Kingsley Suamataia
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 Suamataia in 2024 | |||||||
| No. 76 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | January 18, 2003 Orem, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 326 lb (148 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Orem | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2024: 2nd round, 63rd overall pick | ||||||
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Kingsley Suamataia (/suwəˌmɑːtəˈiːjə/ soo-wə-MAH-tə-EE-yə;[1] born January 18, 2003) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and BYU Cougars.
Suamataia was born on January 18, 2003, in Orem, Utah. He is of Samoan and Hawaiian descent.[2] He lived in his mother's hometown of Laie, Hawaii for part of his childhood, before moving back to Utah and attending Orem High School.[2][3] A five-star recruit, he received offers from programs such as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Utah and USC. He ultimately committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks.[4][5]
College career
During Suamataia's first year at Oregon in 2021, he was redshirted and only played in one game.[6] After the 2021 season on October 26, Suamataia entered the transfer portal, reportedly. [7] On November 5, 2021, Suamataia decided to transfer to Brigham Young University.[8][9][10] During the 2022 season, Suamataia played in 12 games starting in all of them, and he did not allow a sack on the season.[11][12] He was also named to the Freshman All-America Second Team by the Athletic and by College Sports News, additionally he was named All-Independent First Team Offense by College Football Network.[13]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 326 lb (148 kg) | 34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 5.04 s | 1.74 s | 2.90 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 31 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Suamataia was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round, 63rd overall, of the 2024 NFL draft.[16] He started the first two games of the season at left tackle before being benched in favor of Wanya Morris. Following the 2024 season, he transitioned to the left guard position.