▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NFL ▁draft ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁for ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Buck ey e ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁But k us ▁Award . ▁His ▁playing ▁career ▁was ▁short ened ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁neck ▁injury . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Kat zen mo yer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K etter ing , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁West er ville , ▁Ohio ▁when ▁Andy ▁was ▁ 5 . ▁He ▁attended ▁West er ville ▁South ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁West er ville ▁South ▁Wild c ats . ▁Kat zen mo yer ▁won ▁the ▁Mr . ▁Football ▁Award ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁def ensive ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁his ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Kat zen mo yer ▁attended ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Buck ey es ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁college ▁career , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁true ▁fresh man ▁to ▁ever ▁start ▁at ▁line back er ▁for ▁the ▁Buck ey es . ▁As ▁a ▁fresh man ▁ ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 1 2 ▁s acks ▁including ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁As ▁a ▁s oph om ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁first -