Kansas City Chiefs: What John Lovett can provide for the Chiefs

By Matthew Smith | Jul 30, 2019

Princeton QB John Lovett (12) (Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Kansas City Chiefs have a unique player in John Lovett. What can the man of many talents from Princeton provide for the Chiefs in 2019?

As always, there are new faces and names that are unrecognizable every offseason but when it comes to John Lovett, it will be a unique scenario for Kansas City Chiefs fans to watch play out this year.

Each year there is a special player in NFL that seems to stand out among others. This player isn’t always a guy who sees the field for 30 snaps a game, but a guy that can come in and change the course of plays and line up from spot to spot.

Take for instance in 2018, the New Orleans Saints had a player by the name of Taysom Hill. Hill was a player who came out of college where he played primarily quarterback. The Saints molded him into a special teamer and eventually allowed him to come in a spell for Drew Brees periodically to run trick plays and use him as a runner.

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This year it will be the same type scenario for the Chiefs when it comes to how they’ll utilize John Lovett. The Chiefs have brought in former Princeton University Tiger to become their version of Taysom Hill.

Lovett played quarterback in college before signing with the Chiefs after his final season. Over the course of his college career, Lovett put up numbers in every category you can think of. Playing in 26 games in college, here are a few of his numbers listed below, courtesy of Princeton athletics’ website.

Passing: 208/313 (66.45%), 2509 Yds, 31 TD, 5 INT
Rushing: 282 Att, 1589 Yds (5.6 Y/PC), 42 TD
Receiving: 51 Rec, 553 Yds, 2 TD

Putting up over 4,500 yards in total offense, Lovett established himself as a special player for the Tigers and became known as a Swiss army knife on his team. It is clear that he can produce anywhere on the field and has the athletic ability to compete for multiple jobs.

Listed on the Chiefs roster as 6’3” and 225 pounds, his size will not be an issue in the NFL. The Chiefs also have him down as a quarterback on their official roster, but look for him to get playing time at the tight end position or even as a wing back.

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The Princeton grad will be an interesting player to following during this offseason and one that Andy Reid could easily fall in love with. Lovett has a long way to go in his development, but if he can impress the Chiefs coaching staff early and often, he may find his way onto this Chiefs roster! Perhaps he could even become a better version of Taysom Hill!

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