Kony Ealy

Kony Ealy

Ealy playing for the Panthers in 2014.
No. -- New England Patriots
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1991-12-21) December 21, 1991 (age 25)
Place of birth:	Morganton, North Carolina
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Madrid (MO)
College:	Missouri
NFL Draft:	2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2014–2016) New England Patriots (2017–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2014) First-team All-SEC (2013)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Tackles: 76 Quarterback sacks: 14.0 Forced fumbles: 6 Interceptions: 1 Player stats at NFL.com

Kony Ealy (born December 21, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.

Ealy attended New Madrid County Central in New Madrid, Missouri, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. In football, he notched 89 tackles, including 31 tackles for loss, and 10.5 quarterback sacks while adding 21 quarterback hurries in his junior season; on offense, he caught 22 passes for 501 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was a first-team All-state, All-conference, All-region and All-district selection as a senior, after he amassed 104 total tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, 31 quarterback pressures, 5 forced fumbles, 7 pass break ups, 4 blocked kicks. He was also a standout in basketball, where he earned All-state, and numerous All-district, All-region and All-conference honors.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ealy was rated as the 11th best weakside defensive end prospect of his class.

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Ealy attended the University of Missouri from 2010 to 2013. In 2010, Ealy redshirted as a true freshman. In 2011, Ealy earned a back-up role, recording 13 tackles, 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss in 12 games. He made his first career start at Baylor During the Independence Bowl against North Carolina, Ealy recorded 2 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss. He was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. In 2012, he started 10 games for the Tigers, recording 37 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 7 pass break-ups, and 5 quarterback pressures. In 2013, he started all 14 games, setting a new career high in tackles with 43, tackles for loss with 14.5, and sacks with 9.5, while forcing three fumbles and intercepting one pass which he returned 49 yards for a TD against Indiana. For his play, Ealy was named to the first team All-SEC.