1. Kayvon Thibodeaux is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Kayvon Thibodeaux
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was selected by the Giants fifth overall in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was born in South Los Angeles, California, on December 15,2000.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux attended and played football at Susan Miller Dorsey High School for two years before transferring to Oaks Christian School in 2017.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was named the High School Football Defensive Player of the Year by the USA Today after recording 18 sacks and 54 tackles during his senior season in 2018.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux recorded 152 total tackles, 54 sacks, and eight forced fumbles during his high school career, and was the second-highest rated overall player in the 2019 recruiting class.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux accepted a scholarship to play college football for the Ducks at the University of Oregon over several other offers including USC and Stanford.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was named the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2019.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a sprained ankle in the first game of his junior season, and sat out the following two games.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux recorded seven sacks in 2021 and was unanimously voted to the 2021 College Football All-America Team.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was selected fifth overall by the New York Giants in the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a sprained MCL in Week 2 of the preseason against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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On December 18,2022, against the Washington Commanders, Kayvon Thibodeaux completed a forced fumble and recovery for his first career touchdown.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux's performance earned him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 15.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux started and appeared in 14 games as a rookie.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux finished with four sacks, 49 total tackles, five passes defended, and two forced fumbles.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux was named to the 2022 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a wrist injury that required surgery in Week 5 of the 2024 season and was placed on injured reserve on October 12,2024.
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In July 2021, Kayvon Thibodeaux announced a collaboration with Nike CEO Phil Knight and shoe designer Tinker Hatfield to design non-fungible token artwork.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux launched his own cryptocurrency, "$JREAM", in September 2021.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism-advertising.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux is an avid chess player, saying he used chess principles to hone his skills as a football player.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux began playing chess at a young age, watching his uncles play the board game.
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Kayvon Thibodeaux is a minority owner of the New York Warriors USA Masters T10 cricket team.