Defensive back, Wake Forest (from Kansas, North Carolina A&T), 2020–25
Karon Prunty
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Portsmouth, VA
- Born
- Dec 24, 2001
Karon Prunty played defensive back at Kansas (2020), North Carolina A&T (2022–24) and Wake Forest (2025). The New England Patriots took Prunty in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2interceptions, career highvs. Bryant, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas | 26 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | North Carolina A&T | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina A&T | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina A&T | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 40 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 76 | 49 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas | 3 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | North Carolina A&T | 3 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina A&T | 3 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina A&T | 3 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 3 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 192 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Wake Forest 13 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 10–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Western Carolina | W 42–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. NC State | L 24–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 29–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 30–23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon State | W 39–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. SMU | W 13–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida State | L 7–42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Virginia | W 16–9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Carolina | W 28–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Delaware | W 52–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Duke | L 32–49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 43–29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 North Carolina A&T 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Wake Forest | L 13–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 North Carolina A&T 1 game, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at UAB | L 6–35 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 North Carolina A&T 4 games, 3 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | atDuke | L 20–49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Bryant | W 24–13 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. Norfolk State | W 49–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 20–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2020 Kansas 9 games, 26 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 23–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Baylor | L 14–47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 7–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at West Virginia | L 17–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | at Kansas State | L 14–55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Iowa State | L 22–52 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Oklahoma | L 9–62 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | vs. TCU | L 23–59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Texas Tech | L 13–16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 76″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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