Kemoko Turay
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Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker/Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 1995 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Barringer (Newark, New Jersey) | ||||||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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Kemoko Turay (born July 11, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker/defensive lineman. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Turay was born in Montclair, New Jersey.[1] His father is from Guinea, while his mother is from the Ivory Coast.[2]
College career
Turay attended and played college football at Rutgers under head coaches Kyle Flood and Chris Ash.[3][4] Turay had an impressive redshirted freshman season, with 24 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks despite not starting any games.[5] After this season, he was named to the Freshman All-American team.[6] After his senior season, Turay was invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.[7]