Tanoh Kpassagnon
DL
#69
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-7
Age: 31
Weight: 289 lbs
College: Villanova
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikings | L 24 - 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 105 | 34 | 95 | 48 | 143 | 87 | 17.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Entering his ninth season in the NFL and first with Chicago in 2025
- Has played in 104 games (34 starts) with the Chiefs (2017-20) and Saints (2021-24)
- Has 16.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss among 140 career tackles (93 solo) along with nine passes defended
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (59th overall) of the Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft
2024 SEASON (SAINTS)
- Played in three games and had one tackle
2023 SEASON (SAINTS)
- Played in all 17 games
- Has 19 tackles (12 solo) including 3.5 sacks
- Has nine QB hits and a pair of passes defended
2022 SEASON (SAINTS)
- Played in 15 games with five starts
- Totaled 28 tackles, two sacks and six QB hits
2021 SEASON (SAINTS)
- Played in eight games with five starts
- Had 18 tackles (14 solo) and tied his career high with four sacks to go along with eight QB hits, two passes defended and a forced fumble
2020 SEASON (CHIEFS)
- Played in 16 games starting 15 of them
- Tallied 28 tackles (20) solo, a sack, four QB Hits and three passes defended
- Played in all three playoff games contributing five tackles (four solo), a sack and a pass defended on the way to helping the Chiefs advance to their second consecutive Super Bowl
2019 SEASON (CHIEFS)
- Played in 16 regular season games with eight starts
- Had 21 tackles (eight solo), four sacks, six tackles for loss, 11 QB hits, two passes defended, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
- Played in all three of Kansas City's playoff games contributing five tackles including two sacks as the Chiefs captured the victory in Super Bowl LIV.
2018 SEASON (CHIEFS)
- Played in 13 games
- Had seven tackles including one tackle for loss
- Appeared in the Chiefs divisional round victory against the Colts
2017 SEASON (CHIEFS)
- Played in all 16 games with one start as a rookie
- Had 13 tackles including three for loss and two sacks
- Appeared in the Chiefs Wild Card playoff game
TRANSACTIONS
- 06/07/2017: Signed/draft choice to the Chiefs
- 03/29/2021: Signed/UFA with Saints
- 02/27/2023: Re-signed with Saints
- 07/22/2025: Signed/UFA with the Bears
COLLEGE
- Played at Villanova University (2012-15)
- Appeared in 41 games in four seasons with the Wildcats
- Totaled 105 tackles (65 solo), 22.0 sacks (-130 yards), 37.5 tackles for loss (-170 yards), four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception which he returned for 29 yards
- Redshirted in 2012, played as a reserve in 2013 totaling 15 tackles with one sack
- Had 12 tackles, including five for loss and 3.5 sacks in six games as a sophomore before missing time due to injury in 2014
- In 2015 was selected first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association putting up 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks
- Garnered first-team Associated Press FCS All-American honors in 2016, ranking sixth in the FCS with 21.5 tackles for loss and tying for fifth nationally with 11.0 sacks
PERSONAL
- Was a two-way starter at Carrollton Ranchview High School (Texas)
- Had 47 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles as senior
- Led his team to 7-4 record and 4A state playoffs in 2016
- Two time All-Area selections (2015, 16)
- Varsity letters as hurdler and thrower in track and field
