Kwity Paye

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 25

Weight: 265 lbs

College: Michigan

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YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2023	Indianapolis Colts	16	41	20	21	8.5	0
2022	Indianapolis Colts	12	44	31	13	6	0
2021	Indianapolis Colts	15	28	12	16	4	1
TOTAL		43	113	63	50	18.5	1	0	0	0	0	0

YEAR	TEAM	G	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR
2023	Indianapolis Colts	16	2		2
2022	Indianapolis Colts	12	0		1
2021	Indianapolis Colts	15	1		2
TOTAL		43	3	0	5

Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by the Colts in the first round (21st overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by the Colts in the first round (21st overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

Appeared in 38 games (20 starts) at Michigan (2017-20) and tallied 100 tackles (56 solo), 23.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors in 2019 (coaches) and 2020 (media).
In 2020, he was voted a team captain by his teammates.
In 2019, he was a co-recipient of the Richard Katcher Award, which is given to the team's best defensive lineman. He had a single-season career high in tackles (50) and led the squad in tackles for loss (12.5).
Selected as a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-20).
As a sophomore, he was a three-time Michigan Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performances at Northwestern, vs. Maryland and vs. Indiana.

2020:

As a team captain, started all four games he appeared in and registered 16 tackles (12 solo), a team-high 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.
Selected Second Team All-Big Ten by the media.
Named a Senior CLASS Award finalist.
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Selected as the team's Defensive Lineman of the Week against Minnesota after he started the game and recorded four solo tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

2019:

Started all 12 games and accumulated a single-season career-high 50 tackles (26 solo), a team-high 12.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and one fumble revovery.
Earned Second Team All-Big Ten accolades from the coaches.
Selected as the co-recipient of the Richard Katcher Award along with Aidan Hutchinson.
Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades.
Named the team's Defensive Player of the Week against Rutgers after he started the game and tallied six tackles (four solo), 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

2018:

Saw action in 13 games (four starts) and registered 29 tackles (18 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble.
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
He was named the team's Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performances at Northwestern, vs. Maryland and vs. Indiana.
Started against Northwestern and accumulated four solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

2017:

As a true freshman, he appeared in nine games and tallied five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
Registered three tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and his first-career sack at Penn State.

PERSONAL:

Attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, R.I. and was rated the No.1 player coming out of the state by ESPN.
As a senior, he was named the 2016 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year after he led the team to their seventh-consecutive state title and tallied 65 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He also registered 651 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns at running back.
In 2016, he was named the USA Today Rhode Island Defensive Player of the Year.
As a senior, he earned Under Armour All-America accolades.
As a junior, he recorded 54 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
Also competed in track and was a state champion in the long jump and part of the state champion 4x100 relay team.
Born in the Republic of Guinea and moved to Rhode Island when he was six months old.
His brother, Komotay Koffie, was a defensive back at New Mexico State (2017-19).
Majored in Afro-American and African studies.
First name is pronounced QWIT-tee.
Last name is pronounced PAY.
Grew up in Providence, R.I.

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