Jordan Lucas
| No. 24 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: |
August 2, 1993 New Rochelle, New York | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: |
New Rochelle (NY) Worcester (MA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Jordan A. Lucas (born August 2, 1993) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State University. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
High School
Played at New Rochelle High School for coach Lou DiRienzo and then played one season at Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. At Worcester Academy, Lucas played defensive back and running back for coach David Dykeman and was selected the AA South Section Back of the Year as a senior.[1]
Lucas was rated as a three-star prospect by both Scout and Rivals coming out of high school.
College career
Lucas played at Penn State from 2012 to 2015 playing both Cornerback and Safety. Started out on defense and special teams as one of only six true freshman in 2012. Played primarily at the cornerback position from 2013-2014 during his sophomore and junior seasons, before switching to play safety for his senior season in 2015. Senor season was cut short due to injury. During his career he had 181 tackles, 3 interceptions, 11 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks.[2]
Career statistics
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tot | Solo | Asst | Loss | Sck | Int | YDS | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Professional career
Miami Dolphins
Lucas was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round with the 204th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.[3][4] He played in eight games as a rookie recording two tackles.
On September 2, 2017, Lucas was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2017.[7]
Kansas City Chiefs
On August 31, 2018, Lucas was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2020 seventh-round draft pick.[8]
References
- ↑ "Jordan Lucas Bio :: Penn State :: Official Athletic Site". Official Athletic Site :: Penn State Football. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ Jordan Lucas stats
- ↑ Poupart, Alain (April 30, 2016). "Dolphins Select Lucas In Sixth Round". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Jordan Lucas Draft Profile". NFL.com.
- ↑ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Dolphins Sign 8 To Practice Squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 3, 2017.
- ↑ Florio, Mike (August 31, 2018). "Dolphins trade safety Jordan Lucas to the Chiefs". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.