Tyree Kinnel
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Huber Heights, Ohio, U.S.
_(1).jpg) Kinnel with Michigan in 2018 | |
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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 |
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Tyree Kinnel (born January 31, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines.
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]
