American football player (born 1999)
American football player
Christopher Dunn (born June 27, 1999) is an American football placekicker . He played college football at NC State .
Early life
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
Pre-draft measurables
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
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]
Los Angeles Rams
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]
San Antonio Brahmas
On December 15, 2023, Dunn was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL (now UFL ).[ 12] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.[ 13]
References
^ Foreman Jr., Tom (November 17, 2017). "Dunn boots school-record field goal in North Davidson's win against Ledford" . Winston-Salem Journal . 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 January 1, 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ "XFL Transactions" . www.xfl.com . Retrieved December 16, 2023 .
^ "San Antonio Brahmas Roster" . www.theufl.com . Retrieved February 15, 2024 .
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