Daniel Sorensen
Safety
#49
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 31
Weight: 208 lbs
College: Brigham Young
Biography
- Seventh-year safety enters his seventh season with Kansas City in 2020.
- After only starting in one game from 2014-16, Sorensen stepped into the starting safety position during the 2017 season after S Eric Berry suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in the season opener. Sorensen would go on to start the remaining 14 games he played in and tallied career-highs in tackles (88), sacks (1.5), tackles for loss (5) and quarterback pressures (7).
- Spent six weeks on the club's practice squad in 2014.
- Earned first forced fumble recovery of 2018 season, third career, in Week 13 at Oakland (12/1/18).Â
- Led the defense with a team- and career-high 88 tackles for the 2017 season.
- Recorded first career touchdown on a 48-yard interception for return during the Chiefs Week 7 win over the New Orleans Saints (10/23/16).
- Blocked a field goal against Cleveland in Week 16 of the 2015 season.
- Re-signed by Kansas City (3/13/17) ... Re-signed by Kansas City (4/18/16) ... Signed to Kansas City's active roster from the practice squad (11/1/14) ... Signed to Kansas City's practice squad (9/11/14) ... Released by Kansas City (9/9/14) ... Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Kansas City in 2014.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chargers | L 21 - 38 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Falcons | W 17 - 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | @Saints | W 32 - 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | @Dolphins | W 33 - 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | Broncos | W 22 - 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | @Buccaneers | W 27 - 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | @Raiders | W 35 - 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Panthers | W 33 - 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | Jets | W 35 - 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | @Ravens | W 34 - 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | @Broncos | W 43 - 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | @Chargers | W 23 - 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | @Bills | W 26 - 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | Texans | W 34 - 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Raiders | L 32 - 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Patriots | W 26 - 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 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 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 1 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 14 | 83 | 61 | 22 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 3 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 11 | 89 | 66 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 50 | 1 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 94 | 32 | 344 | 262 | 82 | 3.5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 178 | 17.8 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 4 |