Position Quarterback Role American football player Siblings Charlie Kaaya Name Brad Kaaya Parents Angela Means, Brad Kaaya | Weight 209 lb (95 kg) Height 1.93 m Class Sophomore Nationality American | |
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Date of birth (1995-09-03) September 3, 1995 (age 20) Place of birth West Hills, Los Angeles, California High school Chaminade College Preparatory School Similar People Angela Means, Al Golden, Deshaun Watson, Duke Johnson, Dabo Swinney | ||
Miami hurricanes football s brad kaaya s best plays vs nebraska
Bradley Mathias Kaaya Jr. (born September 3, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami from 2014 to 2016. He was drafted by Detroit Lions in sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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- Miami hurricanes football s brad kaaya s best plays vs nebraska
- The U Brad Kaaya Career Highlights HD
- Early years
- College career
- College statistics
- Detroit Lions
- Carolina Panthers
- Personal life
- References
The U: Brad Kaaya Career Highlights HD
Early years
Kaaya attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, where he played high school football for the Eagles. As a senior, he threw for a school record 3,855 yards and 27 touchdowns. During his high school career, he threw for 5,730 yards and 40 touchdowns. He was ranked by the Rivals.com recruiting network as the eighth best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class.
College career
Kaaya was named the Hurricanes starting quarterback as a true freshman over Jake Heaps by head coach Al Golden on August 24, 2014. As a true freshman, Kaaya led the Hurricanes to a 6–7 overall record and a bowl appearance, losing to South Carolina in the 2014 Independence Bowl. In his second year starting, the 2015 Hurricanes improved to 8–5, with a loss to Washington State in the Sun Bowl. Kaaya had the 2016 Hurricanes off to their best start of his career, going 4–1 and reaching as high as #10 in the AP Poll. Miami finished the 2016 season with a 9–4 record and a win over West Virginia in the 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl.
On January 2, 2017, Kaaya announced that he would be entering the 2017 NFL Draft rather than returning to Miami for his final season of eligibility.
College statistics
Kaaya was named ACC Rookie of the year following a 2014 regular season in which he led the league in pass efficiency and touchdown passes.
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions selected Kaaya in the sixth round (215th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the ninth quarterback selected in the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 12, 2017, the Lions signed Kaaya to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $123,352. He was waived by the Lions on September 2, 2017.
Carolina Panthers
On September 3, 2017, Kaaya was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.
Personal life
Kaaya's mother, Angela Means Kaaya, is a vegan cook and former actress, who is best known for her role as Felisha in the 1995 cult classic film Friday as well as Veda in House Party 3 and Aunt Vanessa in the TV series Cousin Skeeter. His father Brad Kaaya Sr. coached him in Pop Warner football and is a former screenwriter who wrote for the film O and the TV series Cousin Skeeter, Damon, and MADtv. Kaaya's parents split up when he was six years old. His surname originates from Tanzania.