Jonathan Luigs Jonathan Luigs ( born August 11 , 1986 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Luigs played college football for the University of Arkansas , earned All - American honors , and won the 2007 Rimington Trophy as the most outstanding center in college football . Luigs played professionally for the NFL ' s Cincinnati Bengals for a single season in 2009 . Early years . Luigs was born in Little Rock , Arkansas . He attended Pulaski Academy in Little Rock , where he was a three - year starter on the offensive line , playing both center and offensive tackle as well as defensive end . He graded out at 90 percent or better in blocking in each of his three varsity seasons . In his senior season , Luigs helped Pulaski to win its first state championship ( 3A ) in school history with a 13 - 2 mark . He was subsequently named to the Associated Press Arkansas Super Team and the " Arkansas Democrat - Gazette " All - Arkansas Team . Considered only a two - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Luigs was not listed among the nation ' s top offensive line prospects . In fact , he wasn ' t even listed as one of the top 10 prospects in Arkansas . As a result , he was not heavily recruited out of high school . He eventually picked Arkansas over an offer from LSU . " ESPN " ′ s Chris Low would later pick Luigs for his " All - SEC recruiting nobodies " team . College career . Luigs attended the University of Arkansas , where he played for the Arkansas razorbacks football team from 2004 to 2007 . After redshirting as true freshman in 2004 , he became a starter on the Razorbacks offensive line at right guard after Robert Felton moved from guard to right tackle . After occasionally filling the void at center for an ailing Kyle Roper , Luigs started seven games at right guard and three games at center . Arkansas racked up 216 . 9 yards rushing per game to lead the SEC and ranked 12th nationally . The Hogs boasted a total of ten 100 - yard rushing performances on the season , including five 100 - yard efforts from SEC Freshman of the Year Darren McFadden . In his sophomore campaign , Luigs established himself as one of the top centers in the nation . He was at the center of an offensive front that cleared the way for thirteen 100 - yard rushing performances in 14 games and allowed only nine sacks in 14 games ( 0 . 64 ) to rank second nationally in fewest sacks allowed . In addition , for only the third time in SEC history , Arkansas featured two 1 , 000 - yard running backs in Darren McFadden and Felix Jones on the same team . Luigs was a finalist for the 2006 Dave Rimington Trophy , awarded to college football ' s best center , but lost out to Dan Mozes . He also earned third - team All - America honors from The Associated Press and first - team sophomore All - America honors from " College Football News " . As a junior , Luigs was the centerpiece of an offensive line that helped Arkansas lead the Southeastern Conference and rank fourth in the nation in rushing ( 286 . 5 ) , rank second in the SEC and No . 17 in the nation in total offense . He had a team - leading overall grade of 90 . 36 for the season , including marks of 86 . 0 on running plays and a team - best 96 . 9 on passing plays . He also had 55 knockdown blocks , which ranked second on the team . Luigs was named to numerous All - America teams following his junior season in 2007 , and on December 6 , 2007 , was named as the winner of the 2007 Rimington Trophy . Finishing his career with a string of 49 consecutive starts , Luigs was again named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy . He delivered 66 knockdowns and graded 85 . 42 percent for blocking consistency . However , Arkansas offensive line was the main problem all season , as they placed 118th among the 119 major colleges , allowing 46 quarterback sack s for the season . Professional career . 2009 NFL Draft . Regardless of his up - and - down senior season at Arkansas , Luigs was considered one of the best centers available in the 2009 NFL Draft . He drew comparisons to Ryan Kalil , and was projected a third - round pick . Cincinnati Bengals . Luigs was selected by the Bengals in the fourth round , 106th overall . He signed a four - year , $ 2 . 26 million deal with a $ 509 , 000 signing bonus . A backup to Kyle Cook in the 2009 NFL season , Luigs played in eight games for the Bengals before being waived on August 17 , 2010 , after one season with the team .