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PositionLinebacker / Defensive End

ExperienceRookie

Height6-4

Weight265

CollegeUtah

High SchoolTimpanogoas (UT)

HometownOrem, Utah

Birthdate2/15/1986

Joined RavensDraft 2 (57th), 2009

Joined NFL2009

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Games Played/Started: (2009; 2/0)
Paul Kruger was selected in the 2^nd round (57^th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft
“He’s a tough guy, a tenacious guy,” Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta stated. “He’s got a great motor. I think he’s a guy that’s going to have a chance to play defensive end, possibly SAM backer, possibly rush backer. He’s good with his hands. We love tough football players on defense, and he fits the bill.”
Kruger was tabbed a ‘red star’ player by the personnel department, meaning every Ravens scout agreed he personifies the true characteristics of being a Raven. “Guys who get this distinction have a temperament and countenance we want – toughness, high character and intelligence, leadership and competitiveness,” DeCosta added

Was drafted by the Ravens in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Saw extensive action from scrimmage and recorded 1 PD as part of a defense that held the Browns to 160 total yards in the 16-0 shutout.
Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Was a game-day inactive against the Bengals.
Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Was a game-day inactive in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was a game-day inactive against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Played in his 1st-career NFL game, posting 1 tackle as part of a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on 3rd-down conversions.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Was a game-day inactive in the 34-3 victory.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Listed as a game-day inactive in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Was a game-day inactive in the 38-24 win.

A 2-year starter at DE, Kruger declared for the NFL Draft after his redshirt sophomore season
He finished his Utes career with 124 tackles (55 solo), 10.5 sacks (-74 yards), 3 FFs, 3 FRs and 2 INTs
Originally recruited to play QB, he switched to defense following a 2-year (2005-06) LDS Church mission in Kansas City, MO
When he returned to the gridiron, he quickly established himself as a standout D-lineman, earning several All-American honors during both his redshirt freshman and sophomore campaigns
Majored in sociology while attending Utah
2008: As a sophomore, Kruger helped the Utes compile a 13-0 record that included a Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama
Starting all 13 games on the season, he ranked 5^th on the team with 61 tackles (31 solo) and also posted 16.5 TFL (2^nd most in the Mountain West Conference)
Kruger also tallied a team-high 7.5 sacks (-32 yards), 2 FFs, 1 FR, 7 PD and 1 INT en route to earning honorable mention All-American honors by Sports Illustrated and College Football News
He was also an All-Mountain West Conference 1^st-team selection
Kruger helped lead a Utes’ defense that ranked 11th in the nation against the run (99.2 ypg) and 11^th-overall in total defense (289.2 ypg)
2007: Starting 11 of 13 games as a redshirt freshman, Kruger earned 2^nd-team Freshman All-American honors by The Sporting News and Scout.com
He ranked 4^thon the team with 63 tackles (24 solo), adding 3 sacks (-22 yards) and 7.5 TFL (-33 yards)
His 63 stops were the most among MWC freshmen linemen and the 2^nd-best freshman total at any position
Posting 2 FRs and 1 FF, he also returned an INT 24 yards and produced 5 PD
2005-06: Served on an LDS Church Mission in Kansas City, MO
2004: Spent his freshman season with the Utes playing QB on the scout team

Attended Timpanogos (Orem, UT) HS, where he lettered 4 years as a QB
A team captain his senior season, he earned AII-American and All-Conference honors from several publications
Kruger was rated as one of the nation's top 30 QBs by Student Sports magazine
At Utah, he was joined on the Utes’ defensive line by his younger brother, Dave
Their father, Paul, played football at Oregon State, where their mother, Jennifer, was a member of the track and field team

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