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Football
Chosen by the Washington Redskins in the 3rd round of the 2008 NFL Draft (96th selection).
First Team All-America - 2007 2007: Named to preseason All-American by Sports Network ... Lindy's College Football Preview, Street & Smith's College Football Preview and College Sporting News ... ranked as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation by The Sports Network in its preseason breakdown ... named to the preseason all-Gateway team ... Rinehart started all 13 games at left tackle for the Panthers, while earning first-team all-Gateway Football Conference honors ... also named to 2007 ESPN the Magazine academic all-district squad and was a first-team academic all-Gateway selection ... helped guide the Panthers to a perfect 11-0 regular season and a No. 1 national ranking for six weeks ... the Panthers' rush offense (227.38 yards/game) ranked No. 2 in the Gateway and No. 15 in the nation, the Panthers' pass offense (229.92 yards/game) ranked No. 2 in the Gateway and the Panthers' total offense ranked No. 7 in the nation (457.31 yards/game) ... earned first-team All-America honors from the Sports Network, Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association ... earned a spot on the CollegeSportingNews.com's Fabulous 50 team ... participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on Jan. 26 ... selected to take part in the NFL Combine. 2006: Started all 11 games at left tackle ... second-team All-America by the Associated Press and The Sports Network ... third-team All-America by Don Hansen's Football Gazette ... first-team all-Gateway Football Conference pick ... first-team all-Northwest Region selection ... named the Gateway's Offensive Lineman of the Week after helping running back Corey Lewis gain a career-high 196 yards in a 27-17 win over South Dakota State (9/16) ... helped pave the way for the Panthers' 439-yard rushing attack against Indiana State (10/14) ... assisted the Panther offense in ranking No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in the Gateway in total offense ... opened holes for a UNI running game that finished ranked No. 10 in the nation at 219.3 yards per game ... helped UNI offense rank No. 11 in the nation in scoring offense (31.0 points/game). 2005: Started all 15 games at left tackle ... first-team all-Gateway selection on the offensive line ... named second-team all-northwest region by Don Hansen's Football Gazette ... two-time Gateway Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week ... earned his first player of the week honor after helping lead UNI to a 41-24 win at Western Illinois (10/1) as the Panthers gained 248 yards on the ground ... also logged player of the week honors after the Panthers' 25-24 win over Southern Illinois (11/12), in which UNI gained 410 total yards ... graded out a winning percentage (80 percent or higher) against Drake (92 percent), Minnesota-Duluth (93 percent, 1-plus play), Iowa (82 percent), Western Illinois (91 percent, 2-plus plays), Missouri State (91 percent), Indiana State (94 percent, 2-plus plays), Youngstown State (85 percent, 1-plus play), Western Kentucky (92 percent, 3-plus plays), Southern Illinois (96 percent), Northern Arizona (85 percent, 1-plus play), Eastern Washington (83 percent), New Hampshire (91 percent), Texas State (88 percent, 2-plus plays) ... led the squad in winning percentage in six contests ... named preseason honorable mention all-Gateway by I-AA.org. 2004: Started the first five games before undergoing a laparoscopic appendectomy (10/21) ... returned to action at Indiana State ... graded out a winning percentage (80 percent) against Minnesota State (86 percent), Stephen F. Austin (81 percent, 1-plus play), Southern Illinois (85 percent, 1-plus play), Western Kentucky (83 percent, 1-plus play), Indiana State (94 percent), Illinois State (94 percent), when he led the squad in grades; and at Northern Arizona (90 percent). 2003: Redshirted. High School: All-conference, all-district, second-team all-state in 2001 and 2002 ... 2002 state qualifier in the discus. Personal: Born May 4, 1985 ... son of Marty and Gayle Rinehart ... majoring in sports psychology ... enjoys skiing, hunting, four-wheeling, fishing and biking ... also recruited by the Naval Academy.
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