Kenji Bahar (born September 21, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback for the Rhein Fire of the American Football League Europe (AFLE). He played college football for the Monmouth Hawks.
College career Bahar was a member of the Monmouth Hawks for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He was named second-team All-Big South Conference after passing for 2,626 yards and 20 touchdowns in his redshirt junior season. As a redshirt senior, he completed 289 of 448 passing attempts for 3,684 yards and 30 touchdowns with four rushing touchdowns and was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Year. Bahar set school records with 9,642 passing yards and 70 touchdown passes.
Professional career
Baltimore Ravens (first stint) Bahar signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2021. He was waived on June 4.
Toronto Argonauts Bahar attended training camp with the Toronto Argonauts but was released in first round of roster cuts on July 20, 2021.
Baltimore Ravens (second stint) The Baltimore Ravens re-signed Bahar on July 28, 2021, after Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Bahar was waived by the Ravens when Jackson was activated off the list on August 6, 2021. The Ravens re-signed Bahar again on August 16, 2021, after quarterback Trace McSorley suffered a back injury and was again waived on August 24, 2021. He was re-signed by the Ravens to their practice squad on November 23, 2021, and released on November 29, 2021. Bahar was re-signed to the practice squad on December 25, 2021, and was elevated to the active roster the following day for the Ravens' Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was released on December 28.
Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks Bahar was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Houston Gamblers. He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 30, 2022, with a hand injury.
Bahar re-signed with the Gamblers on September 30, 2023. Bahar and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks. He was released on January 24, 2024, and re-signed with the team on April 10. He was released on May 6.
Massachusetts Pirates On January 2, 2025, Bahar signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).
Rhein Fire On January 14, 2026, Bahar signed with the Rhein Fire of the American Football League Europe (AFLE).
Career statistics Professional + Year Team League Games Passing Rushing Record 2022 HOU USFL 7 3 2–1 61 100 61.0 541 5.4 2 2 73.8 20 87 4.4 0 2023 HOU 9 9 4–5 157 254 61.8 1,712 6.7 8 9 77.4 23 68 3.0 0 2024 HOU UFL 1 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 17 12 6–6 218 354 61.6 2,253 6.4 10 11 76.4 43 155 3.6 0
College Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2015 Monmouth 0 0 — Redshirt 2016 Monmouth 11 3 0–3 97 166 58.4 964 5.8 4 6 107.9 24 -20 -0.8 2 2017 Monmouth 12 12 9–3 205 331 61.9 2,368 7.2 16 13 130.1 53 33 0.6 2 2018 Monmouth 11 11 8–3 207 345 60.0 2,626 7.6 20 6 139.6 53 143 2.7 3 2019 Monmouth 14 14 11–3 289 448 64.5 3,684 8.2 30 9 151.7 76 177 2.3 4 Career 48 40 28–12 798 1,290 61.9 9,642 7.5 70 34 137.3 206 333 1.6 11
References
External links
Monmouth Hawks bio