Kingsley Enagbare
 Enagbare in college at South Carolina in 2021 | |||||||||||||
| No. 55 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | January 18, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Hapeville Charter Academy (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 5 / pick: 179 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Kingsley Osagie "JJ" Enagbare (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina.
Early life
[edit]Enagbare grew up in North of Atlanta, Georgia and attended Hapeville Charter Academy. He was named the Class AA Defensive Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior.[1] Enagbare committed to play college football at South Carolina shortly before the start of his senior season.[2] He is of Nigerian descent.[3]
College career
[edit]Enagbare joined the Gamecocks as an early enrollee and was moved from defensive end to defensive tackle during spring practices.[4] He played in 12 games and finished his freshman season with 20 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack.[5] He moved back to defensive end as a sophomore and recorded 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.[6] As a junior, Enagbare had 30 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and six sacks with three forced fumbles and was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the league's coaches and was a second-team selection by the Associated Press.[7][8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) |
258 lb (117 kg) |
34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) |
10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) |
4.87 s | 1.67 s | 2.81 s | 4.54 s | 7.51 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Enagbare was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round (179th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft.[12] On May 6, 2022, he signed his rookie contract.[13] On October 16, 2022, he recorded his first career sack on Zach Wilson during a Week 6 loss to the New York Jets.[14]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2022 | GB | 17 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 17 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2023 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Holcomb, Todd (November 21, 2017). "Powell, Enagbare, Thompson named top players in 6-AA". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Kornblut, Phil (November 2, 2017). "USC commit's Notre Dame visit shouldn't worry Gamecocks". The State. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Packers players participate in NFL international flag decal initiative". www.packers.com.
- ^ Kendall, Josh (March 28, 2018). "This 4-star freshman lineman has South Carolina coaches excited". The State. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Breiner, Ben (March 6, 2019). "He played for USC as a freshman, now moves back to old position: 'It's pretty nice.'". The State. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "USC's Enagbare Added to Ted Hendricks Watch List". WISTV.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Bezjak, Lou (July 13, 2021). "The next Gamecock first-round NFL Draft pick?". The State. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Olson, Eric (August 24, 2021). "USC's Enagbare among nation's best on losing teams". The Item. Associated Press. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Kingsley Enagbare Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Packers select Kingsley Enagbare with No. 179 pick in 2022 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (April 30, 2022). "2022 NFL Draft: Packers select South Carolina LB Kingsley Enagbare in fifth round, No. 179 overall". Packers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign seven draft picks". Packers.com. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Carwile, Brandon (October 16, 2022). "6 standouts from Packers' 27-10 loss to the Jets". Packers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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