Kenard Lang

Kenard Lang
North Carolina A&T Aggies
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1975-01-31) January 31, 1975 (age 49)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Maynard Evans
(Orlando, Florida)
College:Miami (FL)
NFL draft:1997 / round: 1 / pick: 17
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
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Kenard Dushun Lang (born January 31, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end who played in the National Football League. He played for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, and Denver Broncos.

Early life

Lang attended Maynard Evans High School in Orlando and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.

College and professional career

Lang played college football at the University of Miami. He was part of the 10-1 1994 Hurricanes squad who played in the Orange Bowl.[1]

Lang was selected in the first round with the 17th overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft by The Washington Redskins where he played through the 2001 season.[2] He later signed with The Cleveland Browns.

During the 2005 season, the Browns attempted to convert Lang to linebacker in their new 3-4 scheme under head coach Romeo Crennel. The position change was generally considered to be unsuccessful, however, and Lang was released in February 2006. On March 18, 2006, Lang signed with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos released him on August 27, 2007.

NFL statistics

Year Team Games Combined Tackles Tackles Assisted Tackles Sacks Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries
1997 WSH 11 34 25 9 1.5 0 2
1998 WSH 16 54 46 8 7.0 2 0
1999 WSH 16 36 33 3 6.0 3 1
2000 WSH 16 16 16 0 3.0 1 1
2001 WSH 16 65 50 15 4.0 3 2
2002 CLE 15 45 32 13 5.5 2 0
2003 CLE 15 60 46 14 8.0 1 1
2004 CLE 16 62 49 13 7.0 2 0
2005 CLE 16 41 28 13 2.0 0 0
2006 DEN 16 36 28 8 6.0 1 0
Career 153 449 353 96 50.0 15 7

[3]

Coaching career

Lang coached at Jones High School in Orlando, Florida with Charlie Frye in 2008.[4] He took a team that was 1–9 in 2007 and turned them into a playoff team in his first season. Lang was the head football coach at Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida from 2013 to 2015. His most recent high school coaching position was at his alma mater, Evans High School in Orlando, Florida, until 2023, when Lang took an assistant coaching position at North Carolina A&T State University.

Lang also founded the Kenard Lang Foundation, which focuses on cancer, youth, and education.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Jones Fightin' Tigers () (2008–2012)
2008 Jones 7–4 3–1 2nd
2009 Jones 5–6 1–2 2nd
2010 Jones 9–3 2–1 2nd
2011 Jones 3–9 1–2 3rd
2012 Jones 8–5 2–1 2nd
Jones: 32–27 9–7
Wekiva Mustangs () (2013–2015)
2013 Wekiva 5–5 3–3 3rd
2014 Wekiva 8–3 5–1 2nd
2015 Wekiva 6–4 1–2 3rd
Wekiva: 19–12 9–6
Maynard Evans Trojans () (2016–2022)
2016 Maynard Evans 2–8 0–3 4th
2017 Maynard Evans 4–7 0–2 4th
2018 Maynard Evans 1–9 0–2 4th
2019 Maynard Evans 5–5 1–2 4th
2020 Maynard Evans 2–5 0–0 N/A
2021 Maynard Evans 3–7 0–3 5th
2022 Maynard Evans 3–7 1–3 5th
Maynard Evans: 20–48 2–14
Total: 65–84

References

  1. ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/football/os-hs-evans-football-box-20111026,0,2328252.story [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kenard Land Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Duaron Williams, Kenard Lang: Orlando Jones High coach Kenard Lang and OL Duaron Williams have been friends for nearly a decade - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.