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Five Things to Know About DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches

Chiefs getting a steal late in the draft

According to CBS Sports, Nunez-Roches (6’2”, 307 pounds) was projected as a third or fourth-round pick.

He earned first-team All-CUSA honors as a junior after finishing the season with 58 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and three sacks.

Awaiting the call on draft day

According to the Hattiesburg American, Nunez-Roches was going to be watching the NFL Draft with his family and his grandmother is going to do the catering.

“She’s makes this dish where she puts gravy inside a plantain and she’ll beat it with a wooden stick so it’s mushy,” Nunez-Roches said.