Jesse Boone

Jesse Rostenbach Boone (born January 28, 1982) is a former American football center who played for the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, the Rhein Fire of the NFLE, Utah Blaze, and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah. After his football career, he is now a company owner and CEO of Redzone Real Estate. Early years Boone attended Millard High School where he was a two-year starter on offense and defense. He was also a team captain. He helped lead his team to the regional championship in both 1998 and 1999. He lettered three years in football and once in basketball and wrestling. He was a member of the National Honor Society his last three years at Millard. He was on the honor roll all four years. He was also the student body vice president as a sophomore and the student body secretary as senior. He was also a First-team All-State and All-Region selection. College career Boone then attended Utah, where he played Center for the Utes. As a true freshman in 2001 he redshirted. In 2002, he played in seven games, allowing him to letter in football. He averaged 93% in total blocking efficiency, with an average of 97% in pass blocking and 87% in run blocking. In the game against Michigan he recorded 100% total blocking efficiency. In 2003, He started the first three games at left tackle before an ankle injury ended his season. In his three games, he averaged four knockdowns and 79.5% overall blocking grade. He earned Academic All-MWC. In 2004, he played in and started all 12 games at center. In 11 regular season games, he played 775 snaps with 49 knockdowns. He tied for the team lead for total plays by an offensive lineman with 775. he had five games with five or more knockdowns. He recorded a career-high eight knockdowns against San Diego State with an 86% average blocking grade. He recorded seven knockdowns against both UNC and BYU with an 84% and 87% total blocking grades, respectively. He recorded back-to-back games with six knockdowns against Utah State and Air Force. He earned Academic All-MWC, he also earned Athletics Academic Honor Roll, and Second-team All-Conference. He recorded a career best 13 knockdowns against Pittsburgh in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. As a senior in 2005 Boone was voted a team captain by his coaches and teammates.