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Pronunciation
kuh-NAW-shick
After Cal
• Played in the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and contributed four tackles as well as one quarterback hurry
Kunaszyk's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 22 (vs. UCLA, 2018)
Tackles For Loss: 2.5 (twice, last vs. Idaho State)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 31 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Sacks 2.5 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Sack Yards: 31 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (six times, last vs. Stanford, 2018)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (twice, last at USC, 2018)
Interceptions: 1 (four times, last vs. TCU, 2018)
Interception Return Yards: 53 (at Oregon, 2017)
Long Interception Return: 53 (at Oregon, 2017)
Pass Breakups: 1 (three times, last vs. Colorado, 2018)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (four times, last vs. TCU, 2018)
All-Purpose Yards: 53 (at Oregon, 2017)
Cal Career (2016-18)
• Played in 34 games with 19 starts and contributed 273 tackles to rank eighth on Cal's all-time list while adding 18.0 tackles for loss (-97 yards), 7.5 sacks (-61 yards), four interceptions that he returned 67 yards, three pass breakups, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four quarterback hurries in three seasons at Cal after transferring from American River College
• Compiled career highs of 148 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss (career-high -55 yards), 4.0 sacks (-24 yards), five forced fumbles, three pass breakups and three quarterback hurries, as well as a career-high-tying one fumble recovery as a 2018 senior
• Had a career-high 37 sack yards and a career-high two interceptions that he returned for a career-high 53 yards while tying his career best with one fumble recovery as a 2017 junior
• Registered a career-high 22 tackles as a senior vs. UCLA that were the most by a Cal player since Jerrott Willard also had 22 against USC in 1993
• Became the first Cal player to earn Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week honors when he had a career-high 2.5 sacks and a career-high-tying 2.5 tackles for loss as well as career highs with 31 tackle for loss and sack yards as junior against Washington State while he also had a career-high-tying one interception, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry in the contest
• Equaled a career-high with 2.5 tackles for loss against Idaho State as a senior
• Matched his career-high-tying single interception as a sophomore to seal a 52-49 double overtime win against Oregon and again against the Ducks in Eugene as junior that he returned a career-long 53 yards
• Had one forced fumble in a single game six times, as well as one interception and one quarterback hurry on four occasions each, one pass breakup three times, and one fumble recovery twice
• Had 12 career double-digit tackle games with nine as a senior and three as a junior
• Led or co-led Cal in tackles 11 times, six times as a senior and five in his junior campaign
Senior (2018)
• One of 10 players including six on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games
• Compiled career highs of 148 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss (-55 yards), 4.0 sacks (-24 yards), five forced fumbles, three pass breakups and three quarterback hurries, as well as a career-high-tying one fumble recovery and one interception that he returned for seven yards
• Earned second-team All-American (Sports Illustrated), as well as first-team (Athlon, Pac-12 Coaches, Phil Steele) and second-team (Associated Press) All-Pac-12 recognition
• One of eight national semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy
• Added Cal's Bear Backers Award as the team's Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player along with fellow inside linebacker Evan Weaver and also captured the team's Andy Smith Award for having the most Big C playing time with 1041 snaps, as well as the Sacramento Grid Club's Tiny Bates Award as the squad's top player from Northern California
• On watch lists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award®
• Led the Pac-12 and ranked third in nation with 7.3 solo tackles per game while he was third in the Pac-12 and ninth nationally with 11.4 total tackles per contest
• Co-led the Pac-12 and ranked tied for fourth in nation with 0.38 forced fumbles per game while his five total forced fumbles also co-led the conference and ranked tied for second nationally
• Had a total of nine double-digit tackle games including a string of six straight beginning with the second contest of the campaign at BYU and running through the seventh game of the season at Oregon State and was also in double digits again three of the last four games
• Had a career-high 22 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards) and one forced fumble against UCLA with the 22 tackles the most by a Cal player since Jerrott Willard also had 22 against USC in 1993, as well as the most by a Pac-12 player in 2018 and tied for the fifth most nationally
• Had 14 tackles three times at Arizona as well as against Colorado and vs. TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl, while also forcing a fumble against the Wildcats, adding a pass breakup against the Buffaloes, and registering his lone interception of the season that he returned seven yards and a quarterback hurry against the Horned Frogs
• Had 12 tackles at BYU and against Oregon, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard), one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry against the Ducks
• Had 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-22 yards) and for the lone time in his career both one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at USC, with his tackle for loss and forced fumble both coming on a played that resulted in a team safety and got Cal on the board for the first time in an eventual 15-14 victory after the Golden Bears had trailed 14-0 at halftime
• Recorded 10 stops twice against Idaho State and at Oregon State, adding a career-high-tying 2.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards) and 1.5 sacks (-7 yards) against the Vandals, as well as 2.0 tackles for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-8 yards) and the first pass breakup of his career against the Beavers
• Had nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards) and 1.0 sack (-6 yards) at Washington State
• Had eight tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-5 yards), 0.5 sacks (-3 yards), one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup against Washington
• Had six tackles against North Carolina and Stanford, adding one forced fumble against the Cardinal
• Led or co-led the team in tackles six times
• Third-team preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury
Junior (2017)
• Played in nine games while starting each of the team's final five contests and recorded 74 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (-41 yards), 3.5 sacks (career-high -37 yards), a career-high and team-high-tying two interceptions that he returned for a career-high and team-high 53 yards and the first fumble recovery of his career, while adding one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry
• Registered a Cal season-high and game-high 16 tackles at Colorado
• Had 14 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards) vs. Arizona
• Recorded 11 tackles as well a career-high 2.5 sacks and a career-high-tying 2.5 tackles for loss with 31 tackle for loss and sack yards that were both career highs against Washington State as he became the first Cal player to earn Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week honors while also picking up Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, Rose Bowl Game, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, College Sports Madness Defensive Player of the Week, California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete Of The Week and Cal Team Defensive Player of the Week recognition
• Also had a forced fumble and quarterback hurry against the Cougars, as well as one of his four career interceptions while the sacks and sack yards were both Cal season highs and part of the 9.0 by the Golden Bears that were their most since a 2005 game at Stanford
• Combined for 41 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss (-34 yards), 2.5 sacks (-31 yards), one interception, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry in the three consecutive contests against Washington State and Arizona, and at Colorado
• Added eight tackles in each of the team's final two contests on the road at Stanford and UCLA, while also picking up 1.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards), 1.0 sack (-6 yards) and his lone career fumble recovery against the Bruins
• Registered nine tackles and one interception that he returned a career-high 53 yards at Oregon that was Cal's longest return of any kind on the season and the Golden Bears' longest interception return since a 68-yarder for a touchdown by Mychal Kendricks at UCLA in 2009 in his first game back from an injury that forced him to miss the previous three games and play sparingly with no stats other than participation when he was injured in the season-opener at North Carolina
• Had five tackles against Oregon State and three at Washington
• Led or co-led the team in tackles five times
• Registered three tackles in the spring game
Sophomore (2016)
• Played in all 12 games off the bench in his first season at Cal and contributed 51 tackles that were the most by any player starting five or fewer contests
• Produced one of the biggest moments in Cal football history when he batted Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert's pass into the air and eventually came up with an interception at the Cal 10-yard line for the first pick of his career on the game's final play to seal a 52-49 double overtime victory
• Had 30 of his 51 tackles and his 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) in a four-game stretch following the interception against Oregon including a season-high nine tackles and a season high-tying 0.5 tackles for loss (zero yards lost) vs. Washington
• Also had eight tackles at USC, seven stops at Washington State and six tackles along with a season-high-tying 0.5 tackles for loss (season-high -1 yard) vs. Stanford during the four-game run
• Picked up five tackles vs. Texas and Oregon
• Had three stops against Hawai'i (3)
• Registered two tackles vs. Utah, at Oregon State and vs. UCLA
• Recorded one stop at San Diego State and Arizona State
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors
• A Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the Week honoree
American River College (2014-15)
• Spent two seasons at American River College beginning with a 2014 true freshman campaign and followed by his 2015 redshirt season where he earned Freshman All-American, NorCal Division of the California Community College Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference honors
• Led all California junior college players with 118 tackles as a redshirt freshman while adding 7.5 tackles for loss (-33 yards), 3.0 sacks (-25 yards), three pass breakups and one forced fumble to help the Beavers to a 7-4 overall record, a 4-1 mark in the NorCal Division of the CCCAA and a spot in the Gridiron Classic Bowl
Roseville HS (Class of 2014)
• Two-time All-Sierra Foothill League selection as a 2012 junior and 2013 senior, who ombined for 178 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks during his two varsity campaigns
• Recorded 101 tackles, 21.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble in 10 games as a first-team All-SFL choice and team captain during his senior campaign
• A second-team SFL pick during his junior campaign who contributed 77 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Other
• Full name is Jordan Alexander Kunaszyk
• Born October 15, 1996
• Son of Robert Kunaszyk and Audria Brott
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology
Last Updated
March 14, 2019
