Bronson Kaufusi

Bronson Kaufusi
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Kaufusi with the BYU Cougars in 2015
No. 92, 91
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-06) July 6, 1991 (age 33)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Timpview (Provo, Utah)
College:BYU
NFL draft:2016 / round: 3 / pick: 70
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:8
Sacks:0.5
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bronson Kaufusi (born July 6, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars.

Early life

Kaufusi attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. He had 70 tackles and 9.5 sacks as junior and 19 tackles and two sacks his senior year before suffering an injury. Kaufusi was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was committed to the Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[1]

At high school football camps, Kaufusi primarily played tight end. However, his high school team did not use tight ends.[2]

College career

After spending two years on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Auckland, New Zealand, Kaufusi played for the first time at BYU in 2012. He played in all 13 games and had 23 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[3] After the season, he played in 20 games for BYU's basketball team.[4][5] As a sophomore in 2013, he had 41 tackles, four sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown. After spending his first two years as a defensive lineman, Kaufusi moved to linebacker his junior year.[6][7] He finished the season 48 tackles and seven sacks.[8] He moved back to defensive end his senior year and recorded 64 tackles and 11 sacks.[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 8, 2016, Bronson announced that he had received and accepted an invitation to the 2016 Senior Bowl. On January 30, 2016, he attended the Reese's Senior Bowl and was a part of the South's defensive line that dominated and led them to a 27–16 victory.[10] He attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine drills. Kaufusi performed well and finished 17th among defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash, fifth in the three-cone drill, tied Michigan State's Shilique Calhoun for fourth in the short shuttle, and finished 20th among defensive linemen in the bench press.[11] On March 25, 2016, Kaufusi participated at BYU's pro day, along with Mitch Mathews, Ryker Mathews, Manoa Pikula, Graham Rowley, and six other prospects.[12] Team representatives and scouts from 18 NFL teams attended to scout Kaufusi, who was the main attraction, as he opted to only run positional and stand on his combine numbers.[13] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Kaufusi was projected as a second or third round prospect by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the ninth best defensive end prospect by NFLDraftScout.com and the tenth best by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[14][15]

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 6+1⁄2 in
(1.99 m) 		285 lb
(129 kg) 		34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.87 s 1.69 s 2.84 s 4.25 s 7.03 s 30 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[16]

Baltimore Ravens

2016

The Baltimore Ravens selected Kaufusi in the third round (70th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[17] He was the only BYU player drafted in 2016 and the second of three edge rushers selected by the Ravens in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Ravens drafted Boise State's Kamalei Correa in the second round (42nd overall) and Grand Valley State's Matthew Judon in the fifth round (146th overall).[18]

On June 14, 2016, the Ravens signed Kaufusi to a four-year, $3.45 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $845,016.[19]

He competed with Lawrence Guy, Kapron Lewis-Moore and Mario Ojemudia throughout training camp for the backup defensive end position.[20] On August 30, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve after breaking his ankle in training camp.[21][22] He missed the entire 2016 season.

2017

Kaufusi competed with Brandon Williams, Carl Davis, Willie Henry throughout training camp for the vacant starting defensive end position left by the departure of Timmy Jernigan via trade.[23] Head coach John Harbaugh named Kaufusi the backup left defensive end to Brent Urban to begin the regular season.[24]

2018

On September 1, 2018, Kaufusi was waived by the Ravens.[25]

New York Jets

On September 3, 2018, Kaufusi was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[26] He was promoted to the active roster on October 1, 2018.[27] He was waived on October 5, 2018, and was re-signed back to the practice squad.[28][29] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 8, 2018.[30]

On October 4, 2019, Kaufusi was released by the Jets and re-signed to the practice squad.[31] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019.[32] At the end of the 2019 season, Jets head coach Adam Gase moved him from defense to the tight end position.[2]

On September 5, 2020, Kaufusi was released by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[33][34] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[35]

Green Bay Packers

On January 15, 2021, Kaufusi signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers.[36]

On August 31, 2021, Packers released Kaufusi as part of their final roster cuts.[37] Kaufusi was resigned to the practice squad the next day.[38]

Career statistics

Career statistics Tackles Sacks Interceptions Other
Season Team Games Solo Ast Total Sack YdsL Int Yds IntTD DefTD FFum FRec PD Safety
2017 BAL 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life

His father, Steve Kaufusi, was the defensive line coach for BYU and his brother, Corbin Kaufusi, is an offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.[39][40] His wife, Hilary, also attended BYU and played on their soccer team. His mother, Michelle Kaufusi, is the current mayor of Provo.

References

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  9. ^ Tribune, Jay Drew The Salt Lake. "BYU football: Bronson Kaufusi all smiles about return to defensive end (with video)".
  10. ^ Nate Cunningham (January 8, 2016). "Bronson Kaufusi accepts invitation to Senior Bowl". universe.BYU.edu. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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  15. ^ Mike Mayock (April 25, 2016). "Mayock's top 100 draft prospect rankings". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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  17. ^ Mink, Ryan (April 29, 2016). "Round 3: Ravens Draft DE Bronson Kaufusi at No. 70". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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  20. ^ "Ourlads.com: Baltimore Ravens' depth chart: 08/01/2016". Ourlads.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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