Kenyon Green (born March 15, 2001) is an American football guard for the

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of the National Football League (NFL). He played

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at Texas A&M, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. Green was drafted by the Texans in the first round of the

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Early life and high school

Green grew up in Humble, Texas and attended Atascocita High School. Green was rated a five-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at LSU during his sophomore year before decommitting as a junior and choosing to enroll at Texas A&M.

College career

Green was named Texas A&M's starting right guard going into his freshman season. He started all 13 of the team's games and was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, Green moved to left guard and started all nine of the Aggies games and was named a first-team All-American by ''

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'' and the

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and was a second-team selection by the Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, and the Walter Camp Foundation, tying him with BYU's

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for a consensus All-American selection. He moved to

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for the 2021 season. As a junior, Green received first-team All-America honors from ''

'', the Associated Press, CBS Sports, and '' USA Today''. He was named a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, '' The Athletic'', the American Football Coaches Association, and the

. He was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award, which was ultimately awarded to Michigan's

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. Green decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the

Professional career

Houston Texans

Green was selected with the 15th overall pick by the

in the

References

External links

Houston Texans bio

Texas A&M Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Kenyon 2001 births Living people People from Humble, Texas Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas Players of American football from Texas African-American players of American football American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles Texas A&M Aggies football players All-American college football players 21st-century African-American sportspeople Houston Texans players