Antoine Caldwell

Antoine Caldwell (born April 19, 1986) is an American football player who is currently a center for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Alabama, and earned All-American honors. He was chosen by the Texans in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Early years
Caldwell was born in Tallassee, Alabama. He attended Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, where he was a standout lineman for his high school football team. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Caldwell was listed as the No. 10 center prospect of his class.

College career
Caldwell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Mike Shula and coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams from 2005 to 2008. As a senior in 2008, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American.

Awards and honors

 * 2005 Freshman first team All-SEC (as selected by the league's coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players, and the Sporting News )
 * 2005 Sporting News freshman All-American
 * 2005 Rivals.com first team freshman All-American
 * 2006 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
 * 2006, 2007, 2008 Rimington Trophy watchlist
 * 2008 Rivals.com All-SEC second team
 * 2008 All-SEC first team (Coaches)
 * 2008 consensus first team All-American (earned consensus status after being selected by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, and Sporting News )

2009 NFL Draft
Caldwell was graded as the No. 3 center available in the 2009 NFL Draft, behind Alex Mack and Eric Wood. As projected, he was the third center selected off the board, in the third round by the Houston Texans.

Houston Texans
From 2009 to 2012, Caldwell played 39 games, including 19 starts, for the Texans.