Chiefs' RB Smith Was Worth Trading Up For in Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs' run game last season was not good at all. In 2025, the Chiefs want to change that. They also want to give their offense a chance to be able to rely on the running backs to give them something, and not just having to throw the ball all the time.

They do have the best quarterback in the National Football League in Patrick Mahomes but they do want to take some load off him by being able to run the ball in 2025.

In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chiefs drafted a running back out of SMU, Brashard Smith. The Chiefs feel like they got a steal by taking Smith in the last round. The Chiefs had to give up another pick to get him but it was totally worth it. Smith gives the Chiefs another look in the backfield. Smith can be in the mix at the running back position next season.

"Not a lot of running backs have receiver skills and running back skills,'' said Chiefs running back Brashard Smith. "So I feel like just coming in, I could contribute for sure with my skill set."

"I feel like my skill set fits perfectly with the offense. They're already dynamic, and I feel like I'm a dynamic player. I feel like I'm going to bring a lot of juice to the offense and special teams.''

Rookie Brashard Smith is joining a group of veteran running backs with the Kansas City Chiefs. But his experience sets him apart from those he will be competing with for playing time, and Smith says he's counting on that to help him to make an impact in his first NFL season. - Adam Teicher of ESPN.

"We had him higher on our board than where we took him,'' said Ryne Nutt, the Chiefs' director of player personnel. "That's when you start to consider trading, when a guy is there that you have higher on your board and ... what we would give up is peanuts compared to what we think we'll get. Our coaches are super excited about the kid, and they will find ways to get this kid on the field, whether it's in a third down role, an all-down role, whatever they decide the kid will play."

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