Isaac "Ike" Boettger (born October 5, 1994) is an American football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
High school career
At Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Boettger played tight end, wide receiver, quarterback and defensive back. He was lightly recruited, but impressed Iowa coaches at a junior camp despite weighing only 220 pounds. As a junior quarterback, he threw for 750 yards, 9 touchdowns, and one interception. As a senior tight end, he had 33 receptions for 452 yards and 4 touchdowns. Boettger was a team captain in both basketball and football. Boettger was teammates with Alabama and NFL lineman Ross Pierschbacher at Cedar Falls HS.
College career
After redshirting in 2013, Boettger played four seasons at Iowa. He was healthy his freshman year, seeing reserve time and action as a blocking tight end. In 2015, Boettger started at right tackle in the first six games in the Hawkeyes' Big Ten West championship season before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. He returned in 2016, starting all but one game at tackle, winning honorable mention all-Big Ten and Hawkeye Comeback Player of the Year honors. In 2017, Boettger started the first two games of the season, including a 24-3 win against eventual teammate Josh Allen and Wyoming, before missing the remainder of the season with an achilles injury. Boettger was replaced at the right tackle position by true freshman Tristan Wirfs.
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