Kayvon Thibodeaux

Kayvon Thibodeaux (/ˈtɪbədoʊ/ TIB-ə-doh;[1] born December 15, 2000) is an American football outside linebacker[2] for the New York Giants of the National Football League. A native of Los Angeles, he played high school football at Iona Prep School and was named USA Today's High School Football Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. He played college football at Oregon.

Kayvon Thibodeaux
New York Giants
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-15) December 15, 2000
South Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Oaks Christian School (Westlake Village, California)
College:Oregon (2019–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Following high school, Thibodeaux attended the University of Oregon to play college football for the Ducks. He was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2019, won the Morris Trophy in 2020, and was voted a unanimous All-American in 2021. He was drafted by the Giants fifth overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

High school career

Thibodeaux was born in South Los Angeles, California, on December 15, 2000. He attended and played football at Susan Miller Dorsey High School for two years before transferring to Oaks Christian School in 2017.[3] He was named the High School Football Defensive Player of the Year by the USA Today after recording 18 sacks and 54 tackles during his senior season in 2018.[4]

Thibodeaux recorded 152 total tackles, 54 sacks, and eight forced fumbles during his high school career, and was the second-highest rated overall player in the 2019 recruiting class. He accepted a scholarship to play college football for the Oregon Ducks at the University of Oregon over several other offers.[5]

College career

Thibodeaux was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2019.[6] As a sophomore, he won the Morris Trophy on defense and was named first-team All-Pac-12 while also winning MVP honors of the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game.[7][8] Thibodeaux suffered a sprained ankle in the first game of his junior season,[9] and sat out the following two games.[10] He recorded seven sacks in 2021 and was unanimously voted to the 2021 College Football All-America Team.[11] Following the season, Thibodeaux announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.[12]

College statistics
Season GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2019 13241135149000.0030001
2020 725174293000.0030000
2021 10351449127000.0010002
Career30844212635.519000.0070003

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 254 lb
(115 kg)		 33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.58 s1.56 s2.64 s4.38 s7.23 s9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		27 reps
Source:[13][14]

Thibodeaux was selected fifth overall by the New York Giants in the 2022 NFL Draft.[15] His selection marked the first time the Giants drafted a first round pass-rusher since Jason Pierre-Paul in 2010. It was also the first time the Giants drafted a pass-rusher in the Top 5 since Cedric Jones in 1996. [16]

Personal life

In July 2021, Thibodeaux announced a collaboration with Nike CEO Phil Knight and shoe designer Tinker Hatfield to design non-fungible token (NFT) artwork.[17] He launched his own cryptocurrency, "$JREAM", in September 2021.[18] It was named after the Jream Foundation, which Thibodeaux also founded.[18]

References
  1. Foley, Damian (August 29, 2019). "Why Thibodeaux Picked the UO". uoregon.edu. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. "Kayvon Thibodeaux Player Page". giants.com.
  3. "Kayvon Thibodeaux, No. 1 player in 2019, transfers to Oaks Christian (Calif.)". usatodayhss.com. May 6, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via USA Today.
  4. "Kayvon Thibodeaux's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. Hodgkinson, Oliver (June 8, 2021). "Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon DE NFL Draft Scouting Report". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. "Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux wins Pac-12 Football Defensive Freshman Player of the Year after a dynamic season". Pac-12. December 9, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. Crepea, James (January 11, 2021). "Oregon Ducks DE Kayvon Thibodeaux wins Morris Trophy as Pac-12′s top defensive lineman". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via The Oregonian.
  8. "Oregon holds off USC late, grabs Pac-12 title with 31-24 win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. Scarborough, Alex (September 4, 2021). "Star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux leaves Oregon Ducks' season opener after first half". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  10. Neel, Zachary (September 18, 2021). "Oregon Ducks' star Kayvon Thibodeaux will not play vs. Stony Brook". Ducks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. "AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers". Associated Press. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. Shook, Nick (December 6, 2021). "Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux declares for 2022 NFL Draft". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  13. "Kayvon Thibodeaux Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  14. "2022 Draft Scout Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  15. "Giants draft Oregon EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux with 5th pick". www.giants.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  16. https://stathead.com/tiny/EaF7q
  17. Kercheval, Ben (July 7, 2021). "Oregon star Kayvon Thibodeaux partners with Nike co-founder, shoe designer for NFT artwork collaboration". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. Bonagura, Kyle (September 23, 2021). "Oregon Ducks star Kayvon Thibodeaux launches his own cryptocurrency". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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