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Jordan Kunaszyk
Washington Football Team in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-15) October 15, 1996 (age 27)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Roseville (Roseville, California)
College:California
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Pass deflections:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jordan Kunaszyk (born October 15, 1996) is an

undrafted free agent
in 2019.

Early life and high school

Kunaszyk was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in nearby Roseville, where he attended Roseville High School and played football.[1] In his first year of varsity football, Kunaszyk notched 77 tackles (nine for loss), three sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries and was named second-team All-Sierra Foothill League and was named first-team all league as a senior after recording 101 tackles (21 for loss), 2.0 sacks, one interception and a forced fumble.[2]

College career

Kunaszyk playing for Cal in 2017

Kunaszyk began his collegiate career at American River College. He was forced to redshirt his true freshman season after breaking his wrist while playing his first snap of the year.[1] The following season he recorded 118 tackles (the most of any California junior college player), three sacks, one forced fumble and three pass breakups and was named first-team All-Big 8 Conference, a Junior College Freshman All-American and the CCCAA NorCal Division Defensive Player of the Year.[3] Following the season he committed to transfer to California for the final three seasons of his NCAA eligibility over offers from Colorado, Iowa State, UNLV and Fresno State.[4]

In his first season with the Bears, Kunaszyk made 51 tackles as a reserve linebacker.[5] As a redshirt junior, he tallied 74 tackles, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery despite missing three games to injury.[6] In his final season, Kunaszyk made 148 tackles (11 for loss), four sacks and five forced fumbles with three pass breakups and an interception and was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference and second-team All-America by Sports Illustrated.[7]

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 3 in
(1.91 m) 		234 lb
(106 kg) 		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.81 s 1.64 s 2.76 s 4.32 s 7.41 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		 16 reps
All values from
Pro Day[8]

Carolina Panthers

Kunaszyk signed with the

undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[9] He made his NFL debut on September 12, 2019, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing 15 snaps on special teams.[10] Kunaszyk played in nine games, recording seven tackles.[11] Kunaszyk was waived on September 5, 2020.[12]

Washington Football Team

Kunaszyk signed with the practice squad of the

Washington Football Team on September 26, 2020.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and 21 for the team's weeks 10 and 11 games against the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] Kunaszyk was signed to the active roster on November 25, 2020.[16] He was released on August 31, 2021,[17] and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[18] Kunaszyk signed with the active roster on October 5, 2021.[19] On January 8, 2022, Kunaszyk was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and officially ruled out of the last game of 2021 regular season.[20]

On May 16, 2022, Kunaszyk was released.[21]

Cleveland Browns

On August 9, 2022, Kunaszyk signed with the Cleveland Browns.[22] He was released on September 5, 2022,[23] and re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 6, 2022.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[25] He played in 15 games with two starts, recording a career-high 22 tackles.

On February 14, 2023, Kunaszyk was released by the Browns.[26] He was re-signed on March 20, 2023.[27] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2023.[28] He was activated on November 25.

References

  1. ^
    247Sports.com
    . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  2. Patch.com. University of California Athletics
    . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Letourneau, Connor (March 31, 2016). "2-star LB Jordan Kunaszyk signs with Cal". The News-Times. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. 247Sports.com
    . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Draft Prospect ILB Jordan Kunaszyk Cal Bears". GangGreenNation.com. SB Nation. November 8, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. SFGate.com
    . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Dorsey, Dustin (April 25, 2019). "Meet the Bay Area NFL Draft Prospects: Cal Linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk". ABC7News.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Kunaszyk College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  9. Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports
    . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Bryan, Will (September 13, 2019). "Snap Counts: Panthers vs. Buccaneers". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (April 24, 2020). "Cal Football: NFL Draft Preview -- Friday Seems Likely Selection Day for Ashtyn Davis". SI.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 5, 2020). "Panthers reduce roster to 53 players". Panthers.com.
  13. ^ Camenker, Jacob (September 26, 2020). "Washington Football Team signs LB Jordan Kunaszyk to the practice squad". Riggos Rag. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Washington Elevates LB Jordan Kunaszyk From Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Washington Signs S Cole Luke; Elevates Two Players From Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations. "Washington Elevates LB Jordan Kunaszyk, T David Steinmetz From Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  17. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (August 31, 2021). "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  18. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations. "Washington Signs 15 Players To Practice Squad". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  19. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (October 5, 2021). "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  20. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (January 8, 2022). "Washington makes multiple roster moves ahead of season finale". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "Commanders 2 college free agents, release Jordan Kunaszyk". Commanders.com. May 16, 2022.
  22. ^ "Browns sign LB Jordan Kunaszyk, waive LB Silas Kelly". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "Browns sign OT Joe Haeg and TE Jesse James". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2022.
  24. ^ Poisal, Anthony (September 6, 2022). "Browns sign LB Jordan Kunaszyk to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  25. ^ "Browns sign LB Jordan Kunaszyk and DE Isaac Rochell to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 21, 2022.
  26. ^ Alper, Josh (February 14, 2023). "Browns release Jordan Kunaszyk". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  27. ^ "Browns re-sign LB Jordan Kunaszyk". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  28. ^ "Browns sign DT Maurice Hurst, place LB Jordan Kunaszyk on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2023.

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