2019 Football Roster
Roster
Kpogba, Lee

Jersey Number 21
Lee Kpogba
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- Parkland
Bio
Career Overview: Has seen action in 22 career games, playing at linebacker and one of the Orange's core special teams players ... 44 career tackles, two TFLs and a sack.
Sophomore Year (2020): Appeared in every game as a backup linebacker and was one of the Orange’s core special teams players … Had 43 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack on the season … Had three tackles in the season opener against North Carolina … Made five tackles against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Posted six tackles and his first collegiate sack against Liberty (10/17) … Had four tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Wake Forest (10/31) … Made six tackles against Boston College (11/7) … Had a career-high eight tackles at Notre Dame (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Played in 11 games ... Member of the kickoff return, kickoff coverage and punt return teams at different times throughout the year ... Made his collegiate debut on special teams in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), logged the first tackle of his career on kickoff coverage.
High School: Two-way starter at outside linebacker and running back for head coach Martin Samek … No. 136 on Rivals.com’s list of the nation’s top 250 prospects … Rated the No. 8 outside linebacker and the No. 3 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com … No. 23 among outside linebackers and No. 18 among North Carolina prospects in the 247Sports.com composite … No. 95 outside linebacker in the Class of 2019 and the No. 47 prospect in North Carolina, according to ESPN … 2018 USA Today North Carolina Defensive Player of the Year … 2018 USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina First Team honoree … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … Selected to play in the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an all-star game between the top senior football players from North Carolina and South Carolina … As a senior captain, recorded 89 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and four forced fumbles to help Parkland to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the NCHSAA Class 3-AA playoffs … Also rushed for more than 600 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Mustangs … As a junior in 2017, earned Central Piedmont 4-A All-Conference honors and was selected to the North Carolina Preps 3-A All-State Team … Tallied 86 tackles and 21 sacks as a sophomore … Parkland team MVP.
Personal: Lee Nyan Kpogba … Born on November 19, 2000 in Ghana … Son of Samuel Kpogba … One sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Sophomore Year (2020): Appeared in every game as a backup linebacker and was one of the Orange’s core special teams players … Had 43 tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack on the season … Had three tackles in the season opener against North Carolina … Made five tackles against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Posted six tackles and his first collegiate sack against Liberty (10/17) … Had four tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Wake Forest (10/31) … Made six tackles against Boston College (11/7) … Had a career-high eight tackles at Notre Dame (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Played in 11 games ... Member of the kickoff return, kickoff coverage and punt return teams at different times throughout the year ... Made his collegiate debut on special teams in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Against Western Michigan (9/21), logged the first tackle of his career on kickoff coverage.
High School: Two-way starter at outside linebacker and running back for head coach Martin Samek … No. 136 on Rivals.com’s list of the nation’s top 250 prospects … Rated the No. 8 outside linebacker and the No. 3 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com … No. 23 among outside linebackers and No. 18 among North Carolina prospects in the 247Sports.com composite … No. 95 outside linebacker in the Class of 2019 and the No. 47 prospect in North Carolina, according to ESPN … 2018 USA Today North Carolina Defensive Player of the Year … 2018 USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina First Team honoree … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … Selected to play in the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an all-star game between the top senior football players from North Carolina and South Carolina … As a senior captain, recorded 89 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks and four forced fumbles to help Parkland to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the NCHSAA Class 3-AA playoffs … Also rushed for more than 600 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Mustangs … As a junior in 2017, earned Central Piedmont 4-A All-Conference honors and was selected to the North Carolina Preps 3-A All-State Team … Tallied 86 tackles and 21 sacks as a sophomore … Parkland team MVP.
Personal: Lee Nyan Kpogba … Born on November 19, 2000 in Ghana … Son of Samuel Kpogba … One sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
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