Christopher Dunn (American football)

Christopher Dunn (born June 27, 1999) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State.

Early life and high school

Dunn grew up in Lexington, North Carolina, and attended North Davidson High School. He finished his high school career with 271 points scored after making 30-of-48 field goal attempts and 175-of-194 extra points.

College career

Dunn became the NC State Wolfpack's primary kicker entering his freshman season and was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after he set school-records with 23 field goals made and 120 points scored. He repeated as a second team All-ACC selection after making 21 field goals on 24 attempts as a sophomore. He elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NC State for a fifth season. Dunn won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best kicker in 2022, was a first team All-American, and set ACC records for most career points scored and field goals made. In NC State's bowl game, he made four field goals to break the career NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders record.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Dunn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023. He was waived on June 15.

San Antonio Brahmas

On December 15, 2023, Dunn was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL (now UFL). He was removed from the roster on February 15, 2024.

References

External links

• NC State Wolfpack bio