N. D. Kalu plays DE in the NFL. His most recent season came in 2008 with HOU, capping a 12-season NFL career. His 49.6 ScoutIndex Rating last season was below the DEF average, in the 54th percentile.
Size
6'3", 266#
College
Rice
Draft
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Seasons
1997–2008
2003 ScoutIndex Rating · DEF
Methodology69.1
87th percentile among DEFs
16 games
Splash plays×0.15+0.79
Pass rush×0.3+1.75
Ball skills×0.25-0.18
Run defense×0.2+0.46
Availability×0.1+1.10
Career (regular season)
Career profile
N. D. Kalu has appeared in 97 regular-season games across 9 NFL seasons on file, playing for 3 teams: WAS (1999–2000), PHI (2001–2005), HOU (2006–2008).
By the ScoutIndex Rating, his best qualified season was 2002: a 70.2, in the 90th percentile among DEFs that year.
2003 splits
regular season2003 game log
N. D. Kalu — common questions
- What position does N. D. Kalu play?
- N. D. Kalu is listed as a DE.
- Which teams has N. D. Kalu played for?
- In the seasons on file (1999 onward), N. D. Kalu has played for WAS (1999–2000), PHI (2001–2005), HOU (2006–2008).
- Where did N. D. Kalu go to college?
- N. D. Kalu played college football at Rice.
- How many touchdowns has N. D. Kalu scored?
- N. D. Kalu has no rushing, receiving or passing touchdowns in the regular-season games on file.
- What is N. D. Kalu's ScoutIndex Rating?
- N. D. Kalu rated 26.7 for 2008, the 2nd percentile among DEFs (provisional or limited sample). Ratings run 0–99; about 60 is a league-average qualified starter.
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Top teammates, last season on file
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- Kevin WalterWR · 2008
- Owen DanielsTE · 2008
- Ahman GreenRB · 2008
- David AndersonWR · 2008
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