Kwity Paye is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Of Liberian heritage, he was born in Guinea as a refugee of the First Liberian Civil War and emigrated to the United States as a baby.
The Indianapolis Colts drafted him in the first round (21st overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He then signed a four-year rookie contract with the team on 6 May 2021. Paye attended Bishop Hendricken High School where he played both as a running back and defensive end. He was named the 2016 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in his senior year.
Initially, he committed to play college football at Boston College but later switched to the University of Michigan. He played for the Michigan Wolverines for four years. Kwity ended his college career, with 100 tackles (56 solos), 23.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, one pass defence, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
How many pressures does Kwity Paye have?
Paye, the 21st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, finished his rookie season with four sacks and 39 total pressures. He added 10 quarterback hits, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three tackles for a loss over 15 games.
Paye came on especially strong in the second half of the season, with all four of his sacks coming in Weeks 9-18.
“You could see where he was really working his pass rush and understood how to come back underneath because he’s a guy that can get the corner with his quickness and his speed, then he’s able to now recognize when he’s getting to the top part of the quarterback,” defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said. “Now he can work back underneath. That’s when I really started to see that. Maybe around the Buffalo game, I want to say, maybe a little bit before that. He’s certainly coming on and doing a good job of pressuring the quarterback and continuing to improve.”