Kenji Bahar

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Kenji Bahar
No. 11 – Houston Gamblers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26)
Baltimore, Maryland
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Calvert Hall
(Towson, Maryland)
College:Monmouth (2015–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Inactive roster
Career highlights and awards
  • Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • First-team All-Big South (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2018)
Career USFL statistics as of Week 10, 2022
Passing attempts:100
Passing completions:61
Completion percentage:61.0
TD–INT:2-2
Passing yards:541
QBR:73.7
Player stats at NFL.com

Kenji Bahar is an American football quarterback for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Monmouth University.

College career

Bahar was a member of the Monmouth Hawks for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He was named second-team All-Big South Conference after passing for 2,626 yards and 20 touchdowns in his redshirt junior season.[1] As a redshirt senior, he completed 289 of 448 passing attempts for 3,684 yards and 30 touchdowns with four rushing touchdowns and was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Year.[2] Bahar set school records with 9,642 passing yards and 70 touchdown passes.[3]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Bahar signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2021.[4] He was waived on June 4, but re-signed by the team on July 28, 2021, after Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson was placed on the Reserve/Covid-19 list.[5][6] Bahar was waived by the Ravens when Jackson was activated off the list on August 6, 2021.[7] The Ravens re-signed Bahar again on August 16, 2021, after quarterback Trace McSorley suffered a back injury and was again waived on August 24, 2021.[8][9] He was re-signed by the Ravens to their practice squad on November 23, 2021, and released on November 29, 2021.[10][11] Bahar was re-signed to the practice squad on December 25, 2021, and was elevated to the active roster the following day for the Ravens' Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.[12] He was released on December 28.

Houston Gamblers

Bahar was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Houston Gamblers.[13] He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 30, 2022,[14] with a hand injury.[15]

Spring Football statistics
Year Team League Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2022 HOU USFL 7 3 2-1 61 100 61.0 541 5.4 2 2 73.8 20 87 4.4 0

References

  1. ^ Edelson, Stephen (August 19, 2019). "Is Monmouth's Kenji Bahar the most underrated QB in college football?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Monmouth's Kenji Bahar hopes to be latest FCS quarterback to make the NFL". Asbury Park Press. February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ravens place CB Kevon Seymour on reserve/COVID-19 list, release ex-Calvert Hall QB Kenji Bahar". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Straka, Dean (May 13, 2021). "Baltimore Ravens add former Monmouth QB Kenji Bahar to minicamp roster". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Williams, Charean (June 4, 2021). "Ravens waive quarterback Kenji Bahar". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Brown, Clifton (July 28, 2021). "Ravens Sign Quarterback Kenji Bahar". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Oestreicher, Kevin (August 6, 2021). "Ravens activate Lamar Jackson, Gus Edwards from Reserve/COVID-19 list, waive two players". Ravens Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (August 16, 2021). "Ravens re-sign Kenji Bahar". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Kenji Bahar: Let go by Ravens". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. August 24, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Former Calvert Hall QB Kenji Bahar among 3 signed to Ravens practice squad; OT Adrian Ealy released". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Kenji Bahar: Let go by Baltimore". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Alper, Josh (December 25, 2021). "Ravens sign Kenji Bahar to back up Josh Johnson Sunday". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Houston Gamblers stock roster with 35 picks in USFL draft". Houston Chronicle. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  14. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 30, 2022). "Game Status Report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.

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