Creed Humphrey

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Creed Humphrey
Shawnee (OK)
College:Oklahoma (2017–2020)
NFL draft:2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:51
Games started:51
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Creed Humphrey (born June 28, 1999) is an American football center for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was named the Big 12 Conference's offensive lineman of the year in 2019 and 2020. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Early years

Humphrey attended the

247Sports. He was ranked 294th overall in his recruiting class, but was the 5th-best prospect from the State of Oklahoma and the 3rd-best center in the country.[3]

Humphrey received nineteen scholarship offers from programs like Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Tech. He initially committed to Texas A&M in June 2016 but decommitted two months later and signed a National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma.[4] He is Indigenous Potawatomi, and is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.[5]

College career

Humphrey redshirted his first year at Oklahoma in 2017.[6] He played in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018.[7][8][9] He returned as the starting center for Oklahoma in 2019 and 2020, being named the Big 12 Conference's offensive lineman of the year in both seasons.[10][11] Following the 2020 season Humphrey announced he would be forgoing his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2021 NFL draft.[12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 4+14 in
(1.94 m)
302 lb
(137 kg)
32+14 in
(0.82 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
5.11 s 1.71 s 2.90 s 4.49 s 7.50 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)
9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)
29 reps
All values from
Pro Day[13][14]

Humphrey was selected by the

Super Bowl champions.[20]

References

  1. ^ Aber, Ryan (January 8, 2017). "All-State football: Shawnee's Creed Humphrey earns spot on All-State team with dominating play". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma commit Creed Humphrey receives U.S. Army All-American jersey". USA Today High School Sports. November 9, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma Sooners, Center (FB)". 247Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Creed Humphrey Timeline Events". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Vishanoff, Rachel (February 10, 2023). "Q&A with Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey". Potawatomi.org.
  6. ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (April 7, 2018). "OU football: 'Country-fed' Creed Humphrey keeps impressing as he contends for starting job at center". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Mussatto, Joe (October 25, 2018). "OU football: Starting a 'dream' for Shawnee's Creed Humphrey". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Aber, Ryan (August 2, 2019). "Former Shawnee standout Creed Humphrey embraces leadership role on OU's rebuilt O-line". The Shawnee News-Star. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Low, Chris (December 28, 2018). "'Country strong' Creed Humphrey a powerful engine at center of Oklahoma offense". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Aber, Ryan (August 2, 2019). "OU football: Creed Humphrey embracing leadership role on rebuilt offensive line". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Aber, Ryan (December 17, 2020). "OU football: Sooners center Creed Humphrey is named Big 12's top offensive lineman again". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 31, 2020). "OU's Humphrey to NFL; Iowa's Linderbaum stays". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Creed Humphrey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, C, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  15. ^ McMullen, Matt (May 1, 2021). "Five Things to Know About New Chiefs' Center Creed Humphrey". Chiefs.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  16. ^ Koch, Makenzie (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes, sign draft picks". Fox4KC.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Renner, Michael (November 4, 2021). "PFF 2021 Midseason NFL All-Rookie Team: Patriots' Mac Jones starts at QB, Micah Parsons headlines on defense". PFF.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Monson, Sam (November 3, 2021). "PFF's 2021 NFL Midseason All-Pro Team". PFF.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  19. ^ Trotter, Jim (February 13, 2023). "Chiefs' offensive linemen 'handled business' against Eagles' vaunted defensive front after week of doubts". National Football League. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  20. ^ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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