Kansas City Chiefs: 2025 NFL Draft Class
Kansas City Chiefs
2025 NFL Draft
Seven (7) Players Drafted
- 1.32 — Josh Simmons
OT, Ohio State - 2.31 — Omarr Norman-Lott
DL, Tennessee - 3.02 — Ashton Gillotte
ED, Louisville - 3.21 — Nohl Williams
CB, Cal - 4.31 — Jalen Royals
WR, Utah State - 5.20 — Jeffrey Bassa
LB, Oregon - 7.12 — Brashard Smith
RB, SMU
Sports Info Solutions
Below, I've clipped intel from each prospects reports on the SIS NFL Draft Site, including their overall grade, how they graded in certain critical and positional factors, as well as scouting notes.
- Overall Grade: Each player was graded based on how the scout thought they would perform in the NFL by the beginning of their second year. Their projected role by Year 2 is shown in (parentheses) alongside their scouting grade and a brief description.
- Critical and Positional Factors: Each factor is graded on a scale from 1-9. If a player has no below the line or above the line grades, meaning they graded out as sufficient (5) or good (6) in all factors, they won't have a callout in their profile below.
Josh Simmons, OT
SIS Grade: 6.7 (Strong Starter): 3-down Starter level
Omarr Norman-Lott, DT
SIS Grade: 6.5 (Lower End Starter): High end DPR or solid 2 down starter
Ashton Gillotte, EDGE
SIS Grade: 6.5 (Lower End Starter): High end DPR or solid 2 down starter
Nohl Williams, CB
SIS Grade: 5.9 (Top Backup): #4 Depth level CB, but non-starter - Quality SPT player
Jalen Royals, WR
SIS Grade: 5.9 (#4 Backup w/SPT): Quality depth level 4th WR with SPT ability
Jeffrey Bassa, WLB
SIS Grade: 6.5 (Low End Starter): All 3 downs, coverage prioritized over take-on types
Brashard Smith, RB
SIS Grade: 6.3 (Role Playing Starter): 3rd down difference maker
UDFA Signings
RB Elijah Young, Western Kentucky
RB Qualan Jones, Stephen F. Austin
FB Jared Casey, Kansas
WR Elijhah Badger, Florida
WR Mac Dalena, Fresno State
TE Jake Briningstool, Clemson
TE Tre Watson, Texas A&M
T Dalton Cooper, Oklahoma State
T Esa Pole, Washington State
DI Coziah Izzard, Penn State
LB Brandon George, Pittsburgh
CB Jacobe Covington, USC
CB Kevin Knowles, Florida State
CB Melvin Smith Jr., Southern Arkansas
S Will Brooks, Tennessee
P Eddie Czaplicki, USC
Minicamp Invites
QB Paxton DeLaurent, Southeast Missouri
QB Spencer Petras, Utah State
QB Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
WR Dante Wright, Temple
TE Jake Roberts, Oklahoma
G Jason Collier Jr., Pittsburgh
T Blaise Sparks, Delaware
T DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest
DI Nathan Kapongo, Akron
EDGE Chuck Smith IV, Villanova
EDGE JIreh Ojata, Purdue
LB Tristan Sinclair, Stanford
CB Robert Jones III, Howard
CB Sean Fresch, Rice
S Major Williams, Carson-Newman
S Marvin Grant, Kansas
S Sheldon Arnold II, UCF
3-Round Mock Draft
2025 Kansas City Chiefs Mock
3-Round Mock Draft Logic
- TRADE!
Pick 31 to NYG for 34 & 99 - 2.02 (34)
Josh Conerly Jr., OT - 2.31 (63)
Harold Fannin Jr., TE - 3.02 (66)
Quinshon Judkins, RB - 3.31 (95)
Darien Porter, CB - TRADE!
- Pick 99 to DET for 130 & 2026 4th
SIS Scouting Reports — Grade (Scale)
- Josh Conerly Jr., OT — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
- Harold Fannin Jr., TE — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
- Quinshon Judkins, RB — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
- Darien Porter, CB — 6.4 (Limited Starter or Multi-Position Backup)
I'm so upset with myself for even hypothesizing this, but just know that I will lose my fucking mind if the Chiefs end up with Harold Fannin Jr.
Oh, the tight end who runs weird but always finds a way to get open and led all receivers — not just tight ends, RECEIVERS — in catches and receiving yards across college football in 2024? That guy? On the Chiefs?
The guy who put up 117 receptions and more than 1,500 yards? Who averaged 10-140-1 against Penn State and Texas A&M? That guy?
I'm not going to even bother listing off all the ways his strengths in "The Beast" make him sound like Travis Kelce, but just know that they get progressively more frustrating and convincing as they go on.
When I found out the Chiefs brought Harold Fannin Jr. in for a Top 30 visit I practically fainted.
I can't even talk about the rest of the projections! They need a tackle, a running back, a corner. Who cares. It doesn't matter if they get Fannin Jr., it would be too upsetting. Don't do it, Brett Veach. Don't do it to me.
Brad Beatson
Other Potential Picks
- Day 1: Josh Simmons, Aireontae Ersery, Omarr Norman-Lott
- Day 2: Kyle Kennard, Anthony Belton, Cameron Williams, Devin Neal, Damien Martinez, Isaiah Bond, Que Robinson
- Day 3: Bryce Cabeldue, Shemar James, Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, Melvin Smith, Sam Brown, Warren Brinson, Caleb Etienne, Brandon George, Cam'ron Johnson, Coziah Izzard, Dontae Manning, Easton Kilty, Jordan Riley, Kyonte Hamilton, Mose Vavao, Phillip Bildi, Quentin Skinner