Niemann in 2021
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| No. 31 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1997-12-02) December 2, 1997 (age 26) Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| 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 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 footballatIowa.
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 drafted 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.
Niemann is the brother of former Iowa linebacker (and current Detroit Lions linebacker) Ben Niemann.[7] His Father is Jay Niemann an assistant coach at Iowa.
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