Kliff Papac

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Kliff Papac
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Retired
Strong Safety
Personal information
Place of birth: Athens, PA
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Weight: 161 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school: Athens Area High School, Athens, PA
College: Syracuse
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 83
Debuted in 2016 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2016)
  • Buffalo Bills (2017)
  • Oakland Raiders (2018)
  • Chicago Bears (2019)
  • Houston Texans (2020-2021)
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 26
Sacks 0
Interceptions 2
Forced Fumbles 0

Kliff Papac was an American football strong safety who is retired. He played college football at Syracuse.

College Career

Papac attended Syracuse and become a starter as a sophomore. He stared three seasons for the Orange and was a leader in the secondary.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Syracuse Orange
Season Defense
GP GS Tackles Int Sacks FF FR TD Safeties
2013 12 12 17 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2014 12 12 10 2 0.0 0 0 0 0
2015 12 12 11 2 0.0 0 0 2 0
NCAA Career Totals 36 36 38 4 0.0 0 0 2 0

Professional Career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash Shuttle 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in 161 lb 4.61 s 29.5 in 9 ft 10 in N/A
All values from NFL Combine

Papac started for the North team in the Senior Bowl. Papac also was invited to the 2016 NFLHC combine, one of three strong safeties invited along with Darren Manning and Tavian Oliphant. Manning and Oliphant were seen as much higher caliber prospects than Papac.

Draft

With the 83rd pick in the 4th round of the 2016 NFLHC Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Papac.

Cincinnati Bengals

Papac started his rookie season in Cincinnati but did not make much of an impact. After the season, he was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 2017 NFLHC Expansion Draft.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills took Papac with the 54th pick in the expansion draft. He started for the Bills and recorded his first interception. Papac did not get too comfortable in Buffalo as he was traded to the Oakland Raiders after the season along with OLB Billy Anderson and a 3rd round pick which was used to select DE Adam Williams in return for SS Keyshawn Ayanbadejo, FB Michael Banks, and a 7th round pick.

Oakland Raiders

Papac started for the Raiders in 2018. After one season, his contract expired and he was allowed to walk to free agency.

Chicago Bears

The Bears signed Papac to a 1 year, $2 million contract in free agency but he was relegated to 3rd string on the depth chart behind Jared Calloway and Robert Medina. Papac headed back to free agency after the season.

Houston Texans

Papac signed a 1 year, $0.5 million contract with the Texans. He was the backup to Darren Manning but was able to start some games late in the season after Manning was injured. Papac was again became a free agent after the 2020 season. He did not receive any interest in the offseason. However, the Texans new strong safety Frederick Fain suffered a ruptured ACL and Papac was brought back on a 1 year contract and started the rest of the season for the Texans. After the 2021 season, Papac decided to retire from football.

Professional Statistics

Career Statistics (Regular Season)
Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating
Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties
2016 CIN 12 12 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 76
2017 BUF 16 16 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 76
2018 OAK 16 16 12 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 77
2019 CHI 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 76
2020 HOU 16 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75
2021 HOU 9 9 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Career 85 58 26 0.0 0 0 2 1 0
Contract History
Year Team Contract
Year
Contract Information Notes
Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed
2016 CIN 1st 3 7.5 1.25 1.25 Drafted
2017 BUF 2nd 1.25 1.25
2018 OAK 3rd 1.25 1.25
2019 CHI 1st 1 2 1 1 Free Agent
2020 HOU 1st 1 0.5 0 0.5 Free Agent
2021 HOU 1st 1 0.5 0 0.5 Free Agent
Career 6 10.5 4.75 5.75
Injury History
Year Team Injury Information Notes
Games Missed Type
2016 CIN 0 N/A
2017 BUF 0 N/A
2018 OAK 0 N/A
2019 CHI 0 N/A
2020 HOU 0 N/A
2021 HOU 0 N/A
Career 0