No. 31 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Born: | Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | December 2, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Sycamore (Sycamore, Illinois) | ||||||||||
College: | Iowa (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 6 / pick: 185 | ||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Nick Niemann (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the 185th Pick of the 2021 NFL draft. [1] He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Niemann was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. [2] He committed to Iowa on June 19, 2015. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.51 s | 1.56 s | 2.63 s | 4.23 s | 6.67 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] [5] |
Niemann was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 185th pick in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft on May 1, 2021. [6] On May 16, 2021, Niemann signed his four-year rookie contract with Los Angeles. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [7]
On August 27, 2024, Niemann was placed on injured reserve to begin the season. [8] He was activated on October 12. [9]
Niemann is the brother of former Iowa linebacker (and current Detroit Lions linebacker) Ben Niemann. [10] His Father is Jay Niemann an assistant coach at Iowa.
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