Kwity Paye

Kwity Paye (born November 19, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines.

Kwity Paye
Michigan Wolverines – No. 19
PositionDefensive end
ClassSenior
MajorAfro American and African Studies
Career history
College
High schoolBishop Hendricken
(Warwick, Rhode Island)
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-19) November 19, 1998
Guinea
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight272 lb (123 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Paye was born in a refugee camp in Guinea during the First Liberian Civil War and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was six months old.[1][2][3] He attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. As a senior in 2016, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Rhode Island.[4] Paye originally committed to play college football at Boston College, but later switched his commitment to the University of Michigan to play football.[5]

College career

As a true freshman at Michigan in 2017, Paye played in nine games and had five tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2018, he started four of 13 games, recording 29 tackles and two sacks.[6] As a junior he started 11 of 12 games, finishing with 50 tackles and 6.5 sacks.[7] Paye returned to Michigan for his senior year in 2020, rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[8]

References
  1. "Born in a refugee camp, Michigan commit Kwity Paye now living his dream". mlive. January 20, 2017.
  2. "An incredible journey for Bishop Hendricken's Kwity Paye". ESPN.com. December 18, 2015.
  3. Sang, Orion. "Kwity Paye escaped civil war. Now he stars for Michigan football". Detroit Free Press.
  4. Reports, Journal Staff. "Kwity Paye named Gatorade R.I. Football player of the year". providencejournal.com.
  5. Koch, Bill. "Hendricken football star Kwity Paye commits to Michigan". providencejournal.com.
  6. "Kwity Paye ready to step up at DE for Michigan". mlive. December 26, 2018.
  7. Chengelis, Angelique S. "'I'm playing': Michigan's Kwity Paye resolute about tackling 2020 season despite COVID risk". The Detroit News.
  8. Sang, Orion. "Michigan football DE Kwity Paye returning for senior season". Detroit Free Press.


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