NFL

Carlo Kemp

Los Angeles ChargersLB

Carlo Kemp Bio

Carlo Kemp is an American football defensive front player from Boulder, Colorado, born January 1, 1998. He played college football at Michigan, where he was listed as a defensive lineman at 6-foot-3 and 286 pounds. Kemp earned All-Big Ten recognition in 2019 and served as a Michigan team captain that season. He attended Fairview High School in Boulder before enrolling at Michigan.

Kemp entered pro football as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers in May 2021 and later spent time with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers organizations. The Chargers listed him as an outside linebacker, reflecting his ability to work on the edge after playing inside along Michigan’s defensive line. Pittsburgh selected him 10th overall in the 2022 USFL draft. His last verified spring-football affiliation was with the Houston Roughnecks: he was acquired from Birmingham in March 2024 and placed on Houston’s reserve/retired list on April 16, 2024. No current team is stated here because a current active-roster affiliation could not be verified from the retrieved official roster material.

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Carlo Kemp Questions & Answers

Who is Carlo Kemp?

Carlo Kemp is a former Michigan defensive lineman who later played professionally in NFL and spring-football organizations. His most recently verified listed pro transaction placed him on the Houston Roughnecks’ reserve/retired list on April 16, 2024.

What position did Carlo Kemp play?

Kemp played on the defensive front. Michigan listed him as a defensive lineman, while NFL and Chargers materials listed him at linebacker or outside linebacker during his pro opportunities.

How tall is Carlo Kemp?

Carlo Kemp is listed at 6-foot-3. Michigan listed him at 286 pounds, while the NFL player page listed him at 281 pounds.

When and where was Carlo Kemp born?

Kemp was born January 1, 1998, and is from Boulder, Colorado.

Where did Carlo Kemp play college football?

Kemp played for the Michigan Wolverines. He was a defensive-line contributor and a team captain during the 2019 season.

Was Carlo Kemp drafted in the NFL?

No. Kemp joined the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in May 2021.

What was Carlo Kemp’s playing style and role?

Kemp’s profile was that of a versatile defensive-front player: he played defensive line at Michigan and was later used as an outside linebacker by the Chargers. That positional history points to an edge-setting, line-of-scrimmage role rather than an off-ball linebacker role.