Kyle Emanuel in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, North Dakota State

Kyle Emanuel

Born
Aug 16, 1991, in Schuyler, Nebraska

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Kyle Emanuel played linebacker at North Dakota State. The San Diego Chargers took Emanuel in round 5, No. 153 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2014
Buck Buchanan Award
Drafted
No. 153
Round 5, 2015 NFL Draft (San Diego Chargers)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksPBUFF
20111516254143.511
201215272249125–1
201315281947107.501
On file71661372616–3

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 3–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′3¼″
Weight255 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.77 s
10-yard split1.79 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 58 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2015San Diego Chargers132311
2016San Diego Chargers16510.50
2017Los Angeles Chargers15261.51
2018Los Angeles Chargers123010
2020Houston Texans2300
NFL career5813342

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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