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American football player (born 1999)

American football player
Christopher Dunn
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-27) June 27, 1999 (age 25)
Lexington, North Carolina, U.S.
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Christopher Dunn (born June 27, 1999) is an American football placekicker. He played college football at NC State.

Early life

Dunn grew up in Lexington, North Carolina, and attended North Davidson High School. He finished his high school career with 271 points scored after making 30-of-48 field goal attempts and 175-of-194 extra points.

College career

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. He repeated as a second team All-ACC selection after making 21 field goals on 24 attempts as a sophomore. 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. 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. In NC State's bowl game, he made four field goals to break the career NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders record.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
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

Los Angeles Rams

Dunn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023. He was waived on June 15.

San Antonio Brahmas

On December 15, 2023, Dunn was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL (now UFL). He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.

References

  1. Foreman Jr., Tom (November 17, 2017). "Dunn boots school-record field goal in North Davidson's win against Ledford". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. "Dunn wants to be the best". The Dispatch. July 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. Friedlander, Brett (September 11, 2019). "Field goals are finally a Dunn deal for Wolfpack". SI.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. Smith, R. Cory (December 5, 2020). "Christopher Dunn breaks NC State career record for field goals". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. "NC State kicker Chris Dunn will return for his fifth season". The Fayetteville Observer. January 13, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. "NC State kicker Christopher Dunn receives 2022 Groza Award". The News & Observer. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. "Maryland edges NC State 16-12 in Duke's Mayo Bowl". NC State University Athletics. December 30, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. "Christopher Dunn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Christopher Dunn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  10. "Rams' Christopher Dunn: Headed to Los Angeles". CBS Sports. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  11. "Rams waive K Christopher Dunn and S Collin Duncan following minicamp". USAToday.com. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  12. "XFL Transactions". www.xfl.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  13. "San Antonio Brahmas Roster". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

External links

2022 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Lou Groza Award winners
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