| No. 86 Chicago Bears | |
| Tight end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 19, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Austin, Texas | |
| High School: Westlake High School | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Purdue | |
| Undrafted in 2011 | |
| Debuted in 2011 for the Chicago Bears | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2011 | |
| Receptions | 0 |
| Receiving Yards | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Kyle Robert Adams (born January 19, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Purdue.
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Adams was born on January 19, 1988, in Austin, Texas, to Robert and Anne Adams. He attened Westlake High School in Austin where he played football (coached by Derek Long). He attended the same high school as another famous Purdue alumnis, Drew Brees. As a junior he had eight receptions, and as a senior he caught nine passes for 100 yards and one touchdown.[1] He helped lead the team to district title every season he was there, and a quarterfinals appearence in 2003.[2] In the classroom he was an Academic All-State and a National Merit Scholarship finalist.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Kyle Adams TE |
Austin, Texas | Westlake High School | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.8 | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 72 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 65 (TE) Rivals: -- (TE), -- (TX) ESPN: 57 (TE) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Adams committed to Purdue University on June 29, 2008.[3] Adams wasn't heavily recruited as he only had one other FBS scholarship offer from Duke.[4]
During the 2006 season, his first year, Adams appeared in eight games, including one start. He made his Boilermakers debut He caught his first two career passes for 17 yards at Northwestern on October 14[5] He later had his first career touchdown on a 25-yard pass from wide receiver Desmond Tardy at Hawai'i on November 25th.[6][1] For the season he had six receptions for 58 yards and one touchdown.[7]
Received team's Newcomer Award, which is awarded to an offensive and defensive player who, in his first spring practice, makes the most progress[8].
Adams sustained a season-ending knee injury in the season opener agaist Northern Colorado.[9]
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| Season | Team | GS | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| 2006 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2007 | Purdue | 1 | 13 | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 2 | 28 | |
| 2008 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2009 | Purdue | 12 | 12 | 29 | 249 | 8.6 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2010 | Purdue | 12 | 12 | 36 | 244 | 6.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Totals | 27 | 46 | 79 | 660 | 8.4 | 3 | 28 | ||
Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Adams was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the twentieth-best tight end in the draft.[11][12] Adams wasn't invited to the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, but Purdue held a Pro Day which allowed Adams to showcase his talents[13]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 4.6 in | 257 lb | 4.83 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 4.35 s | 7.10 s | 33 in | 10 ft 02 in | 24 rep | ||||||||||
| All values from 2011 Purdue Pro Day[11] | |||||||||||||||||||