Christopher Dunn (born February 19, 1998) is an American football

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who is a free agent. He played

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at N.C. State.

Early life and high school

Dunn grew up in Lexington, North Carolina and attended

North Davidson High School North Davidson High School (commonly referred to as "NDHS," or simply "North") is a public high school in Welcome, North Carolina (near Lexington). It was established in 1952 and is located along Old US Highway 52 in northern Davidson County. T ...

. He finished his high school career with 271 points scored after making 30-of-48 field goal attempts and 175-of-194 extra points.

College career

Dunn became the

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's primary kicker entering his freshman season and was named second team All-

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(ACC) after he set school-records with 23 field goals made and 120 points scored. He repeated as a second team All-ACC selection after making 21 field goals on 24 attempts as a sophomore. He elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NC State for a fifth season. Dunn won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's best kicker in 2022, was a first team All-American, and set ACC records for most career points scored and field goals made. In NC State's bowl game, he made four field goals to break the career NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders record.

Professional career

Dunn was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023. He was waived on June 15.

References

External links

NC State Wolfpack bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Christopher 1998 births Living people Players of American football from North Carolina American football placekickers All-American college football players NC State Wolfpack football players Los Angeles Rams players