Karon Prunty

Cornerback, New England Patriots · #21.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Cornerback
Number: 21
Born: Dec 24, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 192 lbs
College: Wake Forest
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Karon Prunty (born December 24, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina A&T Aggies and Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Prunty was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karon Prunty, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Prunty was born on December 24, 2001, and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended Oscar F. Smith High School before transferring to I. C. Norcom High School, where he was a top football player. A three-star recruit and the 30th-ranked player in the state by ESPN, he committed to play college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. Prunty also ran track in high school.

College career

Prunty was named a true freshman All-American at Kansas in 2020 after starting every game while posting 26 tackles and 10 pass breakups, the latter total placing him first nationally for true freshmen. He then redshirted during the 2021 season and transferred to the North Carolina A&T Aggies in 2022. With the Aggies in 2022, he posted 30 tackles and four interceptions, being named first-team All-Big South Conference and an honorable mention All-American. He then was named third-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2023 while totaling 43 tackles and five pass breakups, followed by another third-team All-CAA selection in 2024 after he posted 27 tackles, four passes defended and an interception. Prunty transferred to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for his final season in 2025 and recorded 23 tackles, eight pass breakups and an interception.

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