Kyler Kerbyson

Kyler Kerbyson
Free agent
Position: Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993
Garland, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Knoxville Catholic High School
College: Tennessee
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kyler Brian Kerbyson (born July 7, 1993) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee.

Early years

Kerbyson attended and played high school football at Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1]

College career

Kerbyson attended the University of Tennessee from 2011–2015 under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones.[2][3] He redshirted as a freshman in the 2011 season.[4] In the 2012 season, he made his collegiate debut against Georgia State and appeared in seven games.[2] In the 2013 season, he appeared in 12 games in a backup role on the offensive line.[2] Due to massive offseason losses to the offensive line to the 2014 NFL Draft, Kerbyson was forced into a leadership role.[5] He started all 13 games at three different spots, right tackle, left tackle, and left guard, in 2014 for the Volunteers.[2] In his final collegiate season in 2015, he started in all 13 games and helped block for one of the most productive offenses in Tennessee history.[2]

Professional career

Kerbyson went undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. He signed to the New England Patriots on July 25, 2016 and later cut on August 15.[6][7] On August 22, he was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but was later cut on September 3.[8] He was added to the Buccaneers' practice squad on November 15 before being released on December 29.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Whiteman, Marc (2015-12-31). "Homegrown Vols star Kyler Kerbyson living out his childhood dream". WATE. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kyler Kerbyson Bio". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee Volunteers Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Hometown Vol Kyler Kerbyson hungry for opportunity". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Offensive Line Built on Local Flavor". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ↑ "New England Patriots sign undrafted free agent Kyler Kerbyson, tackle/guard out of Tennessee (Report)". masslive.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Patriots release OL Kyler Kerbyson". New England Patriots. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ↑ "Bucs Add Rookie Kyler Kerbyson to O-Line". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. ↑ "Kyler Kerbyson NFL Transactions: Signings, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  10. ↑ "Bucs' season not a success for Jameis Winston". Tampa Bay. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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