Kyle Emanuel

Los Angeles Chargers 153rd pick

OLB · North Dakota State · 2015–2020

Draft Details

Year

2015

Round

Round 5

Pick

153rd overall

Team

Los Angeles Chargers

Position

OLB

College

North Dakota State

Kyle Emanuel Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2015	SD	13	14	9	3	1	2	1	1	0
2016	SD	16	29	22	3	0.5	4	0	1	1
2017	LAC	15	13	13	1	1.5	2	1	3	0
2018	LAC	12	21	9	4	1	2	0	0	0
2020	HOU	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		58	78	55	11	4	10	2	5	1

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Kyle Emanuel is a former outside linebacker out of North Dakota State, selected by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 153rd overall pick (round 5) in the 2015 NFL Draft. He played 71 regular-season games from 2015 to 2020, with the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans.

More from the 2015 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	TB	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
1	2	TEN	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
1	3	JAX	Dante Fowler Jr.	DE	Florida
1	4	LV	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
1	5	WAS	Brandon Scherff	G	Iowa
1	6	NYJ	Leonard Williams	DE	USC
1	7	CHI	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
1	8	ATL	Vic Beasley	DE	Clemson
1	9	NYG	Ereck Flowers	G	Miami
1	10	LA	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia

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