Kody Afusia
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kody Afusia
| image = Kody Afusia.jpg
| caption = Afusia with the Baltimore Brigade in 2017
| number = 54, 77, 55
| position = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|11}}
| birth_place = Fountain Valley, California
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 310
| high_school = Huntington Beach (CA) Ocean View
| college = Hawaii
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles KISS ({{AFL Year|2015|2016}})
- Iowa Barnstormers ({{IFL Year|2017}})
- Baltimore Brigade ({{AFL Year|2017}})
| highlights =
| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 1.0
| afl = 13394
}}
Kody Afusia (born August 11, 1992) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at University of Hawaii at Manoa and attended Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, California. He was a member of the Los Angeles KISS, Iowa Barnstormers, and Baltimore Brigade.
Early life
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2010}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Kody Afusia
| position = OG
| hometown = Huntington Beach, California
| highschool = Ocean View High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 295
| 40 =
| commitdate = February 2, 2010
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = 2
| 247 stars = 2
| espn stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 =
| year = 2010
| rivals ref title = Hawaii Football Commitment List
| scout ref title = Hawaii College Football Recruiting Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
| rivals school = hawaii
| scout s = hawaii
| 247 school = hawaii
| espn schoolid = 62
| scout overall = 29 (C)
| rivals overall = -- (OG), -- (CA)
| 247 overall = 135 (OG)
| espn overall = -- (C), -- (CA)
| accessdate = April 6, 2017
| bball =
}}
College career
Afusia played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 2010 to 2014. He was the team's starter his final two years and helped the Warriors to 5 wins. He played in 37 games during his career including 16 starts at guard and 7 at center.{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=13196 |title=Kody Afusia |publisher=University of Hawai'i Athletics |work=www.hawaiiathletics.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://khon2.com/2014/08/11/afusia-dances-his-way-from-guard-to-center-for-rainbow-warriors/ |title=Afusia dances his way from Guard to Center for Rainbow Warriors |author=Rob DeMello |date=August 11, 2014 |publisher=Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. |work=www.khon2.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 303
| dash = 5.35
| ten split = 1.86
| twenty split = 3.02
| shuttle = 4.87
| cone drill = 7.46
| vertical = 28.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 2
| bench = 22
| note = All values from Hawaii Pro Day{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=104740&draftyear=2015&genpos=OG | title=Kody Afusia | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | accessdate=April 1, 2017}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Afusia was invited to rookie mini-camp with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web |url=http://khon2.com/2015/05/06/four-hawaii-rookies-sign-free-agent-contracts-with-nfl-teams/ |title=Five Hawaii rookies sign free-agent contracts with NFL teams, Suite prepares for Lions camp |author=Rob DeMello |date=May 6, 2015 |publisher=Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. |work=www.khon2.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017}}
On July 14, 2015, Afusia was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS of the Arena Football League.{{cite web |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/07/13/sports/uh-lineman-afusia-to-join-arena-football-team/ |title=UH lineman Afusia to join arena football team |author=Stephen Tsai |date=July 13, 2015 |publisher= staradvertiser.com |work= www.staradvertiser.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017}} Afusia appeared in four games with the KISS in 2015, starting 3. In 2016, Afusia appeared in 8 games starting 6.{{cite web |url=http://www.afldigital.com/_resource/postseason/Los_Angeles_KISS.pdf |title=2016 Postseason Media Guide LA KISS |publisher=Arena Football League |work=www.afldigital.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017}}
Afusia signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League on October 25, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2015-16/October_2016 |title=October 2016 IFL Transactions |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224052739/http://goifl.com/transactions/2015-16/October_2016 |url-status=dead }} On January 19, 2017, Afusia was placed on the transfer list.{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/January_2017 |title=January 2017 IFL Transactions |publisher=Indoor Football League |work=www.goifl.com |accessdate=April 1, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131182610/http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/January_2017 |url-status=dead }}
Afusia was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on January 12, 2017. He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | title=AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams | publisher=arenafootball.com | date=August 21, 2017 | accessdate=September 15, 2017 | url-status=usurped | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916034752/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams | archivedate=September 16, 2017 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=13196 Hawaii Warriors profile]
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Category:Players of American football from Huntington Beach, California
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players
Category:Los Angeles Kiss players
Category:Iowa Barnstormers players