Kofi Amichia
Free agent | |
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Position: | Offensive Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | East Point, Georgia | July 29, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | McEachern (Powder Springs, Georgia) |
College: | South Florida |
NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kofi Kaku Amichia (born July 29, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Florida, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
College career[]
Amichia attended the University of South Florida, where he played on the South Florida Bulls football team from 2012 to 2016.[1] He was named first-team All-AAC as a senior in 2016.[2]
Professional career[]
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Amichia gets drafted by Green Bay |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
302 lb (137 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.99 s | 1.74 s | 2.82 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
32 reps | 31[3] | ||
All values are from Pro Day[4] |
Green Bay Packers[]
Amichia was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 212th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] On May 5, 2017, he signed a contract with the Packers.[6] On September 2, 2017, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[7] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[8] Amichia remained on the Packers' practice squad for the entire regular season. On January 3, 2018, he re-signed with the Packers.[9]
On September 1, 2018, Amichia was waived by the Packers.[10]
Baltimore Ravens[]
On October 24, 2018, Amichia was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019.[12] He was waived on May 16, 2019.
Carolina Panthers[]
On May 29, 2019, Amichia signed with the Carolina Panthers.[13] He was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019,[14] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.
San Francisco 49ers[]
On December 11, 2019, Amichia was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[15] He re-signed with the 49ers on February 5, 2020.[16] He was waived on August 29, 2020.[17]
Personal life[]
Amichia is the son of Ghanaian immigrants.[18]
References[]
- ^ "South Florida Bulls: Kofi Amichia". GoUSFBulls.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference announces 2016 football honors". TheAmerican.com. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "2017 NFL draft: Green Bay Packers picks". PackersNews.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Kofi Amichia, South Florida, OG, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (April 29, 2017). "Packers draft guard from South Florida in sixth round". Packers.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign G Kofi Amichia". Packers.com. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ravens Sign G Kofi Amichia To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Ravens sign 8 players to reserve/futures contracts". Ravens Wire. USA Today. January 8, 2019.
- ^ Henson, Max (May 29, 2019). "Panthers sign guard Kofi Amichia". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "49ers Sign CB Dontae Johnson and WR Jordan Matthews, Place C Weston Richburg on IR". 49ers.com. December 11, 2019.
- ^ "49ers Sign 14 Free Agents". 49ers.com. February 5, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 29, 2020.
- ^ Okupa, Francis (May 2, 2017). "Plenty of African players picked up during the 2017 NFL Draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- People from East Point, Georgia
- People from Riverdale, Georgia
- Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- South Florida Bulls football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Carolina Panthers players
- San Francisco 49ers players