Kai Nacua
No. 48 | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 3, 1995||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) | ||
College: | Brigham Young | ||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||
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Kaimana Nacua (born March 3, 1995) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Brigham Young University.
Professional career
Height | Weight | 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 in (1.83 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
4.49 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 4.14 s | 6.87 s | 39 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
15 reps | |||
All values from BYU's Pro day[1] |
Cleveland Browns
Nacua was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.[2][3]
Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against Justin Currie and Trey Caldwell. On September 3, 2017, the Browns waived Nacau and signed him to their practice squad the next day.[4][5] On September 8, 2017, Nacua was promoted to the active roster.[6] Head coach Hue Jackson named Nacua the backup strong safety behind Derrick Kindred to start the regular season.[7]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Cleveland Browns' season-opening 21-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. On December 3, 2017, Nacua made his first career tackle during a 19-10 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers.[8] In Week 14, Nacua earned his first career start after Derrick Kindred suffered a wrist injury the week prior. Nacua recorded a season-high five solo tackles during the Browns' 27-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He finished the season with 14 combined tackles (12 solo) in 16 games and three starts.[9]
Nacua was waived by the Browns on April 30, 2018.[10]
Baltimore Ravens
On May 1, 2018, Nacua was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 15, 2018.[13] He was released on October 15, 2018.[14]
Carolina Panthers
On December 5, 2018, Nacua was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018.[16] He was waived on August 4, 2019.[17]
Indianapolis Colts
On August 19, 2019, Nacua signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[18] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve.[19]
Career statistics
Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | Tot | Solo | Ast | Sack | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR |
2017 | CLE | 16 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 16 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Kai Nacau, DS #12 FS, BYU". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft: BYU safety Kai Nacua signs free-agent deal with Cleveland Browns". sbnation.com. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Browns agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Browns claim 5 players off waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Browns add 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Browns elevate LB B.J. Bello and DB Kai Nacua to the active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.com: Cleveland Browns depth chart: 10/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 13-2017: Cleveland Browns @ Los Angeles Chargers". NFL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Kai Nacua (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign QB Joel Stave". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (May 1, 2018). "Ravens Claim Defensive Back Kai Nacua Off Waivers". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 31, 2018). "Ravens Release 10 Players, Send Four to Injured Reserve". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Ravens Re-Sign S Kai Nacua To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Ravens Sign Three Players to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. October 15, 2018.
- ^ Henson, Max (December 5, 2018). "Greg Olsen placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts". Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Panthers make roster move in the secondary". Panthers.com. August 4, 2019.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin. "Colts sign 3 free agents, place WR Daurice Fountain on IR". ColtsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- Samoan players of American football
- American people of Samoan descent
- Players of American football from Nevada
- Sportspeople from Las Vegas
- American football defensive backs
- BYU Cougars football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Indianapolis Colts players