Kenyan Drake
| No. 32 Miami Dolphins | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 26, 1994 |
| Place of birth: | Powder Springs, Georgia |
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| Career information | |
| High school: | Powder Springs (GA) Hillgrove |
| College: | Alabama |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Kenyan Drake (born January 26, 1994) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Drake was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Early years
Drake attended Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Georgia. As a senior he rushed for 1,610 yards with 18 touchdowns and was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Georgia.[1] He was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.[2][3]
College career
As a true freshman, Drake played in 12 games as a backup to Eddie Lacy and T. J. Yeldon, rushing for 281 yards on 42 carries with five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2013, he appeared in 11 games with one start as the backup to Yeldon. He rushed for 694 yards on 92 carries with eight touchdowns. Drake played in only five games his junior year due to a broken leg.[4][5] He returned from the injury his senior year in 2015 and played in 13 games, missing two due to a broken arm.[6][7] As a backup to Derrick Henry, Drake rushed for 408 yards on 77 carries with one touchdown and had 29 receptions for 276 yards and a touchdown. During Alabama's win over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.[8][9]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 210 lb | 31 3⁄4 in | 9 3⁄4 in | 4.41 s | 4.21 s | 7.04 s | 34.5 in | 10 ft 3 in | 10 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine,[10] | |||||||||||||||||||
He was drafted in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.
References
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- Alabama Crimson Tide bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Scouting Combine profile Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kenyan Drake wins Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year Award
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Kenyan Drake commits to Alabama for 2012
- ↑ Alabama RB Kenyan Drake opens up discussing gruesome broken leg and 'overwhelming' response
- ↑ Alabama RB Kenyan Drake will 'be back for sure' with Tide after graphic injury
- ↑ Kenyan Drake out 'couple few weeks' with broken arm, 2 other starters hurt
- ↑ Tide's Kenyan Drake doesn't let injuries keep him down
- ↑ Kenyan Drake rattles off a stunning 95-yard kickoff return for TD
- ↑ NESN VideoNESN NationalAdvertiseCareersAbout NFL Playoffs College Football Kenyan Drake’s Electrifying Return Helps Alabama To National Title
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- Living people
- People from Powder Springs, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football running backs
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- Miami Dolphins players
