Khalen Saunders
Defensive Tackle
#99
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 24
Weight: 324 lbs
College: Western Illinois
2020 SEASON
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TCKLS3
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 15 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
- Third-year defensive tackle enters his third NFL season with the Chiefs in 2021.
- Logged first-career start in a Chiefs uniform starting at LDT vs Houston (10/13/19). Saunders tallied two tackles (one solo).
- He became just the second player from Western Illinois University to be drafted by the Chiefs in franchise history. He joins E Jack Atcheson, who was selected with the first pick in the 1960 AFL Draft, making him the first draft pick in franchise history.
Transactions:
- Originally entered the NFL as the Chiefs third round (84th overall) pick of the 2019 NFL Draft.