his final three seasons...as a senior, helped pave the way for one of the nation[apos]s top offenses as the Patriots averaged 8.83 yards per carry, registered 4,310 yards of total offense and scored 58 touchdowns...also lettered in track and field and basketball. Personal: Born Andrew Jason Nierman on April 18, 1989, in Metairie, La... son of Kathryn Nierman...half-sister Olivia 'Turtle' Grayson is a member of the Tulane women[apos]s basketball team...majoring in political science.