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Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, May 6
NFL Power Rankings 2025: Which teams improved in the draft? | ESPN
Post-free agency ranking: 1
Most improved position: Wide receiver
The Chiefs are counting on the return of two top receivers who missed most of last season with injuries. Rashee Rice led the league with 24 catches through the first three games before a season-ending knee injury, while Hollywood Brown played in only two regular-season games because of a sternoclavicular injury. Rice and Brown will combine with Xavier Worthy to give the Chiefs a potent group of wideouts. With the selection of fourth-rounder Jalen Royals, Kansas City also added speed and run-after-the-catch ability on the outside. — Adam Teicher
Kansas City Chiefs: Josh Simmons, LT, Ohio State
Round 1, No. 32
Why was the 32nd pick such a great value? Because through the first five games of his second season for the Buckeyes, Simmons looked like a lock for All-America honors and displayed such dominance with his blend of athleticism, strength and instincts that most draft analysts started projecting him as a top-five pick. But a midseason patella tendon injury that required surgery caused his draft stock to take a hit. But the Chiefs believe he’s on track to regain full strength and count themselves fortunate that Simmons fell into their laps. — Mike Jones
Impactful rookies: DT Omarr Norman-Lott, EDGE Ashton Gillotte, CB Nohl Williams, WR Jalen Royals
The Chiefs low-key had serious needs along the defensive front and addressed them in a big way with Norman-Lott and Gillotte in Rounds 2 and 3, respectively. The Tennessee product wasn’t a high-volume player with the Volunteers. When he was on the field, it was bad news for the interior blockers in the SEC.
Gillotte doesn’t wow athletically. He wins regularly with powerful hand work, elite-level hustle and a sizable, NFL-caliber frame. Williams is the man-to-man cover type who routinely crowds the catch point and whom Steve Spagnuolo will adore on the perimeter of his defense. I don’t think Royals, with his YAC brilliance in a compact frame, could’ve landed in a better situation than in Kansas City with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid.
2022 NFL re-draft: Who rises and who falls? | SB Nation
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Jalen Pitre, S
Original Pick: George Karlaftis, EDGE
Pitre is one of the NFL’s best at laying the smackdown on unsuspecting ball carriers, a missile from his nickel spot. While he doesn’t have the same coverage capabilities as Trent McDuffie, in this re-draft, it helps soften the blow of losing out on...
