Kenyon Green

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Kenyon Green
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Green with the Texans in 2022
No. 76 – Houston Texans
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (2001-03-15) March 15, 2001 (age 23)
Humble, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:323 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Atascocita (Humble)
College: Texas A&M (2019–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 1 / pick: 15
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Games played:23
Games started:22
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kenyon Green (born March 15, 2001) is an American professional football guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. Green was selected by the Texans in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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Early life

Green grew up in Humble, Texas and attended Atascocita High School. [1] Green was rated a five-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at LSU during his sophomore year before decommitting as a junior and choosing to enroll at Texas A&M. [2] [3]

College career

Green was named Texas A&M's starting right guard going into his freshman season. [4] [5] He started all 13 of the team's games and was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team. [6] As a sophomore, Green moved to left guard and started all nine of the Aggies games and was named a first-team All-American by Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America and was a second-team selection by the Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, and the Walter Camp Foundation, tying him with BYU's Brady Christensen for a consensus All-American selection. [7] [8] He moved to offensive tackle for the 2021 season. [9]

As a junior, Green received first-team All-America honors from Sporting News , [10] the Associated Press, [11] CBS Sports, [12] and USA Today . [13] He was named a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, [14] The Athletic , [15] the American Football Coaches Association, [16] and the Football Writers Association of America. [17] He was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award, which was ultimately awarded to Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson. [18]

Green decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2022 NFL draft. [19]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		323 lb
(147 kg)		34+1⁄8 in
(0.87 m)		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		5.24 s1.76 s3.01 s5.03 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [20] [21] [22]

Green was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft. [23] As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and started 14. [24] As a rookie, Green achieved a PFF grade of 37.7, which positioned him at the 77th spot out of 77 graded guards. His performance included allowing 47 quarterback pressures, including four sacks and 12 quarterback hits. Furthermore, he committed 12 penalties, tying for the second-highest count in the league. [25]

On August 29, 2023, Green was placed on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in the final preseason game. [26] [27]

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