Kenji Bahar

Kenji Bahar (born September 21, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Monmouth University.

Kenji Bahar

Personal information
Born:	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 26) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Calvert Hall (Towson, Maryland)
College:	Monmouth (2015–2019)
Position:	Quarterback
Undrafted:	2020
Career history
Baltimore Ravens (2021)* Toronto Argonauts (2021)* Baltimore Ravens (2021) Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks (2022–2024)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2019) First-team All-Big South (2019) Second-team All-Big South (2018)
Career USFL statistics as of 2023
Passing completions: 218 Passing attempts: 354 Completion percentage: 61.6% Passing yards: 2,253 TD–INT: 10-11 QBR: 76.4
Player stats at NFL.com

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Bahar set school records with 9,642 passing yards and 70 touchdown passes.^[3]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Bahar signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2021.^[4] He was waived on June 4.^[5][6]

Toronto Argonauts

Bahar attended training camp with the Toronto Argonauts but was released in first round of roster cuts on July 20, 2021.^[7]

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed Bahar on July 28, 2021, after Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.^[8] Bahar was waived by the Ravens when Jackson was activated off the list on August 6, 2021.^[9] 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.^[10][11] He was re-signed by the Ravens to their practice squad on November 23, 2021, and released on November 29, 2021.^[12][13] 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.^[14] He was released on December 28.^[15]

Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks

Bahar was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Houston Gamblers.^[16] He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 30, 2022,^[17] with a hand injury.^[18]

Bahar re-signed with the Gamblers on September 30, 2023.^[19] 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.^[20] He was released on January 24, 2024,^[21] and re-signed with the team on April 10.^[22] He was released on May 6.^[23]

Spring Football statistics

Year	Team	League	Games			Passing								Rushing
			GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
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	USFL	9	9	4–5	157	254	61.8	1,712	6.7	8	9	77.4	23	68	3.0	0
Career		USFL	16	12	6–6	218	354	61.6	2,253	6.4	10	11	76.4	43	155	3.6	0

References

1. Edelson, Stephen (August 19, 2019). "Is Monmouth's Kenji Bahar the most underrated QB in college football?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
2. Edelson, Stephen (February 13, 2020). "Monmouth's Kenji Bahar hopes to be latest FCS quarterback to make the NFL". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
3. Shaffer, Jonas (November 29, 2021). "Ravens place CB Kevon Seymour on reserve/COVID-19 list, release ex-Calvert Hall QB Kenji Bahar". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
4. Straka, Dean (May 13, 2021). "Baltimore Ravens add former Monmouth QB Kenji Bahar to minicamp roster". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
5. Brown, Clifton (June 4, 2021). "Ravens Waive Kenji Bahar". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
6. Williams, Charean (June 4, 2021). "Ravens waive quarterback Kenji Bahar". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
7. "Argos Transactions – July 20 2021". Argonauts.ca. July 20, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
8. Brown, Clifton (July 28, 2021). "Ravens Sign Quarterback Kenji Bahar". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
9. Oestreicher, Kevin (August 6, 2021). "Ravens activate Lamar Jackson, Gus Edwards from Reserve/COVID-19 list, waive two players". Ravens Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
10. Simmons, Myles (August 16, 2021). "Ravens re-sign Kenji Bahar". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
11. "Kenji Bahar: Let go by Ravens". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. August 24, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
12. "Former Calvert Hall QB Kenji Bahar among 3 signed to Ravens practice squad; OT Adrian Ealy released". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
13. "Kenji Bahar: Let go by Baltimore". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
14. Alper, Josh (December 25, 2021). "Ravens sign Kenji Bahar to back up Josh Johnson Sunday". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
15. Eck, Kevin (December 29, 2021). "Late for Work 12/29: If Ravens Get Healthier, Playoff Berth Is Within Reach". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
16. Rajan, Greg (February 23, 2022). "Houston Gamblers stock roster with 35 picks in USFL draft". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
17. @USFLGamblers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
18. @USFLGamblers (April 30, 2022). "Game Status Report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
19. @USFLGamblers (October 1, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Twitter.
20. "United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season". XFL.com. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
21. @UFL_PR (January 25, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
22. @UFL_PR (April 11, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
23. "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

External links

• Gogola, Frank (September 19, 2019). "Monmouth senior QB Kenji Bahar brings potentially record-breaking arm to game at Montana". 406 MT Sports.
• Monmouth Hawks bio