Christopher Dunn (American football)

Christopher Dunn (born February 19, 1998) is an American football placekicker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack.

Christopher Dunn
No. 15 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1998-02-19) February 19, 1998
Lexington, North Carolina
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:North Davidson
(Lexington, North Carolina)
College:NC State (2018–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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]

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.[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]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand 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[8][9]

Dunn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[10]

References
  1. "Dunn boots school-record field goal in North Davidson's win against Ledford". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 2017. 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. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  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.
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