McDermott with the Vikings in 2015
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No. 47 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | January 12, 1990 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Nashville (TN) Ensworth | ||||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Games Played: | 39 |
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Tackles: | 0 |
Fumble Recoveries: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevin Patrick McDermott II (born January 12, 1990) is an American football long snapper for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA, and signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
McDermott was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a member of the charter class at Ensworth High School from 2004-2008 where he played football, basketball, lacrosse, and baseball. Prokicker.com ranked him as the sixth best long snapper in the nation for the 2008 class.
McDermott enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles in the summer of 2008 as a walk-on on the football team. In 2011, he was awarded a scholarship by then UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel upon winning the long snapping job. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, he started 28 straight games, played in two Pac-12 title games and two bowl games (2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl and 2012 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl). While at UCLA, McDermott majored in Political Science and minored in Film and Television.