| No. 41 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | January 20, 1998 Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Sioux Center (IA) | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota (2016–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022: 6th round, 218th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Ko Kieft (born January 20, 1998) [1] is an American professional football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. [2] [3]
| 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 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.98 s | 1.80 s | 2.89 s | 4.53 s | 7.07 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [4] | ||||||||||||
Kieft was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 218th overall, in the 2022 NFL draft. [5] In Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Kieft recorded a 19–yard gain on a pass from Tom Brady for his first career reception. [6] As a rookie, he had seven receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown. He appeared in 17 games and started 12. [7] In the 2023 season, he appeared in 16 games and started six. He had a receiving touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in Week 15. [8] In the 2024 season, he appeared in all 17 games and started one. A majority of his production came on special teams. [9]
Kieft's first name is his legal name, not a nickname. “Ko” is a derivative of “Jakobus,” the name of a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. [10]
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