Kynan Forney

Forney's 2007 Stats from NFL.com

TRANSACTIONS

Selected as the second of four seventh round (219th pick overall) draft choices by Atlanta in 2001.

Re-signed by the Falcons on August 26, 2004.

CAREER

Part of a line responsible for the NFL's top rushing attack for the past three seasons.

Helped QB Michael Vick become the first quarterback to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing in a single season in 2006. Along with Vick, RB Warrick Dunn surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing plateau for the third straight season in 2006 as the duo became the first quarterback/running back tandem to each accomplish the feat, and only the fourth set of teammates to do so in NFL history.

Helped Dunn earn his third Pro Bowl nod in 2005 after he recorded a career-high 1,416 rushing yards.

Blocked for Vick throughout his career as the quarterback has earned three trips to the Pro Bowl.

Landed a starting spot at right guard in 2001 and went on to start eight games in his rookie campaign.

2006 (FALCONS)

Started seven games and was inactive another two contests before being placed on Injured Reserve with a nagging shoulder injury after Week 9. The team rushed for over 200 yards on four occasions while Forney was in the starting lineup.

Blocked for an offense that produced 252 rushing yards at Carolina (9/10), followed by a franchise-record 306 rushing yards vs. Tampa Bay (9/17).

Opened gaps for a running game that recorded 262 rushing yards on 40 carries vs. Arizona (10/1) before leaving the contest with a separated shoulder.

Member of an offensive line that created holes for a running game that rushed for 223 yards vs. New York Giants (10/15).

Started at right guard at Pittsburgh (10/22) before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injured shoulder.

Inactive (shoulder) at Cincinnati (10/29).

Started at right guard at Detroit (11/5) before leaving the game in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.

Placed on Injured Reserve (11/8).

2005 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games for the third consecutive season and was part of a unit which paved the way for the NFL's top rushing attack for the second year in a row (159.1 yards per game). Also helped the offense rush for over 200 yards in five games.

Served as a key contributor to an offensive line effort that spearheaded a rushing attack that garnered 200 rushing yards on 40 carries and two touchdowns vs. Philadelphia (9/12).

Helped hold the Bills to without a sack as the team rushed for 236 yards (6.6 avg.) at Buffalo (9/25).

Part of an offensive line effort that helped the team rush for 285 yards, which is the second-highest rushing performance in Falcons history, vs. Minnesota (10/2).

Played a key role in helping Dunn rush for 155 yards in a team performance that racked up 205 rushing yards vs. New York Jets (10/16).

Helped team rush for over 200 yards for the fifth time in 2005 as the Falcons accumulated 256 rushing yards on 45 carries (5.7 avg.) at Detroit (11/24).

2004 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games and played a major role in helping the team rank first in the NFL in multiple categories for the first time in team history, which included 2,672 total rushing yards and a 5.1 average yards per carry.

Part of a line that helped the offense tie a team record with six 200+-yard rushing games while leading the NFL with 22 runs of 20 or more yards.

Helped Vick gain 104 rushing yards, the fifth 100-yard game of his career and a new NFL record surpassing QB Billy Kilmer for the most 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback, at New York Giants (11/21).

Helped open holes for a rushing game that produced 242 yards vs. St. Louis (9/19), which included a pair of touchdowns by Dunn and a 109-yard rushing game by Vick.

Helped the team rush for 205 yards (5.3 avg.) while opening up holes for RB T.J. Duckett to score a pair of rushing touchdowns vs. Tampa Bay (11/14).

Paved the way for Duckett's franchise record of four rushing touchdowns vs. Oakland (12/12).

Part of a line that set the fourth-highest NFL postseason record with 327 rushing yards, including a Falcons record 142 yards rushing by Dunn and 119 yards by Vick (NFL rushing record for quarterbacks) vs. St. Louis (1/15) in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game.

2003 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games at right guard and helped the Falcons average 4.48 yards per carry on the season.

Opened holes for Dunn's team record for the best two game rushing totals in consecutive games with 178 at New York Giants (11/9) and 162 at New Orleans (11/16).

Paved the way for RB T.J. Duckett's new team mark for most consecutive games (7) with a touchdown.

Helped the Falcons total 440 yards of offense vs. Minnesota (10/5), 380 yards vs. Carolina (12/7) and 344 vs. Jacksonville (12/28).

2002 (FALCONS)

Started 12 of 14 games at right guard and helped Vick earn his first Pro Bowl nod.

Helped offense amass 393 total yards and score 30 points vs. Carolina (10/20).

Opened holes for the offense to amass 260 rushing yards at New Orleans (10/27), the most since a team-record 297 vs. Los Angeles Rams on October 1, 1972. Also helped the team total four rushing touchdowns, which were the most since October 21, 1973 at San Diego.

Provided key blocking vs. Detroit (12/22) as the offense racked up a season-high 533 yards of total offense en route to a 36-15 victory.

2001 (FALCONS)

Started eight of 12 games, missing four games due to a nagging toe injury suffered in the season opener at San Francisco (9/9).

Became the third rookie to start on opening day in the previous four seasons at San Francisco (9/9).

Helped the offense accumulate 25 first downs and 417 total yards at Green Bay (11/18).

COLLEGE

All-Western Athletic Conference choice after his final season at Hawaii after transferring from Trinity Valley (TX) Community College in 1998.

Started 11 games at right tackle, collecting 94 knockdowns as the unit allowed only 10 sacks on the season and averaged 322.9 yards per game in 2000.

Appeared in every game while recording five starts as a junior.

Opened the 1998 season as the school's starting right tackle, but switched to left guard and then right guard, helping the offense generate 3,524 yards.

Helped lead Trinity Valley to the National JUCO Championship with a perfect 12-0 record in 1997.

PERSONAL

Lettered in football and track at Nacogdoches (TX) High School.

Attended Outer Island Football camps in Hawaii the past two years, and visited military troops there in 2004.

Took part in youth clinics the Super Bowl in Jacksonville. In 2006 offseason, spoke to 2006 graduates at St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Born Kynan Lerrol Forney on September 8, 1978 in Nacogdoches, TX.

He and his wife, Alicia, have two sons one daughter, and reside in Dacula, Georgia.