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Tracking the Kansas City Chiefs' undrafted free agent signings, rookie minicamp invites following the 2025 NFL Draft
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Tracking the Kansas City Chiefs' undrafted free agent signings, rookie minicamp invites following the 2025 NFL Draft

Originally posted on A to Z Sports  |  By Charles Goldman  |  Last updated Apr 26, 2025 9:07 PM ET

The Kansas City Chiefs have officially wrapped up the 2025 NFL draft.

After beginning the draft with eight picks, the team moved around and still managed to select seven players, but the festivities aren’t quite over yet. The team will continue to add undrafted free agents to fill out their 90-man offseason roster, which now stands at 81 players.

The team needs to add at least nine more players. They could also release some reserve/future contract players to make room for more undrafted players. They’ll also invite several players to come to Kansas City on a tryout basis for their rookie minicamp, which will occur the first or second weekend following the draft.

The Chiefs have found some gems in undrafted free agency in the past. A few of those players remain on the roster, such as RB Carson Steele, LB Jack Cochrane, OG Mike Caliendo, LB Cam Jones, DT Fabien Lovett, OT Ethan Driskell, and DB Chris Roland-Wallace. The Chiefs have plenty of cap space available, so if they want a player a lot, they can offer a large signing bonus and guaranteed money. You want to look out for the signing bonus, as it typically signifies they liked a player and had to compete to sign him. 

An important thing to keep in mind is that rookie minicamp invites are often misreported as signings. We'll do our best to differentiate between the two. The Chiefs will ultimately announce the official UDFA signings ahead of rookie minicamp, but we’ll track all of Kansas City’s reported signings and minicamp invites and list them below. Bookmark the page and hit refresh for periodic updates.

Tracking Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents signings and rookie minicamp invitations:

Rookie minicamp invite: Louisiana Tech WR Jimmy Holiday

This 6-foot and 205-pound WR caught 39 receptions for 476 yards and two touchdowns in 2024.  

Rookie minicamp invite: Howard CB Robert Jones III

Jones is listed at 6 feet and 188 pounds. 

Signed: Maryland DB Glendon Miller

This prospect is listed at 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds. He ran a 4.44s 40-yard dash at the Maryland pro day. 

Signed: Fresno State WR/PR Mac Dalena

Listed at 5-foot-11 and 173 pounds, Dalena caught 64 passes for 1,065 yards and five touchdowns in 2024. 

Signed: Pittsburgh LB Brandon George

George made a top-30 visit to Kansas City.

Signed: Clemson TE Jake Briningstool 

A do-it-all tight end prospect, Briningstool caught 49 passes for over 500 yards and seven touchdowns last season. 

Signed: USC P Eddie Czaplicki

Czaplicki has a 45.1-yard per punt average with 182 punts for 8216 yards, a long of 75 yards, and 57 going 50 yards or more. He also has a 50% touchback rate. 

Rookie minicamp invite: Villanova DL Chuck Smith IV

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds, Smith posted 29 total tackles, 0.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in 2024. 

Signed: USC CB Jacobe Covington

Listed at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Covington recorded 60 total tackles, two for loss, one interception, eight passes defended, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble in three seasons at USC.

Signed: Southern Arkansas CB Melvin Smith Jr.

Another player who took a top-30 visit with Kansas City. 

Rookie minicamp invite: UNC DT Kevin Hester Jr. 

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 311 pounds. Had 3.5 sacks last season. 

Signed: Florida WR Elijhah Badger

Led the Florida Gators in receiving last season with over 800 yards. 

Signed: Washington State OT Esa Pole

Another player who took a top-30 visit with the Chiefs. 

Rookie minicamp invite: Delaware OT Blaise Sparks

Listed at nearly 6-foot-8 and 325 pounds, Sparks fits the mold with what the Chiefs are looking for at tackle. 

Rookie minicamp invite: Purdue DE Jireh Ojata

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 267 pounds. Had one sack and 12 total tackles in 2024.

Rookie minicamp invite: Central Missouri QB Zach Zebrowski

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This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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