The famous Chukwuemeka Kingsley Jonathan is a Nigerian-born American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at Syracuse and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in 2022. He was also the number one overall pick in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.
Jonathan played as a reserve defensive end in 2019 and made 12 appearances. He recorded 24 tackles, three for loss, and 1.5 sacks, earning All-ACC Academic honors. In his senior year, 2020, Jonathan was awarded the Jim Tatum Award for best ACC student-athlete. He started all 11 games and finished the year with 32 total tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble. He was a Campbell Trophy semifinalist, Wuerffel Trophy watchlisted player, Senior CLASS Award candidate, and a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
Where did Kingsley Jonathan go to high school?
Kingsley Jonathan was born on April 28, 1998, in Lagos, Nigeria. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Saint Frances Academy. He also attended Eastern Alamance High School.
Saint Frances Academy is an independent Catholic high school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1828, it is the first and oldest continually operating Black Catholic educational facility in the United States.
Eastern Alamance High School is a public, coeducational high school located in Mebane, North Carolina, United States. It is one of seven high schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System. The school runs on block scheduling from 8:10 am to 3:20 pm. They are currently running on a 4 block school day with semester-long courses. Ninth-grade students can choose between eight total classes a year.
