{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Sergio Render | image = | caption = | number = 66 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 313 | high_school = Newnan (Newnan, Georgia) | college = Virginia Tech | undraftedyear = 2010 | pastteams = *Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2010}})* *Georgia Force ({{AFL Year|2011}}) | highlights = * 2× Second-team All-ACC (2008, 2009) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = | afl = 11834 }}
'''Sergio Orlando Render''' (born September 13, 1986) is an American former football guard who played college football at Virginia Tech. He was considered one of the top prospects available in the 2010 NFL draft,<ref name="CooneyUSAToday">{{Citation |last=Cooney |first=Frank |date=May 11, 2009 |title=Who's next? Looking ahead to the best of the 2010 draft class |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-05-05-2010-draft-preview_N.htm }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |work=CBSSports.com |title=NFL Draft - 2010 OG Draft Prospects |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2010_OG }}</ref> but was not selected by any team. Render was picked up after the draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent,<ref>{{Citation |url=http://thepewterplank.com/2010/04/24/bucs-continue-to-sign-undrafted-free-agents/ |title=Bucs Continue to Sign Undrafted Free Agents |first=Kyle |last=Phillippi |work=The Pewter Plank |date=April 24, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-date=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429002836/http://thepewterplank.com/2010/04/24/bucs-continue-to-sign-undrafted-free-agents/ |url-status=dead }}.</ref> but was released after the team signed Keydrick Vincent.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-No-guaranteed-money-for-Keydrick-Vincent.html |title=Source: No guaranteed money for Keydrick Vincent |work=National Football Post |date=July 11, 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713023350/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-No-guaranteed-money-for-Keydrick-Vincent.html |archive-date=July 13, 2010 }}</ref>
==Early life== Render attended Newnan High School in Georgia, where he was a two-way lineman and a two-time all-area honoree. Render graded out at 85 percent in his blocking assignments and recorded over 100 pancake blocks his last two seasons.
Considered a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', Render was listed as the No. 7 center prospect in the nation in 2005.<ref>{{Citation |date=January 18, 2005 |title=Rivals.com Offensive centers 2005 |url=https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=877 }}</ref> He chose Virginia Tech over Arkansas and Florida State, among others.
==College career== After redshirting his initial year at Virginia Tech, Render earned the starting right guard job during the 2006 preseason. He played 663 snaps on offense during the 2006 season, and kept his starting job during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Following the 2009 Orange Bowl he underwent a shoulder surgery and did not participate in the 2009 off-season workouts or spring practice. The surgery was successful, and Render was at 100% health going into the 2009 NCCA Season. He moved to left guard for the 2009 season and helping the 2009 Hokies football team finish the season with 10 wins and 3 losses (6–2 ACC).
Render was listed at No. 8 on ''Rivals.com′s'' preseason interior lineman power ranking in 2009.<ref name="Rivals interior OL ranking 2009">{{Citation |last=Buchanan |first=Olin |last2=Dienhart |first2=Tom |last3=Fox |first3=David |last4=Huguenin |first4=Mike |last5=Megargee |first5=Steve |work=Rivals.com |date=August 22, 2009 |title=Preseason interior lineman power rankings |url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=978903 }}</ref> He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list,<ref name="FWAA Outland">{{Citation |last=Richardson |first=Steve |date=August 11, 2009 |title=2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced |publisher=Football Writers Association of America |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/outland090811.html }}</ref> but that trophy eventually went to Ndamukong Suh. Render, however, was named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second consecutive time.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.techsideline.com/news_archive/showArticle-4859.php |title=Nine Hokies Earn All-ACC Honors |first=Chris |last=Coleman |work=TechSideline.com |date=November 30, 2009 }}</ref>
==Professional career== Regarded as the No. 20 offensive guard available by ''Sports Illustrated'', Render went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/players/48341.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215175056/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/players/48341.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 15, 2013 | work=CNN | title=Sergio Render}}</ref> He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but was released before the 2010 NFL season began. He was then signed by the Arena Football League's Georgia Force.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arenafootballone.com/news/georgia-force-announces-offensive-line-signees |title=Georgia Force Announces Offensive Line Signees | www.arenafootball.com |access-date=2013-02-02 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215125613/http://arenafootballone.com/news/georgia-force-announces-offensive-line-signees |archive-date=2013-02-15 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Render,Sergio,0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio] *[http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/render_sergio.html Virginia Tech Hokies bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Render, Sergio}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Newnan, Georgia Category:Players of American football from LaGrange, Georgia Category:American football offensive guards Category:Virginia Tech Hokies football players Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Category:Georgia Force players