{{short description|American gridiron football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography |name=Kody Case |image=2025, 02, Kody Case.jpg |image_upright= |caption=Case with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 |team= |number= |position1=Wide receiver, return specialist |birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|9|11}} |birth_place=Lake City, Iowa, U.S. |Height_ft=5 |Height_in=10 |Weight_lbs=182 |college=South Dakota (2017–2021)<br>Illinois (2022) |high_school=South Central Calhoun {{nowrap|(Lake City)}} |undraftedyear=2023 |playing_years1={{NFL Year|2023}} |playing_team1=Indianapolis Colts* |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2024}}–{{CFL Year|2025}} |playing_team2=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |status=Active |import=yes |career_highlights= |CFL=kody-case }} '''Kody Case''' (born September 11, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at South Dakota and Illinois. He has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
==Early life== Case played high school football at South Central Calhoun High School in Lake City, Iowa as a wide receiver, running back, and defensive back. He recorded high school totals of 120 receptions for 2,205 yards and 32 touchdowns, and 142 carries for 1,432 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also totaled 147 tackles and 13 interceptions on defense. Case was a two-time all-state selection. He participated in basketball and track in high school as well.<ref name="ill">{{cite web | url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/kody-case/13068 | title=Kody Case | publisher=fightingillini.com | accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
==College career== ===South Dakota=== Case first played college football for the South Dakota Coyotes from 2017 to 2021.<ref name="ill"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.messengernews.net/sports/local-sports/2017/12/case-makes-a-splash-for-coyotes/ | title=Case makes a splash for Coyotes | publisher=messengernews.net | date=December 10, 2017 | accessdate=12 August 2024 | author=Becker, Dana}}</ref> He set a South Dakota freshman record with five receiving touchdowns in 2017. In the 2019 season opener, he tied the South Dakota single-game record for receptions with 11 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Overall, Case caught 82 passes for 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns during his tenure at South Dakota. He was medically redshirted in 2018 and the 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="ill"/> He played with future Blue Bombers teammate Chris Streveler while at South Dakota.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/friesen-learning-from-legends-chasing-dreams-bombers-hopefuls-gear-up-for-games | title=FRIESEN: Learning from legends, chasing dreams: Bombers | publisher=winnipegsun.com | date=May 17, 2023 | accessdate=12 August 2024 | author=Friesen, Paul}}</ref>
===Illinois=== Case transferred to play for the Illinois Fighting Illini in 2022. He played in four games during the 2022 season, primary on specials teams, and did not record any receptions.<ref name="ill"/>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 9 3/5 | weight = 182 | dash = 4.44 | ten split = 1.58 | twenty split = 2.62 | shuttle = 4.18 | cone drill = 6.91 | vertical = 35.5 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 7 | bench = 16 | arm span = 29 1/2 | hand span = 9 1/4 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1003894&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 Draft Scout Kody Case, Illinois NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=August 12, 2024}}</ref> }} ===Indianapolis Colts=== Case signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) on May 8, 2023 after going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft.<ref name="transactions"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.messengernews.net/sports/local-sports/2023/05/dream-chaser/ | title=Ex-South Central Calhoun star Case goes through rookie mini-camp with Colts | publisher=messengernews.net | date=May 17, 2023 | accessdate=12 August 2024 | author=Becker, Dana}}</ref> He was waived on August 27, 2023.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/kody-case-caseko01/transactions | title=Kody Case | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=12 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/kody-case-gets-cut-loose/ | title=Kody Case: Gets cut loose | publisher=cbssports.com | date=August 27, 2023 | accessdate=12 August 2024}}</ref>
===Winnipeg Blue Bombers=== Case signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 18, 2024.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released on May 27, and later signed to the team's practice roster on June 30.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://3downnation.com/2024/07/02/kody-back-on-case-for-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ | title=Kody back on Case for Winnipeg Blue Bombers | publisher=3downnation.com | date=July 2, 2024 | accessdate=12 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="transactions"/> He was promoted to the active roster on July 15, 2024, mainly to serve as a return specialist.<ref name="transactions"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2024/07/25/case-making-his-case-as-bombers-return-man | title=Case making his case as Bombers’ return man | publisher=winnipegfreepress.com | date=July 25, 2024 | accessdate=12 August 2024 | author=Hamilton, Jeff}}</ref> He played in three games in his rookie year where he had one catch for five yards, 24 punt returns for 252 yards, and six kickoff returns for 151 yards.<ref name=2025Guide>{{Cite news |url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025-CFL-Guide-Final.pdf |title=2025 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref> Case became a free agent when his contract expired on February 10, 2026.<ref name=2026T>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2026/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 15, 2026}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://goyotes.com/sports/football/roster/kody-case/11263 South Dakota Coyotes bio] *[https://www.bluebombers.com/players/kody-case/167915/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]
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