Kadeem Wysler Joseph Telfort (born November 10, 1998) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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and UAB.

Early life

Telfort grew up in

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and attended

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before transferring to Booker T. Washington Senior High School for his senior year. Telfort was a four-star rated recruit and originally decided to commit to play college football at the

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during his sophomore year before instead committing to the

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College career

Florida

Telfort was suspended and away from the team during his true freshman season in 2017.

Garden City CC

During the 2018 season, Telfort played in and started six games.

Highland CC

Telfort was forced to sit out during the 2019 season since he transferred within the conference.

UAB

Telfort would decide to transfer to UAB. During the 2020 season, he appeared in all six games and tallied four starts, while also helping the team's running backs rush for 1,800 yards on the season with an average of 200.0 yards per game. During the 2021 season, he played in and started all 13 games on the offensive line and also helped the running backs rush for 2,737 yards on the season. During the 2022 season, he appeared in 12 games and started 11 of them on left tackle for the top offensive line unit in

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. He helped the Blazers rush for 235.3 yards per game with rushing over 215 yards in 10 of their 13 games. He also was named a first team All-

Professional career

Telfort was selected by the

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seventh overall in the 2023 USFL draft. On May 1, 2023, Telfort was signed to the

as an

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after going unselected in the

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. He was waived on August 29, 2023, but was signed to the

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the next day. He was signed to a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024. On March 21, 2025, Telfort was re-signed by the Packers.

References

External links

Florida Gators bioGarden City Broncbusters bioUAB Blazers bioGreen Bay Packers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Telfort, Kadeem 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Miami American football tackles Booker T. Washington Senior High School (Miami, Florida) alumni Florida Gators football players Garden City Broncbusters football players Highland Scotties football players UAB Blazers football players Green Bay Packers players