_(1).jpg) Kinnel with
Michigan in 2018 | |
| No. 43, 29 | |
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 31, 1997 Huber Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wayne ( Huber Heights, Ohio) |
| College: | Michigan |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Tyree Kinnel (born January 31, 1997) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines.
Early years
Kinnel grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio and was an NFL fan, attending several Cincinnati Bengals games though he did not support a particular team. He had a brief youth wrestling career when he was younger. He attended Wayne High School. In football, Kinnel was regarded as a four-star prospect, ranked the No. 10 safety in his class and No. 1 safety in Ohio, according to Scout.com. [1] He did not receive a scholarship offer from Ohio State, but instead committed to Michigan. [2]
College career
Kinnel played four seasons at the University of Michigan. He became a starter as a junior in 2017 and had 70 tackles, two interceptions, seven pass breakups, and a sack. [3] He returned an interception for a 14-yard touchdown in 2017. [4] Kinnel was named Michigan’s most improved defensive player. [2] As a senior in 2018, he started 13 games and compiled 74 tackles with three for loss and two pass breakups. Kinnel was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten as a junior and senior. [1] During his career, Kinnel posted 154 tackles, nine tackles for loss, a sack, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. [5]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Kinnel signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. [6] He played in four preseason games, recording four tackles and two pass deflections. [7] He was waived on August 31 as part of the final roster cuts. [8] Kinnel later said that he wished he had signed with a different team. [9]
Kinnel was selected in the eighth round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the DC Defenders. [10] In five games with the Defenders, Kinnel had 17 tackles. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [11] On March 30, 2020, Kinnel signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4] He was waived on August 2, 2020. [12]
References
- ^ a b Pfahler, Lauren (May 12, 2019). "Wayne grad Kinnel on finding spot with Bengals: 'I know it can happen'". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Hartman, Marcus (July 25, 2018). "Michigan senior/Wayne grad Tyree Kinnel covets elusive win over Ohio State". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (April 4, 2018). "Tyree Kinnel, Michigan secondary looking forward to 'fresh start'". MLive.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Varley, Teresa (March 30, 2020). "Steelers sign three free agents". Steelers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 25, 2020). "Former XFL safety Tyree Kinnel signing with Steelers". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 10, 2019). "Cincinnati Bengals sign 10 college free agents, including former area high school standout". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Raven, Benjamin (February 8, 2020). "Former Michigan, Michigan State, local college players to watch in XFL's opening weekend". MLive.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster". Bengals.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (April 28, 2020). "Q&A: Ex-Michigan S Tyree Kinnel on XFL, returning to NFL, Daxton Hill". MLive.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 2, 2020). "Samuels, Washington placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com.