2025 Draft Notes (4-23-25) by Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Contact Information

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KANSAS CITY Chiefs hold Eight PICKS in 2025 nfl draft

DRAFT INFO & MEDIA AVAILABILITY

DRAFT SCHEDULE

• Thursday, April 24 – 7:00 p.m. CT (Round 1 – 10 Minutes Per Pick)

• HC Andy Reid – After 1st Rd. Pick (Approx. 10:30 p.m.)

• GM Brett Veach – End of 1st Rd. (Approx. 10:30 p.m.)

• Friday, April 25 – 6:00 p.m. CT (Round 2 – 7 Minutes, Round 3 – 5 Minutes Per Pick)

The 2025 NFL Draft will be held in Green Bay, Wis., and will be broadcast on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Fans can follow the Draft online at Chiefs.com or by following the Chiefs on X (formerly Twitter) as the club provides full video highlights, biographical information and analysis following each Chiefs Draft selection. Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus and Chiefs Senior Team Reporter Matt McMullen will host a Live Draft Watch Party on Thursday during Round 1. The stream will go live approximately 10 minutes before the Chiefs are on the clock. It will be available on the Chiefs YouTube page. This year’s draft will have 257 selections. There are 35 compensatory picks, including three special compensatory selections. Kansas City has eight total selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.

2025 NFL DRAFT ORDER

1) Tennessee Titans

2) Cleveland Browns

3) New York Giants

3-14 .176 .522

3-14 .176 .536

3-14 .176 .554

4) New England Patriots 4-13 .235 .471

5) Jacksonville Jaguars 4-13 .235 .478

6) Las Vegas Raiders 4-13 .235 .540

7) New York Jets 5-12 .294 .495

8) Carolina Panthers 5-12 .294 .498

9) New Orleans Saints

10) Chicago Bears

5-12 .294 .505

5-12 .294 .554

11) San Francisco 49ers 6-11 .353 .564

12) Dallas Cowboys 7-10 .412 .522

13) Miami Dolphins

14) Indianapolis Colts

15) Atlanta Falcons

8-9 .471 .419

8-9 .471 .457

8-9 .471 .519

16) Arizona Cardinals 8-9 .471 .536

17) Cincinnati Bengals 9-8 .529 .478

18) Seattle Seahawks 10-7 .588 .498

19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10-7 .588 .502

20) Denver Broncos 10-7 .588 .502

21) Pittsburgh Steelers 10-7 .588 .502

22) Los Angeles Chargers 11-6 .647 .467

23) Green Bay Packers 11-6 .647 .533

24) Minnesota Vikings 14-3 .824 .474

25) Houston Texans 10-7 .588 .481

26) Los Angeles Rams 10-7 .588 .505

27) Baltimore Ravens 12-5 .706 .529

28) Detroit Lions 15-2 .882 .516

29) Washington Commanders 12-5 .706 .436

30) Buﬀalo Bills 13-4 .765 .467

31) Kansas City Chiefs 15-2 .882 .488

32) Philadelphia Eagles 14-3 .824 .453

• Sr. Director of Player Personnel Mike Bradway – End of 3rd Rd. (Approx. 10:15 p.m.)

• Saturday, April 26 – 11 a.m. CT (Rounds 4-6 – 5 Minutes, Round 7 – 4 Minutes)

• Area Scouts Post-Pick on the Final Day

• Monday, April 28 – 11:30 a.m. CT

• GM Brett Veach – Post-Draft Recap Zoom

Additional Notes

• All drafted players will be made available via Zoom shortly after being selected.

• Times/availability are subject to change. The Chiefs Communications staﬀ will send out email updates as necessary. 2025 CHIEFS SELECTIONS (AS

In Brett Veach’s career as a personnel executive, he has been a part of two front oﬃces (Philadelphia and Kansas City) working closely with Head Coach Andy Reid. Veach has worked 18 drafts and had a hand in selecting 13 ﬁrst-round picks, four in Philadelphia and nine in Kansas City.

Yr. No. (Overall) Selection (School)

2007 (PHI) -- No First-Round Selection

2008 -- No First-Round Selection

2009 19 WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)

2010 13 DE Brandon Graham (Michigan)

2011 23 G Danny Watkins (Baylor)

2012 12 DT Fletcher Cox (Mississippi State)

2013 (KC) 1 T Eric Fisher (Central Michigan)

2014 23 LB Dee Ford (Auburn)

2015 18 CB Marcus Peters (Washington)

2016 -- No First-Round Selection

2017 10 QB Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech)

2018 -- No First-Round Selection

2019 -- No First-Round Selection

2020 32 RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (LSU)

2021 -- No First-Round Selection

2022 21 CB Trent McDuﬃe (Washington)

2022 30 DE George Karlaftis (Purdue)

2023 31 DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah (Kansas State)

2024 28 WR Xavier Worthy (Texas)

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid has had 21 first-round selections as a head coach in the NFL. Since his arrival in Kansas City in 2013, he has held both the first (2013) and last (2020, 2023, 2024) pick in the first round of the draft. Of the 21 players selected, there were nine offensive players and 12 defensive players taken.

Yr. No. (Overall) Selection (School)

1999 (PHI) 2 QB Donovan McNabb (Syracuse)

2000 6 DT Corey Simon (Florida State)

2001 25 WR Freddie Mitchell (UCLA)

2002 26

CB Lito Sheppard (Florida)

2003 15 DE Jerome McDougle (Miami)

2004 16 T Shawn Andrews (Arkansas)

2005 31 DT Mike Patterson (Southern California)

2006 14 DT Brodrick Bunkley (Florida State)

2007 -- No First-Round Selection

2008 -- No First-Round Selection

2009 19 WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)

2010 13 DE Brandon Graham (Michigan)

2011 23 G Danny Watkins (Baylor)

2012 12 DT Fletcher Cox (Mississippi State)

2013 (KC) 1 T Eric Fisher (Central Michigan)

2014 23

2015 18

LB Dee Ford (Auburn)

CB Marcus Peters (Washington)

2016 -- No First-Round Selection

2017 10

QB Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech)

2018 -- No First-Round Selection

2019 -- No First-Round Selection

2020 32

RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (LSU)

2021 -- No First-Round Selection

2022 21 CB Trent McDuﬃe (Washington)

2022 30 DE George Karlaftis (Purdue)

2023 31 DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah (Kansas State)

2024 28 WR Xavier Worthy (Texas)

• In 2024, Kansas City traded the No. 32 overall pick to Buﬀalo, along with a third-round pick (95) and a seventh-round selection (221) in exchange for the 28th overall pick used to select WR Xavier Worthy, a fourth-rounder (No. 133) and a seventh-rounder (248).

• In 2022, Kansas City traded WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick (29th overall), a 2022 second-round pick (50th overall), a 2022 fourth-round pick (121st overall), as well as a 2023 fourth-round pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick. Kansas City then traded a 2022 first-round pick (29th overall), a 2022 third-round pick (94th overall) and a 2022 fourth-round pick (121th overall) to the New England Patriots for their 2022 first-round pick (21st overall) to select CB Trent McDuffie

• In 2021, Kansas City traded its ﬁrst-round pick (31st overall), third-round pick (94th overall) and a fourth-round pick (136th overall), along with a 2022 ﬁfth-round pick to Baltimore in exchange for T Orlando Brown, a second-round pick in 2021 (58th overall) eventually used to select LB Nick Bolton and a sixth-round pick in 2022.

• In 2019, Kansas City traded its ﬁrst-round pick (29th overall), third-round pick (93rd overall) and a 2020 second-round pick to Seattle in exchange for DE Frank Clark and Seattle’s third-round pick (84th overall) eventually used to select DT Khalen Saunders.

• In 2017, Kansas City traded its first-round pick (27th overall), third-round pick (91st overall) and a 2018 first-round pick to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo’s first-round pick (10th overall) to draft QB Patrick Mahomes.

• In 2016, Kansas City traded its ﬁrst-round pick (28th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a second-round pick (37th overall), fourthround pick (105th overall) and a sixth-round pick (178th overall) evenually used to draft DT Chris Jones, OL Parker Ehinger and DB D.J. White, respectively. Kansas City gave San Francisco its seventh-round selection (249th overall) as part of the trade.

• In 2011, Kansas City sent its original ﬁrst-round pick (21st overall) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland’s ﬁrst-round pick (27th overall and became 26th overall), eventually used on WR Jon Baldwin, and the Browns’ third-round pick (70th overall), used to select LB Justin Houston

• In 2003, Kansas City sent its original ﬁrst-round pick (16th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for the Steelers’ ﬁrst-round pick (27th overall) used on RB Larry Johnson, its third-round pick (92nd overall), used on CB Julian Battle, and its sixth-round pick (200th overall), which was subsequently traded to the N.Y. Jets.

• In 2002, Kansas City acquired Dallas’ ﬁrst-round pick (sixth overall), eventually used on DT Ryan Sims, in exchange for the Chiefs ﬁrst-round pick (eighth overall), a third-round pick (75th overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

• In 2001, Kansas City obtained QB Trent Green and St. Louis’ ﬁfth-round pick in exchange for the Chiefs ﬁrst-round draft pick (12th overall).

• In 1995, Kansas City sent its original ﬁrst-round pick (19th overall) to Jacksonville for the Jaguars’ ﬁrst-round pick (31st overall), eventually used on T Trezelle Jenkins, their third-round pick (97th overall), eventually used on LB Troy Dumas, Jacksonville’s fourth-round pick (134th overall), eventually used on QB Steve Stenstrom, and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, which the Chiefs traded away as part of a package that led to the drafting of LB Donnie Edwards in the fourth-round (98th overall) of the 1996 Draft.

• In 1993, the Chiefs sent their ﬁrst-round pick (18th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for QB Joe Montana, S David Whitmore and San Francisco’s third-round pick (96th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft, which was used to select WR Chris Penn

• In 1988, the Chiefs obtained Detroit’s ﬁrst-round pick (second overall), which was used to select DE Neil Smith, in exchange for Kansas City’s original ﬁrst-round pick (third overall) and second-round pick (29th overall).

• In 1982, Kansas City sent its ﬁrst-round pick (16th overall) and a thirdround pick (73rd overall) to St. Louis for the Rams’ ﬁrst-round pick (11th overall), which was used to draft WR Anthony Hancock

• In 1979, the Chiefs sent a second-round pick (31st overall) and a secondround pick in the 1980 Draft to Houston for the Oilers’ ﬁrst-round pick (23rd overall), eventually used on QB Steve Fuller.

• In 1975, Kansas City obtained DE John Matuszak from Houston in exchange for DT Curley Culp and the Chiefs ﬁrst-round pick (sixth overall).

REID’S PAST FIRST-ROUND PICKS

A total of 29 players currently on the Chiefs roster were drafted by the team, including four Pro Bowlers. Below is a round-by-round listing of the players on the 2025 roster that were drafted by the club. *Designates Pro Bowl selection.

1st Round (5)

2017 - QB Patrick Mahomes (10), Texas Tech* 2022 - CB Trent McDuﬃe (21), Washington 2022 - DE George Karlaftis (30), Purdue 2023 - DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah (31), Kansas State 2024 - WR Xavier Worthy (28), Texas

2nd Round (7)

2016 - DT Chris Jones (37), Mississippi State* 2021 - LB Nick Bolton (58), Missouri 2021 - C Creed Humphrey (63), Oklahoma* 2022 - WR Skyy Moore (54), Western Michigan 2022 - S Bryan Cook (62), Cincinnati 2023 - WR Rashee Rice (55), SMU 2024 - T Kingsley Suamataia (63), BYU

3rd Round (4)

2013 - TE Travis Kelce (63), Cincinnati*

2017 - RB Kareem Hunt (86), Toledo 2022 - LB Leo Chenal (103), Wisconsin 2023 - OL Wanya Morris (92), Oklahoma

4th Round (4)

2022 - CB Joshua Williams (135), Fayetteville State 2023 - DB Chamarri Conner (119), Virginia Tech 2024 - TE Jared Wiley (131), TCU 2024 - S Jaden Hicks (133), Washington State

5th Round (4)

2020 - DE Mike Danna (177), Michigan 2021 - TE Noah Gray (162), Duke 2023 - DE BJ Thompson (166), Stephen F. Austin

2024 - OL Hunter Nourzad (159), Penn State

6th Round (1)

2021 - G Trey Smith (226), Tennessee*

7th Round (4)

2022 - CB Jaylen Watson (243), Washington State 2022 - RB Isiah Pacheco (251), Rutgers 2022 - S Nazeeh Johnson (259), Marshall 2024 - OL C.J. Hanson (248), Holy Cross

FIRST-ROUND HISTORY BREAKDOWN

Since the inception of the common draft in 1967, the Chiefs have used their first-round pick to draft a variety of positions. The club has not picked in the first round nine times, and the club has drafted two first-rounders five times. The club has selected first overall once and in the top-10 14 times. The Chiefs currently have the 31st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Below are the Chiefs 14 draftees taken within the first 10 picks of their respective drafts and total first-round selections by position.

Chiefs Draft Picks

Player

(Notes)

CB Trent McDuffie* 43/43 (2023 All-Pro)

DE George Karlaftis 49/44

WR Skyy Moore 36/11 (Missed 2024 due to injury) 2b S Bryan Cook* 45/30 3 LB Leo Chenal* 51/32 4 CB Joshua Williams 50/12 7a CB Jaylen Watson* 38/14

7b RB Isiah Pacheco* 38/30 (2022 Mack Lee Hill Award) 7c CB Nazeeh Johnson 27/6

2023 Chiefs Draft Picks

Player GP/GS (Notes)

1 DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah 34/3 2 WR Rashee Rice 20/12 (2023 Mack Lee Hill Award; Missed 2024 due to injury) 3 OL Wanya Morris 31/15 4 DB Chamarri Conner* 32/16 5 DE BJ Thompson 0/0

2024 Chiefs Draft Picks

Player GP/GS (Notes)

1 WR Xavier Worthy* 17/13 (2024 Mack Lee Hill Award)

2 T Kingsley Suamataia 15/2

4 TE Jared Wiley 7/2 (Placed on IR in 2024) 4 S Jaden Hicks 17/1 5 OL Hunter Nourzad 17/0 7 OL C.J. Hanson 1/0 * Denotes started in Super Bowl LIX

General Manager Brett Veach’s 2021-24 NFL Draft classes have stepped onto the

A STRONG FOUNDATION

The Chiefs 2025 roster returns a lot of experience while also welcoming several new faces via free agency. Below is a list of the 38 players that were part of the club’s Super Bowl LIX team. The Chiefs return 17 players who have played in at least three of the team’s ﬁve Super Bowl trips over the past six years and seven who have played in at least four of them.

Name Notes

DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah

LB Nick Bolton

WR Hollywood Brown

K Harrison Butker

OL Mike Caliendo

LB Leo Chenal

LB Cole Christiansen

LB Jack Cochrane

DB Chamarri Conner

S Bryan Cook

DE Mike Danna

TE Noah Gray

Played SB LVIII and LIX

Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

Played SB LIX

Played SB LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII and LIX

Played SB LVIII; Started LIX

Played SB LVII; Started LVIII and LIX

Played SB LVIII; DNP LIX

Played SB LVII and LVIII; IR LIX

Played SB LVIII; Started LIX

Played SB LVII; IR LVIII; Started LIX

Played SB LV and LVII; Started LVIII, LIX

Started SB LVII and LVIII; Played LIX

DE Malik Herring Inactive SB LVII; Played LVIII; Inactive LIX

C Creed Humphrey Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

RB Kareem Hunt

Played SB LIX

CB Nazeeh Johnson Played SB LVII; IR LVIII; Played LIX

LB Cam Jones IR SB LVIII; Played LIX

DT Chris Jones Started SB LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII and LIX

DE George Karlaftis Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

TE Travis Kelce Started SB LIV LV, LVII, LVIII and LIX

QB Patrick Mahomes Started SB LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII and LIX

CB Trent McDuﬃe Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

WR Skyy Moore Played SB LVII; DNP LVIII; IR LIX

OL Wanya Morris Played SB LVIII; Inactive LIX

DE Charles Omenihu IR SB LVIII; Played LIX

RB Isiah Pacheco Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

NT Mike Pennel Played SB LIV, LV, LVIII and LIX

WR Nikko Remigio Played SB LIX

WR Rashee Rice Started SB LVIII; IR LIX

WR Justyn Ross IR SB LVII; Inactive LVIII; PS LIX

G Trey Smith Started SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Started SB LVII and LIX

T Jawaan Taylor Started SB LVIII and LIX

DE BJ Thompson Inactive SB LVIII; IR LIX

LB Drue Tranquill Played SB LVIII; Started LIX

CB Jaylen Watson

Started SB LVII; Played LVIII; Started LIX

CB Joshua Williams Played SB LVII, LVIII and LIX

LS James Winchester Played SB LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII and LIX

Chiefs Kingdom saw 13 newcomers participate in Super Bowl LIX, three of which were starters. Six rookies played in their ﬁrst Super Bowl at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans against Philadelphia.

Name How Acquired

P Matt Araiza FA-24

LB Swayze Bozeman UDFA-24

WR Hollywood Brown FA-24

S Jaden Hicks D4-24

TE Peyton Hendershot T (DAL)-24

WR DeAndre Hopkins* T (TEN)-24

RB Kareem Hunt FA-24

RB Samaje Perine FA-24

CB Chris Roland-Wallace UDFA-24

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster* FA-24

RB Carson Steele UDFA-24

T Kingsley Suamataia D2-24

WR Xavier Worthy* D1-28

*Denotes starter in Super Bowl LIX

Bold denotes rookie status in 2024

STAFF CONTINUITY

The Chiefs coaching staﬀ will remain largely the same going into the 2025 season. The Chiefs announced three additions and two position changes after the departure of three coaches following the 2024 campaign.

Coach 2024 Role 2025 Role

Mark DeLeone Inside Linebackers - BAL Asst. Running Backs

Porter Ellett Asst. Running Backs Asst. Special Teams

Matt House Inside Linebackers - JAX Sr. Defensive Asst.

Chris Orr Linebackers - Jackson St. Defensive QC

Alex Whittingham Defensive QC Asst. Defensive Line

COACHING

THE NEW GUYS

During the 2025 oﬀseason, the Kansas City Chiefs signed seven new players. Below is a list of the new faces in the locker room.

T Jaylon Moore

• Played in 15 games (ﬁve starts) for San Francisco in 2024.

• 2024: Only allowed 1.5 sack in 2024.

• Career: 5.5 sacks allowed over his four-year career.

• Originally entered the NFL as a ﬁfth-round draft pick (155th overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.

RB Elijah Mitchell

• Spent the 2024 season on Injured Reserve.

• Career: 1,523 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 327 carries.

• Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick (194th overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft.

CB Kristian Fulton

• Played in 15 games (14 starts) for the Chargers in 2024.

• 2024: 51 tackles (39 solo), seven passes defensed, three tackles for loss and one interception.

• Career: 201 tackles (155 solo), 32 passes defensed, nine tackles for loss,

ﬁve interceptions, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

• Originally entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick (61st overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2020 NFL Draft.

QB Gardner Minshew

• Played in 10 games (nine starts) in 2024 for Las Vegas.

• 2024: 203-of-306 (66.3 completion percentage) for 2,013 passing yards with nine touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 81.0.

• Career: 1094-of-1729 (63.3 completion percentage) for 11,950 passing yards with 68 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 88.5.

• Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick (178th overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2019 NFL Draft.

DT Jerry Tillery

• Played in 17 games (11 starts) with Minnesota in 2024.

• 2024: 28 tackles (13 solo), three quarterback hits, two passes defensed, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble.

• Career: 175 tackles (89 solo), 44 quarterback hits, 12.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, four passes defensed and two fumble recoveries.

• Originally entered the NFL as a ﬁrst-round draft pick (28th overall) by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2019 NFL Draft.

S Mike Edwards

• Played in eight games with Buﬀalo and Tampa Bay in 2024.

• 2024: 12 tackles (seven solo), one quarterback hit and one pass defensed.

• Career: 244 tackles (162 solo), 27 passes defensed, nine tackles for loss, ﬁve fumble recoveries, ﬁve quarterback hits, 3.0 sacks, three defensive touchdowns and one forced fumble.

• Originally entered the NFL as a third-round draft pick (99th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2019 NFL Draft.

DE Janarius Robinson

• Played in 10 games with Las Vegas in 2024.

• 2024: Five tackles (two solo), two quarterback hits, one pass defensed and 0.5 sack.

• Career: 13 tackles (seven solo), four quarterback hits, 1.5 sacks, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed.

• Originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick (134th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2021 NFL Draft.