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Born: | Austin, Texas, U.S. | May 2, 1991||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Lyndon B. Johnson (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kerry Hyder Jr. (born May 2, 1991) [1] is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football for Texas Tech.
Hyder played linebacker and defensive end for Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin, TX. Hyder was ranked as a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com and held offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Toledo, and Utah.
Hyder accepted a scholarship offer to play for Texas Tech in 2009 and redshirted his freshman season. In his redshirt freshman season in 2010, Hyder played in 11 games, and logged 13 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.
In 2011, Hyder started all 12 games for the Red Raiders and logged 42 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.
The 2012 season proved to be Hyder's breakout year with four organizations naming him to preseason All-Big 12 Conference lists. Hyder concluded the season with All-Big 12 Conference honors from Phil Steele, the Austin-American Statesman , the Associated Press , and CBS Sports, among others. [2]
Hyder's senior season in 2013 began with pre-season All-Big 12 Conference listings by several organizations, as well as listings on the Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy watchlists. [1] Hyder's senior season concluded with several All-Big 12 conference selections. [1] Hyder logged 65 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 blocked kicks, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery.
He finished his college career with 49 games (41 starts), 176 tackles, 11 sacks, 10 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.
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 | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 290 lb (132 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.97 s | 1.76 s | 2.92 s | 4.33 s | 7.23 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [3] [4] |
On May 11, 2014, the New York Jets signed Hyder to a three-year, $1.53 million contract as an undrafted free agent defensive tackle after he was not selected during the 2014 NFL Draft. His contract included a signing bonus of $4,000. [5] [6] He was released on August 30, 2014 [7] and signed to the team's practice squad a day later. [8]
Hyder was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Detroit Lions on January 6, 2015. Hyder did not make the final 53 man roster out of training camp but was resigned to the practice squad after clearing waivers. In the offseason before the 2016 season, Hyder shed 35 pounds and transitioned to defensive end. He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2016. After recording three sacks in the Lions final preseason game in 2016, Hyder made the Lions 53-man roster. In the first game of the regular season, Hyder recorded two sacks on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck as the Lions won 39-35. Hyder recorded 1.5 sacks in Week 2. After an ankle injury to all-pro defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, Hyder made his first career NFL start on September 25, 2016 against the Green Bay Packers in Week 3, recording another sack. Hyder was nominated as the pre-game Gruden Grinder before a Monday night tilt with the Dallas Cowboys by broadcaster Jon Gruden on December 26, 2016. Hyder finished his breakout 2016 season with eight sacks, leading the Lions in both sacks and tackles for loss. Hyder was named the 2016 Detroit Lions Media-Friendly "Good Guy Award" winner by members of the Pro Football Writers Association and Detroit Sports Media Association.
In the Lions first 2017 preseason game, Hyder suffered a torn Achilles, ending his 2017 season. [9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 15, 2017. [10]
On March 10, 2018, the Lions re-signed Hyder to a one-year contract extension. [11]
On March 18, 2019, the Cowboys signed Hyder to a one-year, $1 million contract that included $300,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $100,000. [6] [12] In week 7 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Hyder recovered a fumble lost by Carson Wentz in the 37–10 win. [13] He was a backup, appearing in all 16 games, while posting 19 tackles (2 for loss), one sack, 19 quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery.
On March 25, 2020, the San Francisco 49ers signed Hyder to a one-year, $1.50 million contract that included $550,000 guaranteed. [6] [14] In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams, Hyder recorded two sacks on Jared Goff and recovered a fumble lost by Goff during the 23–20 win. [15] He ended the season with a career high 8.5 sacks. [16]
On March 25, 2021, the Seattle Seahawks signed Hyder to a two-year, $6.80 million contract, that includes $3.65 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.55 million. [17] [18] [6] He was released on March 18, 2022. [19]
On March 24, 2022, Hyder signed a one-year contract with the 49ers. [20]
On April 17, 2023, Hyder re-signed with the 49ers on a one-year contract. [21] He was released on October 6. [22]
On October 10, 2023, Hyder was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad. [23] He was promoted to the active roster on November 23. [24] He was released on December 5 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [25] [26] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. [27]
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