Bronson Kaufusi

Bronson Kaufusi
No. 92Baltimore Ravens
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-07-06) July 6, 1991
Place of birth: Provo, Utah
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Provo (UT) Timpview
College: BYU
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Bronson Kaufusi (born July 6, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU.

Early years

Kaufusi attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. He had 70 tackles and 9.5 sacks as junior and 19 tackles and two sacks his senior year before suffering an injury. Kaufusi was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked committed to the Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]

College career

After spending two years on his Mormon mission in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi played for the first time at BYU in 2012. He played in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[2] After the season he played in 20 games for BYU's basketball team.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2013, he had 41 tackles, four sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. After spending his first two years as a defensive lineman, Kaufusi moved to linebacker his junior year.[5][6] He finished the season 48 tackles and seven sacks.[7] He moved back to defensive end his senior year and recorded 64 tackles and 11 sacks.[8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 6 in 285 lb34 12 in9 34 in 4.87 s 4.25 s 7.03 s 30 in 9 ft 3 in 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[9]

Kaufusi was selected in the third round (70th overall) by the Ravens in the 2016 NFL Draft On August 30, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve.[10]

Personal

His father, Steve Kaufusi, is the defensive line coach for BYU and his brother, Corbin, plays basketball at BYU.[11][12] His wife, Hilary, also attended BYU and played on their soccer team.

References

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