Derrick Nnadi

Derrick Nnadi (born May 9, 1996) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.

Professional career On December 9, 2017, it was announced that Nnadi had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. On January 19, 2018, it was reported that he would not be participating in the Senior Bowl due to an unspecified injury. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. His overall performance was described as poor and was a detriment to his draft stock. On March 20, 2018, he participated in Florida State's pro day and chose to perform the short shuttle (4.97s) and vertical jump (25.5"). He attended a private workout with the New York Jets. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Nnadi was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the seventh best defensive tackle in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 11th best defensive tackle prospect by DraftScout.com.

Kansas City Chiefs (first stint) The Kansas City Chiefs selected Nnadi in the third round with the 75th overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. The Chiefs traded their third (86th overall) and fourth round (122nd overall) picks to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the Ravens' third round pick (75th overall) in order to draft Nnadi.

On June 15, 2018, the Kansas City Chiefs signed him to a four-year, $3.74 million contract featuring a signing bonus of $959,400.

In Week 11 of the 2019 season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football, Nnadi recorded his first career interception off Philip Rivers in the 24–17 win. The Chiefs went on to win Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers, their first championship in 50 years.

On March 20, 2022, Nnadi re-signed with the Chiefs. He won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

He re-signed with the Chiefs on March 23, 2023. He won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

Nnadi re-signed with the Chiefs on March 19, 2024. On July 17, he was placed on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. On August 6, the Chiefs activated Nnadi off of the PUP list.

New York Jets On March 16, 2025, Nnadi signed with the New York Jets.

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint) On August 25, 2025, Nnadi was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs with a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick in exchange for a conditional 2027 sixth-round selection, reuniting Nnadi with his former team.

Indianapolis Colts On March 13, 2026, Nnadi signed a one-year $1,487,500 contract with the Indianapolis Colts. He was released on August 30.

NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2018 KC 16 11 35 17 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2019 KC 16 16 48 18 30 1.0 3 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 2020 KC 15 15 47 23 24 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2021 KC 17 10 38 21 17 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2022 KC 17 17 25 11 14 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2023 KC 17 17 29 16 13 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2024 KC 17 1 11 3 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2025 KC 15 11 16 10 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 130 98 249 119 130 5.0 7 0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2018 KC 2 2 8 1 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2019 KC 3 3 7 4 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2020 KC 3 3 11 3 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2021 KC 3 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2022 KC 3 3 3 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2023 KC 1 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2024 KC 3 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 18 12 38 14 24 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Personal life Nnadi is of Nigerian descent. He attended Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Nnadi has celebrated each Chiefs win during the 2019 season by paying the adoption fee for a dog at a local Kansas City shelter. He celebrated winning Super Bowl LIV by paying the adoption fees for all adoptable dogs at the shelter.