Nick Allegretti
Allegretti with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 | |||||
No. 73 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Frankfort, Illinois | April 21, 1996||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Lincoln-Way East (IL) | ||||
College: | Illinois | ||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Nick Allegretti (born April 21, 1996) is an American football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois. He scored his first touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 16, 2022.
Early years[]
Allegretti attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[1] While there, he played for both the school's football and wrestling programs. As an offensive lineman, he was an all-state selection twice, and was a state finalist in wrestling.[1]
College career[]
Allegretti played as an offensive lineman for the Illinois Fighting Illini, starting as a freshman in the 2014 season.[2] He remained with the Illinois program for the entirety of his collegiate career, with the 2018 season being his last with the team. He redshirted his first season at Illinois. Afterwards, he would play in 48 consecutive games, including as a starter in the last 36 games of his collegiate career.[1][3]
Professional career[]
Allegretti was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round with the 216th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.[4] Allegretti played seven games during his rookie season of 2019.[5] He won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 31–20.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c Baranek, Tony (April 30, 2019). "Daily double: Long day of waiting through NFL draft ends happily for Nick Allegretti and Chris Slayton". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Wagner, Joey (October 26, 2018). "Illinois to battle Maryland for first time in program history". Journal Gazette & Times-Courier. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Wagner, Joey (March 12, 2019). "Illini's Allegretti gets ex-Bear Kreutz's help in chasing NFL dream". The Pantagraph. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Conner, Matt (April 27, 2019). "Kansas City Chiefs add offensive lineman Nick Allegretti with final pick". FanSided. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Allegretti 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Shook, Nick (February 2, 2020). "Chiefs rally once again to defeat 49ers, win SB LIV". NFL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Frankfort, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area
- Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois
- American football offensive guards
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs