Chiefs Rookie Continues to Impress OC Matt Nagy

The Kansas City Chiefs' training camp is starting to ramp up in intensity. Now that the players are wearing pads, both rookies and veterans are getting back into the rhythm of football activities. From what we've heard and observed, the competition among the players is just beginning.

The Chiefs are hopeful that their 2025 NFL Draft class will be able to roll with the punches as much as they can as they adjust from football at the collegiate level to football at the professional level. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has his eyes on all of his players, but one rookie continues to impress early.

Kansas City's fourth-round draft pick in wide receiver Jalen Royals has turned the heads of several coaches and veterans he shares the wide receiving room with. Royals is looking to showcase what he can do in training camp, as his chances of becoming a factor early in the season for the Chiefs have increased over the last two weeks.

Coach Nagy is confident in what he has seen from Royals thus far and provided those updates following practice on Monday.

• "He's doing a good job. He got to OTAs, again, like a lot of these rookie wide receivers, we put a lot on him, and I think that he's grown from OTAs till now in the summertime, there are some little things he's doing within his routes. Whether it's in zone or winning versus man, so he's doing some good things," Coach Nagy said.

• "We want to keep making him grow, leading through what he sees. I think he's a visualizer, so when he sees it, it takes him one time, then the next time he comes back and does a good job."