Christopher Dunn (American football)
Christopher Dunn (born February 19, 1998) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at N.C. State.
Personal information | |
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Born: | Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. | February 19, 1998
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | North Davidson (Welcome, North Carolina) |
College: | NC State (2018–2022) |
Position: | Placekicker |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Early life and high school
Dunn grew up in Lexington, North Carolina and attended North Davidson High School.[1] He finished his high school career with 271 points scored after making 30-of-48 field goal attempts and 175-of-194 extra points.[2]
College career
Dunn became the NC State Wolfpack's primary kicker entering his freshman season and was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after he set school-records with 23 field goals made and 120 points scored.[3] He repeated as a second team All-ACC selection after making 21 field goals on 24 attempts as a sophomore.[4] He elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NC State for a fifth season.[5] Dunn won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best kicker in 2022, was a first team All-American, and set ACC records for most career points scored and field goals made.[6] In NC State's bowl game, he made four field goals to break the career NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders record.[7]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 7+5⁄8 in (1.72 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[8][9] |
Dunn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[10] He was waived on June 15.[11]
References
- "Dunn boots school-record field goal in North Davidson's win against Ledford". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- "Dunn wants to be the best". The Dispatch. July 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- Friedlander, Brett (September 11, 2019). "Field goals are finally a Dunn deal for Wolfpack". SI.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- Smith, R. Cory (December 5, 2020). "Christopher Dunn breaks NC State career record for field goals". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- "NC State kicker Chris Dunn will return for his fifth season". The Fayetteville Observer. January 13, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- "NC State kicker Christopher Dunn receives 2022 Groza Award". The News & Observer. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- "Maryland edges NC State 16-12 in Duke's Mayo Bowl". NC State University Athletics. December 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- "Christopher Dunn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Christopher Dunn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- "Rams' Christopher Dunn: Headed to Los Angeles". CBS Sports. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- "Rams waive K Christopher Dunn and S Collin Duncan following minicamp". USAToday.com. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.