Kevin Dodd
 Dodd with the Tennessee Titans in 2016 | |||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1992 Taylors, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 277 lb (126 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Riverside (Greer, South Carolina) | ||||||
| College | Clemson (2012–2015) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||
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Kevin Tyrell Dodd (born July 14, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Dodd attended Riverside High School in Greer, South Carolina. As a senior, he had 78 tackles and nine sacks. Dodd committed to Clemson University to play college football, but spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy after graduating from high school.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Dodd played in 24 games and had 20 tackles as a backup his first three years at Clemson from 2012 to 2014.[2] In 2015, Dodd became a starter for the first time and recorded 60 tackles and 12 sacks.[3][4] During Clemson's loss to Alabama in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, he had seven tackles and three sacks.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| 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 5 in (1.96 m) |
277 lb (126 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.86 s | 1.70 s | 2.84 s | 4.44 s | 7.18 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[5][6][7] | ||||||||||||
Dodd was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[8] He recorded his first sack in his first full start against the Detroit Lions in Week 2 after replacing an injured Derrick Morgan.[9] Dodd was placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2016 after re-injuring his foot from early in the offseason.[10]
Dodd finished the 2017 season with seven tackles and no sacks.
On July 24, 2018, Dodd was waived by the Titans after failing to report to training camp.[11]
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- ^ Clemson DE Kevin Dodd's patience allowed him to become unsung hero
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