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| No. 76 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | November 10, 1998 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Booker T. Washington (Miami, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | Florida (2017) Garden City CC (2018) Highland CC (2019) UAB (2020–2022) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024 | |||||||
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Kadeem Wysler Joseph Telfort (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and UAB.
Early life
[edit]Telfort grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Norland Senior High School before transferring to Booker T. Washington Senior High School for his senior year.[1][2][3] Telfort was a four-star rated recruit and originally decided to commit to play college football at the University of Miami during his sophomore year[4] before instead committing to the University of Florida.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Florida
[edit]Telfort was suspended and away from the team during his true freshman season in 2017.[7]
Garden City CC
[edit]During the 2018 season, Telfort played in and started six games.[8]
Highland CC
[edit]Telfort was forced to sit out during the 2019 season since he transferred within the conference.[9]
UAB
[edit]Telfort would decide to transfer to UAB.[10] During the 2020 season, he appeared in all six games and tallied four starts, while also helping the team's running backs rush for 1,800 yards on the season with an average of 200.0 yards per game.[11]
During the 2021 season, he played in and started all 13 games on the offensive line and also helped the running backs rush for 2,737 yards on the season.[11][12]
During the 2022 season, he appeared in 12 games and started 11 of them on left tackle for the top offensive line unit in Conference USA. He helped the Blazers rush for 235.3 yards per game with rushing over 215 yards in 10 of their 13 games.[11] He also was named a first team All-Conference USA.[13]
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 | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m) | 322 lb (146 kg) | 36 in (0.91 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 5.43 s | 1.89 s | 3.14 s | 5.10 s | 8.70 s | 24.5 in (0.62 m) | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) | 19 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[14] | ||||||||||||
Telfort was selected by the Birmingham Stallions seventh overall in the 2023 USFL draft.[15]
On May 1, 2023, Telfort was signed to the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft.[16] He was waived on August 29, 2023,[17] but was signed to the practice squad the next day.[18] He was signed to a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 commit withdraws from Miami Norland". Gator Sports. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Long, Corey (January 31, 2017). "Meet: Kadeem Telfort". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kadeem Telfort's Booker T. Washington High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "In The Recruiting Huddle: Kadeem Telfort - Booker T. Washington". CBS News. November 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Pedersen, Brian (July 7, 2015). "2017 OT Kadeem Telfort Flips Commitment from Miami to Florida". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kadeem Telfort, Booker T. Washington, Offensive Tackle". 247sports.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kadeem Telfort". Florida Gators. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kadeem Telfort". Garden City Broncbusters. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "Kadeem Telfort". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Farner, Keith (January 7, 2020). "Former Florida OL Kadeem Telfort lands at new school". Saturday Down South. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kadeem Telfort". UAB Blazers. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Irvine, Steve (August 12, 2022). "UAB offensive lineman Kadeem Telfort overcomes obstacles to become a college graduate". 1819 News. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (December 6, 2022). "UAB football lands 20 players on C-USA all-conference teams". AL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Draft Scout Kadeem Telfort, Alabama-Birmingham NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 21, 2023). "Stallions make hometown pick in USFL college draft's first round". AL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (May 1, 2023). "Packers sign 12 undrafted free agents - WBAY". WBAY-TV. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Manderfeld, Noah (August 29, 2023). "Packers trim roster to 53 players". WSAW-TV. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Schumacher, Thomas (August 30, 2023). "Packers Practice Squad Complete: Team Brings Back Familiar Faces". WSAU. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (January 22, 2024). "Reserve/future contract signings continue for 2024 rosters". AL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.