Colton McKivitz

BIOGRAPHY

Colton McKivitz was born August 9, 1996 in Jacobsburg, Ohio. He is an Offensive Tackle in the NFL.

McKivitz grew up in Belmont, Ohio and attended East Richland Christian High School before transferring to Union Local High School shortly before his sophomore year. As a senior, McKivitz was named first team All-Ohio. Union Local retired McKivitz's jersey number in 2019. A 3-star recruit, McKivitz initially committed to play college football at Miami of Ohio but later switched his commitment to West Virginia over offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Marshall, and Toledo.

McKivitz redshirted his true freshman season. He became the Mountaineers' starting left tackle four games into his redshirt freshman season after starter Yodny Cajuste tore his ACL and McKivitz started the final ten games of the season. As a redshirt sophomore, he moved to right tackle, starting all 13 games and earning honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors. McKivitz started all 12 of the Mountaineers, games as a redshirt junior. He moved back to left tackle going into his redshirt senior season and was named first team All-Big 12, the Big 12 co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and a Second Team All-America by Walter Camp and the Associated Press's third team.

McKivitz was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 153rd pick by the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers previously acquired the selection from the Miami Dolphins by trading Matt Breida to Miami. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New York Jets, playing eight snaps on offense and five snaps on special teams. McKivitz made his first career start on November 29, 2020, lining up at right guard and playing all 72 of the 49ers offensive snaps in a 23-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 16, 2020 and activated on December 25.