Kerry Hyder
| No. 61 Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 2, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Austin, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lyndon B. Johnson High School (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 36 |
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| Sacks: | 8.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 1 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kerry Hyder (born May 2, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas Tech.
Hyder played linebacker and defensive end for Lyndon B. Johnson High School in Austin, TX. Hyder was ranked as a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com and held offers from Cincinnati, Iowa State, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas Tech, Toledo, and Utah.
Hyder accepted a scholarship offer to play for Texas Tech in 2009 and redshirted his freshman season. In his redshirt freshman season in 2010, Hyder played in 11 games, and logged 13 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.
In 2011, Hyder started all 12 games for the Red Raiders and logged 42 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.
The 2012 season proved to be Hyder's breakout year with four organizations naming him to preseason All-Big 12 Conference lists. Hyder concluded the season with All-Big 12 Conference honors from Phil Steele, the Austin-American Statesman, the Associated Press, and CBS Sports, among others.
Hyder's senior season in 2013 began with pre-season All-Big 12 Conference listings by several organizations, as well as listings on the Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy watchlists. Hyder's senior season concluded with several All-Big 12 conference selections. Hyder logged 65 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, and two blocked kicks.
Hyder went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft before signing a free agent contract with the New York Jets. He was released on August 30, 2014 and signed to the team's practice squad a day later.
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