Dave Kruger
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| Born: | May 17, 1990 Orem, Utah | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Utah | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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David Kruger[1] (born May 17, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He graduated from the University of Utah. He played college football at Utah where he was a captain in his senior year. He is the brother of Cleveland Browns outside linebacker Paul Kruger and Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Joe Kruger. He signed with the Cleveland Browns after the 2013 NFL Draft as a undrafted free agent.
Early years
Kruger attended Timpanogos High School in Orem, Utah.[1] He was named to the All-State, All-region and All-valley in his Senior season in high school.[1] In his Junior season at high school, He led the class 5A in sacks in the regular season and He also had 13 sacks in his senior season.[1] He also was ranked as the 48th prospect among Defensive tackles in the nation by Scout.com.[1][2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| David Kruger Defensive tackle |
Orem, Utah | Timpanogos High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 264 lb (120 kg) | 5 | Jan 18, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48 (DT) Rivals: 25 (DT), 2 (UT) | ||||||
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College career
He finished college with a total of 116 tackles, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble.[3] In his Freshman season, he was selected to the Rivals.com second-team Freshman All-American team.[4]
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
On April 27, 2013, He signed Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent at the end of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 25, 2013.[5][6]
Personal life
He is the son of Paul and Jennifer Kruger and has three brothers and two sisters.[1][7] His brother Paul Kruger currently plays Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints and his younger brother Joe Kruger is a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.]].[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Utah Utes profile". utahutes.cstv.com.
- ^ "David Kruger Scout.com Profile". scout.com.
- ^ "Dave Kruger College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Rivals.com 2009 Freshman All-America team". rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Browns release DE Dave Kruger, 3 others to reduce roster to 84, must be at 75 by Tuesday". foxnews.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Browns waive Paul Kruger's brother". espn.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Football: Kruger brotherhood brings more to the field". dailyutahchronicle.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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