Kirston Pittman
| No. 9 New Orleans VooDoo | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | January 18, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | Reserve, Louisiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Louisiana State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 | |
| Tackles: | -- |
| Sacks: | -- |
| Forced fumbles: | -- |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
Kirston Jarre Pittman (born January 18, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football defensive end who is currently a member of the New Orleans VooDoo. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Louisiana State.
Early years
As a senior at East St. John High School, Reserve, Louisiana, Pittman made 42 tackles, blocked three punts, and had one interception returned for a touchdown. As a junior he registered 40 tackles and 12 sacks.
College career
In 2003, Pittman earned Freshmen All-SEC honors from the Sporting News and was named honorable mention Freshmen All-American by College Football News. He Played in 13 games with no starts and recorded 15 tackles and 2 sacks.
In 2004 he played 12 games with one start. He has 21 tackles (11 solo) with 5 going for a loss and three sacks. He also broke up a pass.
Pittman missed all of 2006 after tearing Achilles tendon during an offseason workout and there year before, 2005, redshirted after missing the entire season with a foot injury.
Pittman was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA due to injuries. He ended 2008 with 35 tackles (5.5 for a loss) and 2.5 sacks. In 2007 he started all 14 games and had 68 total tackles (29 solo) with 12.5 going for losses and 7.5 sacks. He also intercepted a pass and broke up one pass.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Pre-draft measureables | ||||||||||
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-3 * | 250 lb * | 4.59 ** | 1.61 ** | 2.72 ** | 4.45 ** | 7.64 ** | 30½ in. ** | 8'08" ** | 28 ** | X |
(* represents NFL Combine; **represents LSU Pro Day) [1]
St. Louis Rams
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Pittman signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent. He was waived/injured on July 29 and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list. He was released on August 4.