Kai Nacua
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
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Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) | ||
College: | BYU | ||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kaimana Nacua Sr. (born March 3, 1995) is an American football safety for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at BYU.
Early years
Nacua enjoyed success as a
College career
Nacua committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) where he began his freshman season in 2013 as a defensive back with the BYU Cougars. After the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl loss to the Memphis Tigers, Nacua was seen throwing punches at both Memphis coaches and players. He started 24 of the 46 total games he played while in college. He made the 2015
Professional career
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 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.49 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 4.14 s | 6.87 s | 39 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from BYU's Pro Day[3] |
Cleveland Browns
Nacua was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.[4][5]
Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against Justin Currie and Trey Caldwell. On September 3, 2017, the Browns waived Nacua and signed him to their practice squad the next day.[6][7] On September 8, 2017, Nacua was promoted to the active roster.[8] Head coach Hue Jackson named Nacua the backup strong safety behind Derrick Kindred to start the regular season.[9]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Browns' season-opening 21–18 loss to the
Nacua was waived by the Browns on April 30, 2018.[12]
Baltimore Ravens
On May 1, 2018, Nacua was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens.[13] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[14] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 15, 2018.[15] He was released on October 15, 2018.[16]
Carolina Panthers
On December 5, 2018, Nacua was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[18] He was waived on August 4, 2019.[19]
Indianapolis Colts
On August 19, 2019, Nacua signed with the
San Francisco 49ers
On November 24, 2020, Nacua was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[22] He was promoted to the active roster on December 2, 2020.[23] On February 11, 2021, Nacua signed a one-year contract extension with the 49ers.[24] He was released on August 27, 2021.[25] He re-signed to the practice squad on September 10, 2021.[26]
New York Jets
On December 23, 2021, Nacua was signed by the New York Jets off the 49ers practice squad.[27] He was promoted to the active roster on December 25, 2021.[28]
On August 23, 2022, Nacua was released.[29] On November 29, 2022, he was re-signed to the Jets practice squad.[30] He was released on December 29.[31]
Michigan Panthers
Nacua signed with the
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||
2017 | CLE | 16 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | SF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 21 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Nacua has three younger brothers who also play football, all of whom are wide receivers. Samson Nacua is a current teammate with the Michigan Panthers, while
References
- ^ a b "Kai Nacua Sr." Profile at BYU Cougars.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023
- ^ "Kai Nacua" at YouTube.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023
- ^ "Kai Nacua, Brigham Young, FS, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft: BYU safety Kai Nacua signs free-agent deal with Cleveland Browns". sbnation.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Browns agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Browns claim 5 players off waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Browns add 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Browns elevate LB B.J. Bello and DB Kai Nacua to the active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: Cleveland Browns depth chart: 10/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 13-2017: Cleveland Browns @ Los Angeles Chargers". NFL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Kai Nacua (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign QB Joel Stave". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (May 1, 2018). "Ravens Claim Defensive Back Kai Nacua Off Waivers". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 31, 2018). "Ravens Release 10 Players, Send Four to Injured Reserve". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Ravens Re-Sign S Kai Nacua To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Ravens Sign Three Players to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. October 15, 2018.
- ^ Henson, Max (December 5, 2018). "Greg Olsen placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Panthers make roster move in the secondary". Panthers.com. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin (August 19, 2019). "Colts sign 3 free agents, place WR Daurice Fountain on IR". ColtsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 24, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 2, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Sign S Kai Nacua To One-Year Extension". 49ers.com. February 11, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Sign OL Corbin Kaufusi; Release S Kai Nacua". 49ers.com. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "49ers sign S Kai Nacua to the practice squad, release LB Rashad Smith". 49erswebzone.com. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 23, 2021). "Jets Sign S Kai Nacua". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". jets.com. December 25, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 23, 2022). "Jets Release 5 Players to Get Roster to 80". newyorkjets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 29, 2022). "Jets Sign S Kai Nacua, RB Jonathan Ward to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 29, 2022). "Jets Sign WR Malik Taylor to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (May 10, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "BYU Athlete Profile: Samson Nacua". BYUCougars.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Drew, Jay (November 22, 2016). "Kai Nacua a finalist for Polynesian Player of the Year award". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
External links
- BYU Cougars bio
- Cleveland Browns bio Archived May 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Baltimore Ravens bio Archived May 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- San Francisco 49erss bio[permanent dead link]