1. Kristian Michael Shaw Fulton was born on September 3,1998 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
34 Facts About Kristian Fulton
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Kristian Fulton played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Kristian Fulton was named the New Orleans area Defensive Player of the Year by The New Orleans Advocate as a junior after finishing the season with 11 interceptions, 27 tackles and eight passes defended despite missing three games due to injury.
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Kristian Fulton was named first-team Class 5A All-State as a senior and was invited to play in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game.
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Kristian Fulton was rated a five star recruit by 247 Sports and given a four star rating Rivals, Scout and ESPN and was rated a consensus top-5 prospect at the cornerback position.
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Kristian Fulton committed to play college football at Louisiana State University over Florida and Arkansas.
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Kristian Fulton was named first-team All-State in track as a senior in the 300 meters hurdles.
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Kristian Fulton appeared in three games as a freshman, making two tackles.
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Kristian Fulton appealed the decision, arguing that he believed that the test was for recreational narcotics, but the initial appeal was denied in March 2017.
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Kristian Fulton sat out the entirety of the 2017 season, but remained with the team and participated in daily practices.
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Kristian Fulton then filed a second appeal after hiring an attorney arguing that proper drug testing protocol was not followed.
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Kristian Fulton entered his junior season as a starter at cornerback for the Tigers, despite not having played in a game in 18 months.
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Kristian Fulton started the first ten games of the season for LSU before suffering a season ending ankle injury against Arkansas and finished the season with 25 tackles, an interception, and nine passes defended.
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Kristian Fulton finished the season with 38 tackles, one interception and 14 passes defended as LSU won the 2020 National Championship.
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Jeff Legwold of ESPN had Kristian Fulton ranked as the seventh best cornerback entering the draft.
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NFL draft analysts and scouts projected that Kristian Fulton would be a late-first or second round selection in the 2020 NFL draft.
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Kristian Fulton was the first of two cornerbacks selected by the Titans in 2020, along with seventh round pick Chris Jackson, to provide necessary depth following the departures of Logan Ryan, LeShaun Sims, and Tramaine Brock.
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Kristian Fulton missed a large portion of training camp due to a knee injury.
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Kristian Fulton finished his rookie season in 2020 with only 16 combined tackles, one pass deflection, one sack, and one interception in six games and two starts.
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Kristian Fulton received an overall grade of 54.1 from Pro Football Focus as a rookie in 2020.
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Kristian Fulton began training camp as a top candidate to be the No 1 starting cornerback, but had to compete against Janoris Jenkins, Kevin Johnson, and Caleb Farley following the departures of Malcolm Butler, Adoree Jackson, and Johnathan Joseph.
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Kristian Fulton finished the season with 40 combined tackles, a career-high 14 pass deflections, and had two interceptions in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Kristian Fulton received an overall grade of 64.1 from Pro Football Focus in 2021.
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Kristian Fulton entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback following the departure of Janoris Jenkins.
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Head coach Mike Vrabel named Kristian Fulton a starting cornerback to begin the season, alongside Caleb Farley and rookie Roger McCreary.
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Kristian Fulton was inactive for four consecutive games after suffering a groin injury.
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Kristian Fulton finished the 2022 NFL season with a total of 48 combined tackles, five pass deflections, a forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one interception in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Kristian Fulton remained inactive for the remaining five games of the season.
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Kristian Fulton finished the 2023 NFL season with a total of 47 combined tackles and five pass deflections in 12 games and 11 starts.
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Kristian Fulton received an overall grade of 46.4 from Pro Football Focus in 2023, which ranked 118th among all qualifying cornerbacks.
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Kristian Fulton entered training camp slated as the No 2 starting cornerback following the departure of Michael Davis.
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Kristian Fulton was inactive for two games after he sustained a hamstring injury.
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Kristian Fulton finished the season with 51 combined tackles, seven passes defended, and one interception in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Kristian Fulton received an overall grade of 71.1 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 40th among 222 qualifying cornerbacks in 2024.