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The Kansas City Chiefs selected Cincinnati WR Cyrus Allen in Round 5 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Allen spent his first two college seasons at Louisiana Tech, finshing third on the team with 500 receiving yards as a freshman and second with 778 as a sophomore. Allen transferred to Texas A&M for his junior campaign but suffered a season-ending arm injury in November. Allen wrapped up his college career at Cincinnati, where he led the Bearcats in all major receiving categories. Allen’s 13 TDs were tied for third most in the FBS. He also posted strong advanced metrics: a 32.8% dominator rating and 2.42 yards per route. Both marks ranked top-16 among 52 of the top WRs in this year’s class. Allen is undersized at 5’11, 183 pounds with middling athleticism (4.49-second 40 time, 36-inch vertical). But he’s a twitchy route runner with plus ball skills. His most likely path to NFL playing time is in the slot, where he ran 92% of his routes last year.

Chiefs WR Marquise Brown (ankle) was a full participant in practice all week and isn't listed on the final injury report for Friday night's opener vs. the Chargers. Brown missed about three weeks of training camp but has been back on the field since mid-August. He should be ready to play a significant Week 1 role for a Chiefs WR corps that will be without WRs Rashee Rice (suspension) and Jalen Royals (knee).

Chiefs WR Marquise Brown sustained an ankle injury in Tuesday's practice, HC Andy Reid said. No word yet on the severity or a timeline for Brown's return.

Update: Brown "avoided anything serious and is expected to be back on the field as early as tomorrow," according to insider Jordan Schultz.

The Chiefs selected Utah State WR Jalen Royals with the 133rd pick of Round Four in the 2025 NFL Draft. A two-year performer at Utah State, Royals averaged 6.3 catches, 95.7 yards, and 1.05 TDs per game across 20 appearances. This past fall, Royals totaled 55-834-6 in only seven games. His season was cut short by a foot injury. Royals helped push up his draft stock with an excellent performance at the Senior Bowl. He excelled in creating separation and making difficult catches. At nearly 6’0, 200 pounds, Royals’ Senior Bowl lines up with his film. He had a 9.00 Relative Athletic Score (RAS) based on his predraft testing. He also ranked 32nd among Combine WRs in 2024 Target Share at 17.9%, and 17th among those WRs in PFF Receiving Grade with an 80.6. He is currently 22 years old with a Breakout Age of 20.5. He ranked ninth among WRs in our Draft Sharks predraft Rookie Model scoring a 7.13. Our Comp for him in our Rookie Guide is Pierre Garcon. It’s easy to observe him as a dangerous run-after-catch threat.