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Ranking 2025 NFL rookie impact for non-Round 1 draft picks | ESPN
Brashard Smith, RB, Kansas City Chiefs (No. 228): There were several late-round running backs I could have chosen here, as the exceptional depth of the class pushed many of them down the board. Smith switched from wide receiver at Miami to running back at SMU, which speaks to his unique versatility that should lead to schemed touches for him in Kansas City. Smith is great after the catch and shows fantastic lateral agility and straight-line speed.
Post-NFL Draft 2025 outlook for all 32 teams heading into the summer | The Athletic
Kansas City Chiefs
There’s a reason Kansas City has ranked among the best teams in the NFL for the last decade. Its front office excels at fortifying the roster through the draft. The Chiefs came away from this one having met one of their biggest long-term needs, acquired offensive reinforcements and replenished an already dominant defense. We’ll see how quickly all of these draft picks work their way into either starting jobs or a rotation. But on paper, the Chiefs found some players who will assist in their rebound from the Super Bowl LIX defeat. — Mike Jones
Ranking the 6 Worst Decisions of the 2025 NFL Offseason | Bleacher Report
6. The Kansas City Chiefs Signing OT Jaylon Moore
If you watched Patrick Mahomes take a beating in Super Bowl LIX, then you had to know the offensive line would be a priority in the offseason. But a sense of urgency can lead even the best NFL general managers to make questionable decisions—like handing $15 million a season to a tackle who has made all of 12 starts over four seasons.
For his part, while speaking to reporters, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said that he thinks Jaylon Moore will be an asset on the offensive line in Kansas City.
“We want to get some stability there at the left tackle position. He {Moore} is a guy that, I think, the only downside was just the lack of starts during his career. Now, when you consider the fact that he played behind a first ballot Hall of Fame player in Trent Williams, you can see why,” Veach said. He’s athletic. He’s a smart kid. We did a lot of work on him during the pre-draft process years ago, always had a liking, taking liking to the kid, thought he had a game that translates and credit to him that when he had a chance to go out there and log six, seven starts last year, he did a really good job.”
However, ESPN’s Seth Walder isn’t so sure.
“There are spots in roster-building where taking risks makes sense,” he wrote. “Patrick Mahomes’ left tackle is not one of them. Moore is somewhat of an unknown, but what we do know isn’t pretty....
