Education
Andrews attended the Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, where he was a two-way lineman.
Andrews attended the Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, where he was a two-way lineman.
He played college football at Georgia. Foreign his junior and senior season, his coaches attributed him with over a hundred knockdown blocks while not allowing a quarterback sack in either year. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Andrews was ranked as the Number.
9 center prospect in the class of 2011, which was headed by Reese Dismukes.
Andrews had offers from Duke and Michigan but, as a “lifelong die-hard Bulldogs’ fan,” waited for Georgia to offer and committed “practically on the spot” when he got the offer in February 2010. In his true freshman season, Andrews appeared in ten games.
He earned Athletic Director"s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester. In his sophomore year, Andrews filled the void left at the center position by the graduation of Ben Jones.
Andrews started all 14 games helping to protect quarterback Aaron Murray.
After the Auburn game in early November, he was named Securities and Exchange Commission Offensive Lineman of the Week as he graded out at 88 percent and had six “dominator” blocks and three knockdowns. He started all 13 games at center, and protected quarterback Murray such that Georgia ranked Number. 2 in passing in the Securities and Exchange Commission. At the conclusion of spring practice of his senior year he was named Offensive Most Valuable Player, and also preseason Third Team All-Securities and Exchange Commission by Philosophy Steele.
Andrews added another 13 starts in as many games over his senior season, totalling 50 games for his college career.
New England Patriots
Andrews went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, but signed with the New England Patriots as a free agent on May 2, 2015. Andrews stood out in Patriots training camp and played more than expected in preseason, starting every preseason game, due to injuries to Patriots starting center Bryan Stork and reserve center/guard Ryan Wendell.
Andrews made the Patriots 2015 53-man roster and started at center in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Stork was placed on injured reserve with the designation to return and Wendell was inactive. Andrews started every game through Week 10, playing every snap over the first half of the season.
Although he was not selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl, Andrews finished in the top two in fan voting at the position.
As a result of his high snap count and low salary, Andrews received a performance-based pay bonus of $237,427.11, the second-highest of any Patriot in 2015 (after cornerback Malcolm Butler).