Kevin Dodd
No. 93 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | July 14, 1992 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Taylors, South Carolina | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Greer (SC) Riverside | ||||||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Kevin Dodd (born July 14, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Dodd attended Riverside High School in Greer, South Carolina. As a senior he had 78 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to Clemson University to play college football. Dodd spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from high school.[1]
College career
Dodd played in 24 games and had 20 tackles as a backup his first three years at Clemson from 2012 to 2014.[2] In 2015, Dodd became a starter for the first time and recorded 60 tackles and 12 sacks.[3][4] During Clemson's loss to Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, he had seven tackles and three sacks.
Professional career
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 5 in | 277 lb | 34 in | 10 in | 4.86 s | 4.44 s | 7.18 s | 30.5 in | 9 ft 2 in | |||||||||||
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[5] |
Kevin Dodd was drafted on April 29, 2016 by the Tennessee Titans with the 33rd overall pick and the second pick in second round.
Dodd recorded a sack in his first full start against the Detroit Lions in week 2 after replacing an injured Derrick Morgan.[6]
References
- ↑ Former Riverside star Dodd shrugs off setbacks
- ↑ Clemson's Kevin Dodd closing spring with a new edge
- ↑ Kevin Dodd’s developed into a ‘real gem’ for Clemson
- ↑ Clemson DE Kevin Dodd's patience allowed him to become unsung hero
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Kevin Dodd". National Football League.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091802/2016/REG2/titans@lions#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000000704556&tab=recap