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N. D. Kalu

DE

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

2006 ScoutIndex Rating · DEF

Methodology
43.4

40th percentile among DEFs

15 games

Splash plays×0.15-0.59
Pass rush×0.3+0.16
Ball skills×0.25-0.56
Run defense×0.2-0.96
Availability×0.1+0.89

Career (regular season)

SeasonTmSIGPass ydsPass TDRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2008HOU26.72
2007HOU49.69
2006HOU43.415
2005PHI52.213
2003PHI69.116
2002PHI70.216
2001PHI50.99
2000WAS40.48
1999WAS51.79

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.

2006 splits

regular season

2006 game log

WkOppLineScore
Week 2IND—38.8
Week 3WAS—43.1
Week 4MIA—44.5
Week 6DAL—39.3
Week 7JAX—39.1
Week 8TEN—35.6
Week 9NYG—36.2
Week 10JAX—39.4
Week 11BUF—36.2
Week 12NYJ—40.4
Week 13LV—69.3
Week 14TEN—67.9
Week 15NE—36.2
Week 16IND—39.5
Week 17CLE—36.5

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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