Anthony Hitchens
Linebacker
#53
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 28
Weight: 235 lbs
College: Iowa
Biography
- Seventh-year linebacker enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texans | W 34 - 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 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 | 15 | 15 | 86 | 49 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 91 | 79 | 500 | 294 | 206 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |