Kofi Kaku Amichia (born July 29, 1994) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at South Florida, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
 Amichia with the Green Bay Packers in 2017 | |
| No. 79 | |
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 29, 1994 East Point, Georgia, U.S. |
| 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 | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
College career
editAmichia 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-American Athletic Conference as a senior in 2016.[2]
Professional career
edit| External videos | |
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editAmichia 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 29, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ 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.