Personal information | |
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Born: | Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. | June 27, 1999
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
North Davidson ( Welcome, North Carolina) |
College: | NC State (2018–2022) |
Position: | Placekicker |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Dunn (born June 27, 1999) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State.
Dunn grew up in Lexington, North Carolina, and attended North Davidson High School. [1] He finished his high school career with 271 points scored after making 30-of-48 field goal attempts and 175-of-194 extra points. [2]
Dunn became the NC State Wolfpack's primary kicker entering his freshman season and was named second team All- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after he set school-records with 23 field goals made and 120 points scored. [3] He repeated as a second team All-ACC selection after making 21 field goals on 24 attempts as a sophomore. [4] He elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NC State for a fifth season. [5] Dunn won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best kicker in 2022, was a first team All-American, and set ACC records for most career points scored and field goals made. [6] In NC State's bowl game, he made four field goals to break the career NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders record. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 7+5⁄8 in (1.72 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] |
Dunn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023. [10] He was waived on June 15. [11]
On December 15, 2023, Dunn was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL (now UFL). [12] He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024. [13]