Kingsley Osagie "JJ" Enagbare (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life Enagbare grew up in Suwanee, Georgia and attended Peachtree Ridge High School before transferring to Hapeville Charter Academy in Atlanta during his junior year. He was named the Class AA Defensive Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior. Enagbare committed to play college football at South Carolina shortly before the start of his senior season. He is of Nigerian descent.
College career Enagbare joined the Gamecocks as an early enrollee and was moved from defensive end to defensive tackle during spring practices. He played in 12 games and finished his freshman season with 20 tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack. He moved back to defensive end as a sophomore and recorded 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks. As a junior, Enagbare had 30 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and six sacks with three forced fumbles and was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the league's coaches and was a second-team selection by the Associated Press.
Professional career
Green Bay Packers Enagbare was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round (179th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. On May 6, 2022, he signed his rookie contract. On October 16, Enagbare recorded his first career sack on Zach Wilson during a Week 6 loss to the New York Jets.
New York Jets On March 12, 2026, Enagbare signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the New York Jets.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2022 GB 17 7 31 18 13 3.0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 GB 17 4 37 27 10 2.0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2024 GB 17 7 39 18 21 4.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2025 GB 17 3 39 16 23 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 68 21 146 79 67 11.5 25 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1Source: pro-football-reference.com
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2023 GB 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 GB 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 GB 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 3 2 9 6 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Source: pro-football-reference.com
References
External links
New York Jets bio South Carolina Gamecocks bio