No. 52 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Oxford, Alabama, U.S. | June 4, 1999||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Oxford | ||||
College: | Auburn (2017–2020) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 176 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
K. J. Britt (born June 4, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn. [1]
Britt attended Oxford High School. He was the number 299th ranked recruit in the country and the number 14th ranked inside linebacker. Britt committed to Auburn over offers from Ole Miss and Georgia. [2]
Britt received minimal playing time as a freshman and served as a rotational piece as a sophomore recording 21 total tackles. In 2019 as a junior he broke out, recording 68 total tackled and was awarded All-Southeastern Conference First-team honors. As a senior, Britt missed all but two games due to a thumb injury. [3] [4]
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 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.76 s | 1.68 s | 2.75 s | 4.40 s | 7.38 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [5] [6] |
Britt was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round, 176th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. [7] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [8]
On October 25, 2022, Britt was placed on injured reserve. [9] He was activated on December 10. [10]
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