THE Kansas Metropolis Chiefs assume they’ve discovered one other Rashee Rice.

The Chiefs drafted a large receiver that they assume could make a large affect for his or her offense.

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The Chiefs drafted extensive receiver Jalen Royals out of Utah State within the fourth spherical of the NFL Draft.

Director of participant personnel Ryne Nut defined that they see similarities between Royals and former second-round choose Rice.

“His sport is similar to Rashee’s,” Nutt advised ESPN.

“He’s acquired massive palms, robust palms, and he’s excellent after the catch. [Run after the catch] is an enormous a part of our offense.

“That’s one thing we search for in receivers. We search for pace. The child had that 4.40 [40-yard dash]. We search for power, and he has that.

“Then we search for route working and that’s most likely an space the place Rashee needed to sort of develop somewhat bit, so we sort of thought they have been comparable in that respect.”

The Chiefs knew fairly shortly after assembly with Royals that they needed him on the staff.

“We watched his tape earlier than the Senior Bowl [and thought], ‘Hey, this man’s sort of fascinating,”’ Nutt mentioned.

“Then he goes to the Senior Bowl and we thought he did nicely so he acquired much more on the radar.

“Then he goes to the mix and runs a 4.40 and he jumps a 36 [inch broad jump] and we’re like, ‘Oh, this child’s explosive.’

“You then get the sort of coaches concerned and we Zoom him, and we speak and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we may use this child.'”

The Chiefs misplaced Rice early within the season as a consequence of a knee harm, however he’s anticipated to return for the 2025 season.

Nonetheless, that will not maintain Royals out from making an affect as a rookie.

“He could make an affect instantly,” Greg Castillo, the Chiefs’ western regional scout advised ESPN.

“The [run-after-catch] means stands out, and that was via his three years at Utah State.

“He can separate with the quick route and he can separate with the intermediate route. He is acquired a ton of versatility.

“That is the wonder about this participant is the pure versatility. He can beat a man off press protection [or] he can run proper by you. When the ball is in his palms, he can run proper via you.”

Royals prides himself on getting further yards after catching a move, with greater than half of his 834 receiving yards in 2024 coming after the catch.

“Simply attempting so as to add a pair yards after the catch has positively been a think about my sport,” Royals advised ESPN.

“I performed working again rising up. I am used to getting yards after contact. Possibly 3 yards every catch could possibly be useful.”