Kwity Paye
Paye with the Michigan Wolverines in 2018 | |||||||||||||
| No. 53 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 November 1998 Guinea | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| College | Michigan (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 1st round, 21st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Kwity Paye (/ˈkwɪti ˈpeɪ/ KWIT-ee PAY; born 19 November 1998) is a Liberian professional American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Guinea as a refugee of the First Liberian Civil War and immigrated to the United States as a baby. Paye played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.