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Anthony Hitchens

Linebacker

#53

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 27

Weight: 235 lbs

College: Iowa

2019 SEASON

  • TCKLS
    24
  • SCK
    2
  • FF
    1
  • INT

SCHEDULE

Table - Summary
WEEK DATE GAME TIME
8 10/27
vs Green Bay Packers
7:20 PM CDT
9 11/03
vs Minnesota Vikings
12:00 PM CST
10 11/10
@ Tennessee Titans
12:00 PM CST
11 11/18
@ Los Angeles Chargers
7:15 PM CST

Biography

  • Sixth-year linebacker enters his second season with the Chiefs in 2019.
  • Recorded first start with the Chiefs in Week 1 of the 2018 season at Los Angeles Chargers (9/9/18) where he recorded 14 tackles (6 solo).
  • Finished the 2017 season ranking second on the Cowboys defense with 84 tackles.
  • Made his NFL debut with the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 7, 2014, against San Francisco.
  • Signed by Kansas City (3/15/18) ... Originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (119th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2014 NFL Draft.
  • In his first season with the Chiefs in 2018, he led the defense with 135 tackles (81 solo). This also marks his career-high in total and solo tackles.

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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
7 @Broncos W 30 - 6 6 5 1 2 0 1
6 Texans L 24 - 31
5 Colts L 13 - 19 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 @Lions W 34 - 30 6 3 3 0 1 0
3 Ravens W 33 - 28 8 6 2 0 0 0
2 @Raiders W 28 - 10 5 4 1 0 0 0
1 @Jaguars W 40 - 26 7 5 2 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2014 Dallas Cowboys 16 11 68 52 16 0 0 4 1 8 8 8 0 0 0
2015 Dallas Cowboys 16 9 62 35 27 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 72 33 39 1.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Dallas Cowboys 12 12 74 45 29 0 2 1
2018 Kansas City Chiefs 15 15 130 76 54 0 0 1
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 6 6 33 24 9 2 1 1
TOTAL 81 69 439 265 174 5.5 0 9 1 8 8 8 0 4 0

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