The Kansas City Chiefs added six draft picks in the 2021 NFL draft, but they also had one rookie who was a member of the 2020 draft class. This particular player opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and played his first football for the team in 2021.
Let’s take a look at Lucas Niang’s rookie season and see what we can project for the future.
TCU OT Lucas Niang – Round 3, Pick 96
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Stat
2021 totals
Games played
12
Games Started
9
Snaps (Offense/special teams)
572 (525/47)
Sacks
2
Pressures
26
Penalties
3
2021 season review
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After opting out of the 2020 NFL season, Niang saw his first playing time with the Chiefs in 2021. It was actually his first time going through a normal offseason too as his opt-out came well before training camp. He was effectively a rookie, though, he had some extra time to get the playbook under his belt.
To kick off the offseason Niang was running with the second-team offense until Mike Remmers…