Creed Humphrey
Humphrey with the Chiefs in 2021 | |||||
No. 52 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | (1999-06-28) June 28, 1999 (age 24) Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Shawnee (OK) | ||||
College: | Oklahoma (2017–2020) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Creed Humphrey (born June 28, 1999) is an American football center for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was named the Big 12 Conference's offensive lineman of the year in 2019 and 2020. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early years
Humphrey attended the Shawnee High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma.[1] He played both center and defensive line on the football team. Humphrey played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Game.[2] Humphrey was a highly-touted prospect, with a four-star rating from 247Sports. He was ranked 294th overall in his recruiting class, but was the 5th-best prospect from the State of Oklahoma and the 3rd-best center in the country.[3]
Humphrey received nineteen scholarship offers from programs like Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Tech. He initially committed to Texas A&M in June 2016 but decommitted two months later and signed a National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma.[4] He is Indigenous Potawatomi, and is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.[5]
College career
Humphrey redshirted his first year at Oklahoma in 2017.[6] He played in all 14 games with 12 starts in 2018.[7][8][9] He returned as the starting center for Oklahoma in 2019 and 2020, being named the Big 12 Conference's offensive lineman of the year in both seasons.[10][11] Following the 2020 season Humphrey announced he would be forgoing his final year of eligibility and declared for the 2021 NFL draft.[12]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 302 lb (137 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.11 s | 1.71 s | 2.90 s | 4.49 s | 7.50 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 29 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[13][14] |
Humphrey was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[15] On May 13, 2021, he signed his rookie contract with the Chiefs.[16] He made his first career start in the Chiefs week 1 game against the Cleveland Browns. On November 3, 2021, the midway point of the 2021 season, Pro Football Focus named Humphrey to their mid-season All-Rookie[17] and All-Pro teams.[18] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team. In the 2022 season, Humphrey helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35, by anchoring the offensive line that allowed no sacks during the game.[19] In the 2023 season, Humphrey helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 being the first team since the Patriots in 2003 and 2004 to repeat as Super Bowl champions.[20]
References
- ^ Aber, Ryan (January 8, 2017). "All-State football: Shawnee's Creed Humphrey earns spot on All-State team with dominating play". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Oklahoma commit Creed Humphrey receives U.S. Army All-American jersey". USA Today High School Sports. November 9, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma Sooners, Center (FB)". 247Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Creed Humphrey Timeline Events". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Vishanoff, Rachel (February 10, 2023). "Q&A with Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey". Potawatomi.org.
- ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (April 7, 2018). "OU football: 'Country-fed' Creed Humphrey keeps impressing as he contends for starting job at center". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Mussatto, Joe (October 25, 2018). "OU football: Starting a 'dream' for Shawnee's Creed Humphrey". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Aber, Ryan (August 2, 2019). "Former Shawnee standout Creed Humphrey embraces leadership role on OU's rebuilt O-line". The Shawnee News-Star. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021.
- ^ Low, Chris (December 28, 2018). "'Country strong' Creed Humphrey a powerful engine at center of Oklahoma offense". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Aber, Ryan (August 2, 2019). "OU football: Creed Humphrey embracing leadership role on rebuilt offensive line". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Aber, Ryan (December 17, 2020). "OU football: Sooners center Creed Humphrey is named Big 12's top offensive lineman again". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 31, 2020). "OU's Humphrey to NFL; Iowa's Linderbaum stays". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Creed Humphrey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, C, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ McMullen, Matt (May 1, 2021). "Five Things to Know About New Chiefs' Center Creed Humphrey". Chiefs.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ Koch, Makenzie (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings cornerback Mike Hughes, sign draft picks". Fox4KC.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Renner, Michael (November 4, 2021). "PFF 2021 Midseason NFL All-Rookie Team: Patriots' Mac Jones starts at QB, Micah Parsons headlines on defense". PFF.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Monson, Sam (November 3, 2021). "PFF's 2021 NFL Midseason All-Pro Team". PFF.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Trotter, Jim (February 13, 2023). "Chiefs' offensive linemen 'handled business' against Eagles' vaunted defensive front after week of doubts". National Football League. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
External links
- Creed Humphrey on Twitter
- Oklahoma Sooners bio
- Kansas City Chiefs bio
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