Jorge Diaz

Jorge Diaz (born November 15, 1973 in New York, New York) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Tampa Bay Storm and the Austin Wranglers in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Early years Diaz was born in New York and raised in Katy, Texas. He attended Katy High School, where he received All-district and All-conference honors at offensive tackle as a senior. After graduation he moved on to Kilgore Junior College, where he was a two-time All-conference and junior college All-American at offensive tackle. After his sophomore season he transferred to Division II Texas A&M-Kingsville, where his position coach was future NFL coach Juan Castillo. He became a starter as a junior and was part of an offensive line that included Jermane Mayberry and Kevin Dogins. He earned All-conference honors as a senior. In 2017, he was inducted into the Kilgore College Athletic Hall of Fame.