Jon Asamoah

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Jon Asamoah

At a game in Denver in November, 2010.

No. 73 Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive guard

Personal information

Date of birth: July 21, 1988

Place of birth: Matteson, Illinois

Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)

Career information

High school: Park Forest (IL) Rich East

College: Illinois

NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68

Debuted in 2010 for the Kansas City Chiefs

Career history

Kansas City Chiefs (2010–present)

Roster status: Active

Career highlights and awards

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2008)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012

Games played	46
Games started	32
Stats at NFL.com

Jonathan Yao-Lante Asamoah (born July 21, 1988) is an American football offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Asamoah was considered one of the top interior offensive linemen for the 2010 NFL Draft.^[1]^[2]

High school career

Asamoah attended Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois, where he was a two-time first-team SICA Green All-Conference selection and helped the offense to gain over 3,100 rushing yards. He was an All-State selection by the Chicago Sun-Times, and an All-Midwest Region selection by PrepStar.

Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,^[3] Asamoah was not ranked among the nation's best offensive linemen prospects in 2005. He originally committed to Northern Illinois, but reconsidered his choice after he received an offer by Illinois.

College career

In his initial year at Illinois, Asamoah played in five of the last six games of the season at offensive guard as a true freshman. In 2007, he started at right guard in all 13 games and was in on 991 offensive plays. He recorded 80 knockdowns, blocking for 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year Rashard Mendenhall, who later was a first-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In his junior season, Asamoah was part of an offensive line that has helped the Illini rank first in the Big Ten in total offense (448.3) and pass offense (274.5) and second in scoring offense (30.4) through 11 games.

In 2009, Asamoah was listed at No. 5 on Rivals.com′s preseason interior lineman power ranking.^[2] He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list.^[4]

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Sports Illustrated noted he "lacks great bulk but is a solid run blocker." Asamoah was selected in the third round, 68th overall, by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the highest selected Illinois offensive lineman since Brad Hopkins in 1993.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 4 in	305 lb	33 in	10⅛ in
All values from NFL combine^[5]

Kansas City Chiefs

Asamoah started one game in the 2010 NFL season. It was a game against the Buffalo Bills. The next season, Asamoah started all games of the season.

In 2013, he is expected to compete with Geoff Schwartz for playing time at guard.^[6]

References

↑ Brandt, Gil (July 23, 2009), Idaho's Iupti, Texas' Hall top 2010 draft interior OL prospects
↑ 2.0 2.1 Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009), "Preseason interior lineman power rankings", Rivals.com
↑ "Jon Asamoah Recruiting Profile", Rivals.com, retrieved August 22, 2009
↑ Richardson, Steve (August 11, 2009), 2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced, Football Writers Association of America
↑ "Jon Asamoah Combine Profile", NFL.com, retrieved February 27, 2010 .
↑ "Chiefs add veteran offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz to bolster depth". Fox News. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.

External links

v t e Kansas City Chiefs 2010 NFL Draft selections

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Persondata
Name	Asamoah, Jon
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	July 21, 1988
Place of birth	Matteson, Illinois, USA
Date of death
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