Kalil Pimpleton
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kalil Pimpleton
| image = 2024, 83, Kalil Pimpleton.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Pimpleton with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
| current_team = Ottawa Redblacks
| number = 83
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|9}}
| birth_place = Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 175
| high_school = Muskegon (MI)
| college = Virginia Tech (2017)
Central Michigan (2018–2021)
| undraftedyear = 2022
| draftpick =
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status =
| highlights =
- MAC Special Teams Player of the Year (2021)
- 2x First-team All-MAC (2019, 2021)
- Second-team All-MAC (2020)
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason = 2022
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 =
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
| pfr = PimpKa00
}}
Kalil Pimpleton (born December 9, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{Cite web |last=Fennelly |first=John |date=2022-09-04 |title=Kalil Pimpleton says he'll do whatever it takes to help Giants |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2022/09/04/kalil-pimpleton-says-hell-do-whatever-it-takes-help-new-york-giants/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Giants Wire |language=en-US |agency=USA Today}} He played college football at Central Michigan and went undrafted during the 2022 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=2022-08-29 |title=Lions releasing LB Jarrad Davis, 'Hard Knocks' favorite WR Kalil Pimpleton |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/lb-jarrad-davis-hard-knocks-favorite-wr-kalil-pimpleton-cut-by-lions |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}
College career
He signed with Virginia Tech out of high school and played in 4 games in 2017 before transferring to Central Michigan where he played from 2019 to 2021.{{Cite web|title=Kalil Pimpleton |url=https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/football/roster/kalil-pimpleton/3519 |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=cmuchippewas.com |language=en-US}} He earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2021 for his kick returning and was a first team All-MAC wide receiver.{{cite web|title=MAC Announces 2021 Postseason Football Awards & All-MAC Teams|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2021/11/30/mac-announces-2021-postseason-football-awards-all-mac-teams.aspx|date=1 December 2022|access-date=12 November 2022|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 7 5/8
| weight = 172
| dash = 4.49
| ten split = 1.52
| twenty split = 2.50
| shuttle = 4.04
| cone drill = 6.93
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 14
| arm span = 28 7/8
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024520&DraftYear=2022 |title=2022 Draft Scout Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 18, 2022}}
}}
=Detroit Lions=
On April 30, 2022, Pimpleton was signed by the Detroit Lions after going undrafted.{{cite web | last=Birkett | first=Dave | last2=Garcia | first2=Tony | title=Who Detroit Lions have signed as NFL undrafted free agents | website=Detroit Free Press | date=2022-04-30 | url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/04/30/detroit-lions-undrafted-free-agents-2022/9598708002/ | access-date=2024-12-26}} On August 29, Pimpleton was waived by the Lions.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/lions-to-release-rookie-wr-kalil-pimpleton/ar-AA11h89H|title=Lions to release rookie WR Kalil Pimpleton|website=MSN }}{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2022 |title=Kalil Pimpleton: Let go by Detroit |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/kalil-pimpleton-let-go-by-detroit/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=CBSSports}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/detroit-lions-on-hard-knocks-finale-kalil-pimpleton-obinna-eze-tim-boyle-among-roster-cuts/ar-AA11xXaK|title=Detroit Lions on 'Hard Knocks' finale: Kalil Pimpleton, Obinna Eze, Tim Boyle among roster cuts|website=MSN }}
=New York Giants=
On September 1, 2022, Pimpleton was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/kalil-pimpleton-signs-with-the-giants-practice-squad/ar-AA11mLUf|title=Kalil Pimpleton signs with the Giants practice squad|website=MSN }} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023.{{cite web|title=Giants sign 10 to reserve/future contracts|url=https://www.giants.com/news/reserve-future-contracts-roster-nfl-kalil-pimpleton-vernon-butler-transactions|website=Giants.com|date=January 22, 2023}} He was waived on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023|url=https://www.giants.com/news/new-york-giants-roster-2023-nfl-season-joe-schoen-brian-daboll-transactions|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
=Ottawa Redblacks=
Pimpleton signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 23, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/kalil-pimpleton-pimplka01/transactions | title=Kalil Pimpleton | accessdate=30 May 2024}} Following training camp in 2024, he began the season on the injured list, but soon after made his CFL debut in week 6 on July 14, 2024, against the Edmonton Elks.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6424/edmonton-elks-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ | title=Edmonton Elks vs Ottawa Redblacks |publisher=Canadian Football League | accessdate=July 14, 2024}} In that game, Pimpleton scored his first career touchdown, on a 70-yard touchdown catch thrown by Dru Brown, and recorded a 100-yard game.
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/kalil-pimpleton/166522/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
- [https://hokiesports.com/sports/football/roster/season/2016/player/kalil-pimpleton Virginia Tech Hokies bio]
- [https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/football/roster/kalil-pimpleton/3519 Central Michigan Chippewas bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Muskegon, Michigan
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