Cody Mauch

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cody Mauch

| image = Cody Mauch.png

| alt =

| caption = Mauch at the 2023 Senior Bowl

| current_team = Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| number = 69

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|15}}

| birth_place = Breckenridge, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 303

| high_school = Hankinson {{avoid wrap|(Hankinson, North Dakota)}}

| college = North Dakota State (2017–2022)

| draftyear = 2023

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 48

| pastteams =

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

3× FCS champion (2018, 2019, 2021)
Consensus FCS All-American (2022)
Second-team FCS All-American (2021)
First-team All-MVFC (2021, 2022)
Second-team All-MVFC (2020)

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Games started

| statvalue1 = 34

| statlabel2 = Games played

| statvalue2 = 34

| pfr = MaucCo00

}}

Cody Mauch (born January 15, 1999) is an American professional football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison.

Early life

Mauch was born on January 15, 1999, in Breckenridge, Minnesota. His parents live in Hankinson, North Dakota, where he attended Hankinson High School and played basketball, baseball, and football.{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2019 |title=NDSU's Mauch, from Mantador, N.D., joins the in-state small-town Bison tradition |url=https://www.inforum.com/ndsus-mauch-from-mantador-n-d-joins-the-in-state-small-town-bison-tradition |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}} When he was in the seventh grade, he lost his two front teeth while diving for a loose ball in a basketball game.{{Cite news |last=Zac |first=Al-Khateeb |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Cody Mauch teeth: North Dakota State OL explains origin of unique smile at NFL Combine |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/cody-mauch-teeth-nfl-combine/piixo7nttcwtkymsxryfvdvk |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=Sporting News |language=en-us}} He finished his high school career with 1,072 receiving yards and scored a school-record 24 touchdowns.{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2017 |title=North Dakota State Announces 25-Man Football Recruiting Class |url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/sports/North-Dakota-State-Announces-25-Man-Football-Recruiting-Class-412473693.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=ValleyNewsLive.com}} In his senior season, Mauch had 24 catches for 474 yards and 13 touchdowns, rushed for 398 yards and four touchdowns, passed for 273 yards and four touchdowns and also had 18.5 sacks on defense in nine games.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Chris |date=January 13, 2017 |title=Hankinson's Mauch picks NDSU for football |url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/hankinsons-mauch-picks-ndsu-for-football |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}} He was also named second team All-State in basketball as a senior after averaging 20 points, 15.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game.{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2017 |title=House of MAUCH |url=https://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news_monitor/house-of-mauch/article_a615071c-d743-11e6-90ba-df8635c3f4a9.html |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Daily News}}{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2017 |title=Stoltz, Kludt earn Class B All-State honors |url=https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/sports/stoltz-kludt-earn-class-b-all-state-honors |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=The Dickinson Press}} Mauch committed to play college football at North Dakota State and join the team as a preferred walk-on over a similar offer from the University of North Dakota and a scholarship offer from Division II Minnesota State–Moorhead.{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2017 |title=Hankinson standout Mauch commits to NDSU |url=https://www.wahpetondailynews.com/sports/hankinson-standout-mauch-commits-to-ndsu/article_cb860ce8-daaa-11e6-a271-0387b25fc855.html |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=Daily News}}

College career

Mauch redshirted his true freshman season at North Dakota State (NDSU) and was eventually moved from tight end to the offensive line.{{Cite web |last=Borowsky |first=Jack |date=September 27, 2022 |title=Hot Take Tuesday: Cody Mauch is Best Guard in 2023 NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/hot-take-tuesday-cody-mauch-is-the-best-guard-in-the-2023-nfl-draft |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=SI.com}} He played in six games as a redshirt freshman as NDSU won the 2018 FCS national championship. Mauch played in all 16 of the Bison's games during his redshirt sophomore season, appearing on special teams and also lining up at tight end in some formations to function as a sixth offensive lineman while the team repeated as national champions.{{Cite web |date=October 2, 2020 |title=Mauch making a push to be the next Bison left tackle |url=https://www.inforum.com/game-day-notebook-mauch-making-a-push-to-be-the-next-bison-left-tackle |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}}

Mauch became a starter in the second game of his redshirt junior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. He was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). He was named first-team All-MVFC and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press after starting all 15 of NDSU's games as the Bison again won the FCS national title.{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2022 |title=Family man: Underneath free-spirit exterior of Bison OL Cody Mauch is brother committed to his siblings |url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/family-man-underneath-free-spirit-exterior-of-bison-ol-cody-mauch-is-brother-committed-to-his-siblings |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}} Mauch decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NDSU for a sixth season. He was added to the watchlist for the 2022 Walter Payton Award midway through the season.{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Bison offensive lineman Cody Mauch in rare air on FCS 'Watch List' |url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/bison-offensive-lineman-cody-mauch-in-rare-air-on-fcs-watch-list |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}}{{Cite web |last=Chalifoux |first=Adam |date=October 20, 2022 |title=NDSU’s Mauch on Walter Payton Award Watch List |url=https://www.kvrr.com/2022/10/20/ndsus-mauch-on-walter-payton-award-watch-list/ |access-date=November 3, 2022 |website=KVRR.com}}

Mauch graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in agricultural and biosystems engineering. {{Cite web |title=Bison's Cody Mauch balancing football with engineering studies |url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/bisons-cody-mauch-balancing-football-with-engineering-studies |website=InForum |date=October 27, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2025}}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 5

| weight = 302

| dash = 5.08

| ten split = 1.79

| twenty split = 2.91

| shuttle = 4.46

| cone drill = 7.12

| vertical = 29.0

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 0

| bench = 29

| arm span = 32 3/8

| hand span = 9 3/4

| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Cody Mauch Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cody-mauch/32004d41-5508-8990-a189-9a0d7947a282 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Cody Mauch College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1056183&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

Mauch was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round, 48th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Tampa Bay takes Cody Mauch in second round, setting off historic roar in Hankinson |url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/tampa-bay-takes-mauch-in-second-round-setting-off-historic-roar-in-hankinson |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead}} As a rookie, he started in all 17 regular season games and both of the Buccaneeers' postseason games in the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=Cody Mauch 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaucCo00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=August 2, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://www.buccaneers.com/team/players-roster/cody-mauch/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
[https://gobison.com/sports/football/roster/cody-mauch/17971 North Dakota State Bison bio]

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football offensive tackles

Category:Players of American football from North Dakota

Category:North Dakota State Bison football players

Category:People from Richland County, North Dakota

Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players

Category:American people of German descent