Kemoko Turay

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Kemoko Turay
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-11) July 11, 1995 (age 29)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Barringer
(Newark, New Jersey)
College: Rutgers
Position: Linebacker
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 2 / Pick: 52
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:34
Sacks:12.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Kemoko Turay (born July 11, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.

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Early life

Turay was born in Montclair, New Jersey. [1] His father is from Guinea, while his mother is from the Ivory Coast. [2]

College career

Turay attended and played college football at Rutgers under head coaches Kyle Flood and Chris Ash. [3] [4] Turay had an impressive redshirted freshman season, with 24 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks despite not starting any games. [5] After this season, he was named to the Freshman All-American team. [6] After his senior season, Turay was invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft

After his senior season, Turay was invited to the 2018 NFL combine. [8]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		253 lb
(115 kg)		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.65 s1.62 s2.72 s18 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10]

Indianapolis Colts

Turay was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2018 NFL draft. [11] In Week 3, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded 1.5 sacks for the first ones of his professional career. [12]

In Week 5 of the 2019 season, Turay suffered a broken ankle and was ruled out the rest of the season. [13] He was placed on injured reserve on October 14, 2019. [14]

Turay was placed on the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020, and was placed on reserve/PUP to start the season. [15] [16] He was activated on November 17, 2020. [17]

San Francisco 49ers

On April 14, 2022, Turay signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [18] He was released on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [19] [20] He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2022. [21] He was released on November 26 and re-signed to the practice squad. [22]

Atlanta Falcons

On July 28, 2023, Turay signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [23] He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [24] [25] He was released on September 18, 2023. [26]

Carolina Panthers

On July 26, 2024, Turay signed with the Carolina Panthers. [27] However, after suffering an injury he was placed on injured reserve on August 5. [28] Turay was then released off injured reserve on August 14. [29]

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