No. 94 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | July 8, 2001||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Godwin Heights (Wyoming, Michigan) | ||||||||
College: | Western Michigan (2019–2023) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 2 / pick: 56 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Marshawn Kneeland (born July 8, 2001) is an American professional football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos and was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Kneeland was born on July 8, 2001, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended Godwin Heights High School in Wyoming, Michigan. [1] He played linebacker and tight end in high school. [2] As a senior, he had 110 tackles and eight sacks on defense and 20 receptions for 330 yards and five touchdowns on offense. He committed to Western Michigan University to play college football. [3]
Kneeland played for the Broncos at Western Michigan University from 2019 to 2023. In 2022, he nearly transferred to the University of Colorado but decided to stay. [4] [5] [6] During his career, he had 149 tackles and 12.5 sacks.
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 3 in (1.91 m) | 267 lb (121 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.75 s | 1.66 s | 2.77 s | 4.18 s | 7.02 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 21 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] |
Kneeland was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (56th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. [9]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
2024 | DAL | 11 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 11 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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