Ryne Nutt, the Kansas City Chiefs’ director of player personnel for college scouting, started Monday’s news conference by thanking 10 people in the team’s scouting department who played a major part in this year’s draft process. In other words ... KC certainly did its research before selecting the seven NFL Draft picks it took over the weekend.

Tackle Josh Simmons of Ohio State is a likely starter, if he’s healthy. We’re assessing all of the Chiefs’ NFL Draft picks in this week’s podcast.

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach made several trades during the draft that helped Kansas City remain flexible in all seven rounds, and he put on a master class in finding undervalued players with each of his team's picks. Take a look at the Chiefs' full rookie class from the 2025 NFL draft below: