Kenji Bahar

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Kenji Bahar
Massachusetts Pirates
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Calvert Hall
(Towson, Maryland)
College: Monmouth (2015–2019)
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • First-team All-Big South (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2018)
Career USFL statistics as of 2023
Passing completions:218
Passing attempts:354
Completion percentage:61.6%
Passing yards:2,253
TD–INT:10-11
QBR:76.4

Kenji Bahar (born September 21, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Monmouth Hawks.

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College career

Bahar was a member of the Monmouth Hawks for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He was named second-team All-Big South Conference after passing for 2,626 yards and 20 touchdowns in his redshirt junior season. [1] As a redshirt senior, he completed 289 of 448 passing attempts for 3,684 yards and 30 touchdowns with four rushing touchdowns and was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Year. [2] Bahar set school records with 9,642 passing yards and 70 touchdown passes. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		200 lb
(91 kg)		34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.74 s1.67 s2.71 s4.37 s7.13 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
All values from Pro Day [4]

Baltimore Ravens

Bahar signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2021. [5] He was waived on June 4. [6] [7]

Toronto Argonauts

Bahar attended training camp with the Toronto Argonauts but was released in first round of roster cuts on July 20, 2021. [8]

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed Bahar on July 28, 2021, after Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. [9] Bahar was waived by the Ravens when Jackson was activated off the list on August 6, 2021. [10] The Ravens re-signed Bahar again on August 16, 2021, after quarterback Trace McSorley suffered a back injury and was again waived on August 24, 2021. [11] [12] He was re-signed by the Ravens to their practice squad on November 23, 2021, and released on November 29, 2021. [13] [14] Bahar was re-signed to the practice squad on December 25, 2021, and was elevated to the active roster the following day for the Ravens' Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. [15] He was released on December 28. [16]

Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks

Bahar was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Houston Gamblers. [17] He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 30, 2022, [18] with a hand injury. [19]

Bahar re-signed with the Gamblers on September 30, 2023. [20] Bahar and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks. [21] He was released on January 24, 2024, [22] and re-signed with the team on April 10. [23] He was released on May 6. [24]

Massachusetts Pirates

On January 2, 2025, Bahar signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). [25]

Spring Football statistics
YearTeamLeagueGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2022 HOU USFL 732–16110061.05415.42273.820874.40
2023 HOU USFL 994–515725461.81,7126.78977.423683.00
Career USFL 16126–621835461.62,2536.4101176.4431553.60

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