Here's why the Kansas City Chiefs could be a likely landing spot for any of Notre Dame's 2025 NFL Draft prospects
The Kansas City Chiefs have obviously been the glowing example of NFL franchises in recent years, having won three super bowls in the last five seasons. They are also an organization that has historically been a very consistent product. The reason for that is continuously identifying and developing talent. So where do the Chiefs typically […]
The Kansas City Chiefs have obviously been the glowing example of NFL franchises in recent years, having won three super bowls in the last five seasons. They are also an organization that has historically been a very consistent product. The reason for that is continuously identifying and developing talent.
So where do the Chiefs typically find their talent from? From an NFL Draft perspective, there has been no college football program that has been better to them than Notre Dame. They have drafted 17 former Fighting Irish standouts since 1960, the most of any other college program.
The pipeline to South Bend, however, hasn’t been quite as common since general manager Brett Veach took over in 2017. He actually has not selected a Notre Dame player in his tenure, the last one being cornerback KeiVarae Russell selected by the team in the 2016 NFL Draft, a year before Veach.
The Fighting Irish still have been very good to the organization historically, including offensive lineman Tim Grunhard, who was selected in the 1990 NFL Draft. Grunhard was an excellent player for the Chiefs, starting 164 games in his career at center. He was recently inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame.
The 2025 NFL Draft feels like a perfect time for the Notre Dame to Kansas City draught to end. They could be overdo to revive that relationship. If the Chiefs wanted to revamp the secondary, cornerback Benjamin Morrison and Xavier Watts could make some sense. Both players are currently projected to be selected somewhere in the second round on Friday.
Linebacker Jack Kiser is a mid round target that could also be viable options. A slightly undersized linebacker, Kiser does have the look of a special team standout on the next level. Defensive tackles Rylie Mills and Howard Cross III could also provide some value somewhere on day this Saturday.
Projecting the Notre Dame offensive depth chart following the conclusion of spring practice for the 2025 season
Projecting the Notre Dame offensive depth chart
