Kristjan Sokoli

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Kristjan Sokoli
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Sokoli with the New York Giants in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-24) September 24, 1991 (age 32)
Shkodër, Albania
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Bloomfield
(Bloomfield, New Jersey)
College:Buffalo
Position:Center
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 214
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kristjan Sokoli (born September 24, 1991) is an Albanian-born professional American football center. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[1][2][3] He played college football at Buffalo.

Early years

Sokoli's father, Gjon, fled from

Albanian flag and speaks Albanian with his family. Edmir Sokoli, Kristjan's cousin who had come to the United States five years before Kristjan, introduced Sokoli to football
when the latter was thirteen years old. Kristjan saw Edmir as a role model and looked up to him growing up.

Sokoli, known as "Moose" by his high school coach,

discus thrower and sixth in the state his senior year.[6] He signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University at Buffalo in early February of his senior year.[7]

College career

At

first-round draft pick linebacker Khalil Mack. Sokoli would help Buffalo to the 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl that season, its second bowl appearance ever and first since the 2008 season.[6] During his senior year, he played in the 2015 Medal of Honor Bowl. He majored in Business Administration and said that he would like to work on the New York Stock Exchange if he could not make a living playing football.[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m) 		290 lb
(132 kg) 		34 in
(0.86 m) 		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 4.84 s 4.36 s 7.19 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 31 reps
All values from Buffalo
pro day[9][10]

Seattle Seahawks

Sokoli with the Seattle Seahawks in 2015

Sokoli was not invited to the NFL's pre-draft

special teams in Week 16.[12]

On August 30, 2016, Sokoli was waived by the Seahawks.[13]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 26, 2016, Sokoli was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts as a defensive end.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2016.[15]

On June 15, 2017, Sokoli was waived by the Colts.[16]

New Orleans Saints

On July 25, 2017, Sokoli signed with the New Orleans Saints as an offensive lineman.[17] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[18][19] He was released on September 6, 2017.

New York Giants

On December 27, 2017, Sokoli was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 1, 2018.[21]

On August 11, 2018, Sokoli was placed on

torn ACL.[22]

DC Defenders

In October 2019, Sokoli was selected by the

2020 XFL Draft.[23] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[24]

Sokoli was assigned to the Alphas of The Spring League.

Potsdam Royals

Sokoli was signed by the Potsdam Royals of the German Football League in 2021.[25]

Houston Gamblers

On March 10, 2022, Sokoli was drafted by the

United States Football League.[26] He was released on September 19, 2023.[27]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2015 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 IND 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Blount, Terry (May 2, 2015). "Total breakdown: Seahawks draft DT Kristjan Sokoli in sixth round". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "UB defensive lineman Kristjan Sokoli drafted by Seahawks in sixth round". Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Seahawks' 6th round: high-jumping, triple-jumping WR-turned-DE Obum Gwacham + a 3rd OL pick, Albania native Kristjan Sokoli
  4. ^ a b c Blount, Terry (May 7, 2015). "Seahawks rookie Kristjan Sokoli used to making transition". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d Dinki, Tom (February 1, 2015). "UB's Kristjan Sokoli is relentless on and off the field". UB Spectrum. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Kristjan Sokoli - Buffalo". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Choquette, Matt (February 11, 2010). "Two Bengals ink Letters of Intent". NorthJersey.com. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  8. Buffalo News
    . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Hsu, Davis (March 30, 2015). "VMAC Pre-Draft Visitor Profile: DT Kristjan Sokoli, Buffalo". Field Gulls. SB Nation. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Brandt, Gil (April 23, 2015). "New England Patriots work out DL prospect at Buffalo pro day". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  11. ^ Knox, Kristopher (May 5, 2015). "An In-Depth Look at Seahawks' Most Intriguing Selection, Kristjan Sokoli". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  12. Sports Reference LLC
    . Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  13. ^ Boyle, John (August 30, 2016). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Reach 75-Player Limit". Seahawks.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Move". Blogs.Colts.com. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  15. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  17. ^ Williams, Charean (July 25, 2017). "Saints signing Kristjan Sokoli, who will play OL". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  18. ^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  19. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  20. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 27, 2017). "LB B.J. Goodson placed on IR, Giants promote WR Marquis Bundy". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  21. ^ "Giants sign nine players to futures contracts". BigBlueView.com. January 1, 2018.
  22. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 11, 2018). "Giants sign DB Mike Jones, DT Kristjan Sokoli to IR". Giants.com.
  23. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  24. ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  25. ^ "Potsdam Royals sign former Seattle Seahawks sixth round pick Kristjan Sokoli". August 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "USFL DRAFT 2022: SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT PICK-BY-PICK RESULTS". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  27. ^ @USFLGamblers (September 20, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
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