American football defensive end Chukwuemeka Kingsley Jonathan, who was born in Nigeria on April 28, 1998, plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).
Where did Kingsley Jonathan go to college? Did Kingsley Jonathan play college football?
In 2022, the Buffalo Bills signed him as an undrafted free agent after he played college football for Syracuse. Additionally, he was selected first overall in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.
Jonathan made his college football debut in 2017 against Central Connecticut after committing to Syracuse University. He played in eight games overall as a freshman, recording four tackles. Jonathan started two of the 13 games he played in during his sophomore season in 2018. He made 21 tackles and had five sacks, which put him third on the team. He was chosen for the ACC honor roll.
Jonathan appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive end in 2019. He had 24 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks while earning All-ACC Academic honors. Jonathan received the Jim Tatum Award for best ACC student-athlete in his senior year, 2020. He started all 11 games and had 32 total tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble. He was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, a Wuerffel Trophy watchlist player, a Senior CLASS Award candidate, and a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
