Kevin Pamphile

Kevin Serge Pamphile (born November 27, 1990) is an American football offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.

Early years

Pamphile was born in Haiti and moved to the United States.

High school and college

Pamphile attended William H. Turner Technical Arts High School and played basketball there. He did not play football until his senior year, but he received football recruiting offers from Purdue University, Middle Tennessee State University and Florida Atlantic University. As a senior football player, he earned All-Dade County honors and played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Game.

He committed to play football at Purdue. He spent the 2009 season at Purdue as a redshirt, then played a season as a defensive lineman. He moved to the offensive line before his sophomore year. He became Purdue's starting left tackle in 2013.

Professional career

Prior to the 2014 NFL Draft, Pamphile was projected to be a 6th round draft pick by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 17th-best offensive tackle in the draft.

Sportswriter Aaron Wilson wrote that ten teams had expressed interest in Pamphile, including the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pamphile was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 149th pick of the 2014 NFL Draft. The team signed him to a four-year contract. He made his NFL debut on November 2, 2014.