Tracking the Kansas City Chiefs’ undrafted free agent signings, rookie minicamp tryout invites following the 2026 NFL Draft
The 2026 NFL Draft is over, but the Kansas City Chiefs will now join the frenzy of NFL teams signing undrafted free agents and inviting players to try out at the rookie minicamp.
The Kansas City Chiefs have officially wrapped up the 2026 NFL Draft.
After beginning the draft with nine picks, the Chiefs added just seven players. The festivities aren’t quite over yet. Kansas City will continue adding undrafted free agents to fill out its 90-man offseason roster, which now stands at 72 players.
The Chiefs will need to add at least 18 players to the 90-man offseason roster. They could also release some reserve/future contract players to make room for more undrafted free agents. They’ll also invite several players to Kansas City for a tryout at their rookie minicamp, which will take place the first 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: CB Kevin Knowles, CB Melvin Smith Jr., LB Cooper McDonald, LB Brandon George, OG Mike Caliendo, OT Ethan Driskell, DB Chris Roland-Wallace, TE Jake Briningstool, TE Tre’ Watson, and WR Jimmy Holiday.
The Chiefs have plenty of funds, so if they want a player badly, they can offer a large signing bonus and guaranteed money. You want to look out for higher signing bonuses. They typically indicate that they liked a player and had to compete to sign him, but that money is often offset if he makes the practice squad or the roster.
Keep in mind 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 their rookie minicamp. 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 agent signings and rookie minicamp invitations:
Rookie Minicamp Invite: Temple WR Kajiya Hollawayne
A 6-foot-4 and 210-pound receiver, he caught 39 passes for 489 yards and six touchdowns in 2025.
Signed: Cincinnati WR Jeff Caldwell
A 6-foot-5 and 210-pound freak athlete at the wide receiver position.
Signed: Oklahoma RB Jadyn Ott
DeMarco Murray gets one of his guys.
Signed: SDSU CB Bryce Phillips
6-foot and 190 pounds. 34 total tackles, one tackle for loss, nine passes broken up, and an interception in 12 games in 2025.
Unclear: Houston CB Zelmar Vedder
Played 13 games in 2025, finishing third on the team with seven passes broken up.
Signed: Louisville OT Pete Nygra
6-foot-4 and 295 pounds, and a two-time team captain for the Cardinals.
Signed: Miami LB Wesley Bissainthe
6-foot-1 and 225 pounds. A three-year starter at Miami who earned Third-Team All-ACC honors after a 71-tackle, three tackle for loss, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble season in 2025.
Signed: Iowa S Xavier Nwankpa
6-foot-2.5 and 208 pounds, Nwankpa ran a 4.48s 40-yard dash and jumped a 37.5-inch vertical at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Earned Third-Team All-Big Ten honors in 2025 after recording 76 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, and two forced fumbles.
Signed: Wyoming TE John Michaell Gyllenborg
A Kansas City native, who attended this year’s local day.
Wyoming TE John Michael Gyllenborg played at Rockhurst, where basketball was his primary sport. He only played three games of high school football before making the jump to the next level. At 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, he’s registered 80 catches for over 1,000 yards and 7 touchdowns over the past four seasons for the Cowboys. He’s someone poised to make some money at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, as he came in at No. 54 on Bruce Feldman’s annual freaks list: “He’s hit 21.6 mph and his flying 10-yard time of 0.93 seconds is impressive, as are his 37-inch vertical and 10-8 broad jump. He squatted 500 pounds, benched 350 (up 25 pounds from last year) and cleaned 335.”
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Signed: Duke EDGE Vincent Anthony Jr.
Nearly 6-foot-6 and 258 pounds, Anthony ran a 4.84s 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Honorable Mention All-ACC in 2025 after leading Duke with 13 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks in 13 starts.
Signed: Texas DT Cole Brevard
A 6-foot-3 and 318-pound run-stuffing defensive tackle. Brevard recorded 18 tackles, one tackle for loss, and two passes batted in 13 games with Texas in 2025. Played for Penn State in 2021 and Purdue from 2022 to 2024.
Signed: LSU OG Josh Thompson
Listed at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds. Transferred to LSU after four seasons at Northwestern. Started 12 games at guard with a career-high 787 offensive snaps.
Signed: Louisiana-Monroe CB D’Arco Perkins-McCallister
Went from TCU to New Mexico to Louisiana-Monroe in 2025. Plays CB and Safety. 33 tackles, four sacks, and seven passes defended in 2025.
Signed: Toledo EDGE Anthony Dunn
6-foot-4 and 250-pound edge rusher with 57 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and six sacks over the past two seasons with Toledo.
Minicamp Invite: South Carolina RB Rahsul Faison
Shifty 5-foot-11 and 208-pound running back who jumped a 37.5-inch vertical at the combine. Played at Snow College, Utah State, and finished at South Carolina in 2025. Led the team with 470 rushing yards on 96 carries with three touchdowns.
Signed: Nebraska S DeShon Singleton
Uber-athletic safety, who earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors in 2025. 70 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, and four passes defended. 39.5-inch vertical and 130-inch broad jump at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.
Minicamp Invite: Bowling Green OT Tunde Fatukasi
6-foot-5 and 310 pounds with 20 career starts at left tackle.
Minicamp Invite: Pitt OT Jeff Persi
6-foot-8 and 315-pound offensive tackle, who won a National Championship with Michigan in 2023.
Minicamp Invite: Montana CB Kenzel Lawler
Listed at 6-foot and 190 pounds. Recorded 58 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 15 passes broken up, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery in 15 starts in 2025.
Signed: Texas A&M RB E.J. Smith
The son of Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame RB Emmitt Smith. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 211 pounds, Smith recorded 207 carries for 969 yards and nine touchdowns over four seasons at Stanford and two seasons at Texas A&M.
Minicamp Invite: Charlotte LB Shay Taylor
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds. Taylor recorded 158 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss, six sacks, one interception returned for a touchdown, four passes defended, three fumble recoveries, and three forced fumbles over four seasons at Ohio and one at Charlotte.
Minicamp Invite: Buffalo RB Al-Jay Henderson
6-foot and 196-pound running back with solid production over the last two seasons in the MAC.
Signed: Washington WR Omari Evans
A speedster who has recorded 47 receptions for 818 yards and eight touchdowns over four seasons (3 with Penn State and 1 with Washington).
Minicamp Invite: USC WR Jaden Richardson
A 6-foot-1 and 205-pound receiver with 12 receptions for 148 yards and one touchdown in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: Marshall DB Cam Smith
Listed at 6-foot-2 and 196 pounds, Smith recorded 69 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble, and eight passes defended.
Signed: Iowa EDGE Ethan Hurkett
Listed at 6-foot-3 and 259 pounds, Hurkett recorded 92 total tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles over the past two seasons.
Minicamp Invite: Miami K Carter Davis
Started his career at FAU, where he totaled 109 touchbacks over three seasons. He was perfect on extra points, but went 17-of-24 on field goals with Miami in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: UConn TE Louis Hansen
6-foot-6 and 252-pound tight end who recorded 46 catches for 463 yards and four touchdowns at UConn.
Minicamp Invite: Tennessee Tech S Tim Coutras
6-foot and 198-pound safety who recorded 74 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and one forced fumble in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: UConn LB Donovan Branch
Recorded 30 tackles, five tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one pass batted in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: UConn P Connor Stutz
6-foot-2 and 209-pound punter who recorded 111 punts for 4,905 yards over the last two seasons, averaging 44.2 yards per punt.
Minicamp Invite: Washington K Grady Gross
152-of-152 on extra points over three years. Not quite as solid on field goals, going 46-of-61.
Minicamp Invite: Mercyhurst DE Jonas King
6-foot-5 and 290 pounds, recording 53 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and one pass defended in 32 games played across his career.
Minicamp Invite: Rice DL Blake Boenisch
6-foot-3 and 300 pounds, Boenisch spent all five years of his college career at Rice. Racked up 138 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, three passes defended and one fumble recovery.
Signed: Virginia Tech RB Terion Stewart
Listed at 5-foot-9 and 216 pounds, Stewart is a bowling ball-type at running back. Ironically, played four seasons at Bowling Green before transferring to Virginia Tech. 480 carries for 2836 yards and 23 touchdowns in his collegiate career. Paired with only nine receptions for 68 yards.
Unclear: Texas Tech LB Bryce Ramirez
6-foot and 230-pound super senior at Texas Tech. Team captain. 60 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble in 32 games over the past three seasons.
Minicamp Invite: Kansas State S Gunner Maldonado
Listed at 5-foot-11 and 193 pounds. 39 total tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions, and four passes defended in 2025. Previously played at Arizona, where he was the 2023 Valero Bowl MVP. Local pro day invite for Kansas City in 2026.
Minicamp Invite: Liberty S Brylan Green
Spent four seasons at Liberty, recording 141 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, six interceptions, 16 passes defended, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble.
Minicamp Invite: Colorado DL Keaten Wade
46 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two passes batted, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery for the Buffs in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: Eastern Kentucky DB Jaheim Ward
6-foot-2 and 189-pound defensive back who started his career at Austin Peay. Recorded an interception, a forced fumble, and a defensive touchdown in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: Pitt TE Justin Holmes
Played at Kent State, Marshall, and Pitt. 49 receptions for 500 yards and four touchdowns over the past three seasons.
Minicamp Invite: West Florida LB Colby Taylor
A freak athlete at 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds who fits the mold of a SAM linebacker. Posted 31 bench press reps, a 40.5-inch vertical, and a 127-inch broad jump. A 4.52s 40-yard dash, a 4.0s short shuttle, and a 6.85s 3-cone.
Minicamp Invite: Pitt DB Rashad Battle
100 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 13 passes defended, and two fumble recoveries across five seasons at Pitt.
Minicamp Invite: James Madison LB Trent Hendrick
209 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss, six sacks, five passes defended, and three forced fumbles in four years at JMU.
Minicamp Invite: BYU DL John Taumoepeau
54 total tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass batted, and one fumble recovery over two seasons at BYU.
Minicamp Invite: Boise State OL Mason Randolph
6-foot-4 and 320-pound interior offensive lineman with 39 games played across four seasons at Boise.
Minicamp Invite: North Carolina DB Gavin Gibson
Played at Maryland, East Carolina, and North Carolina. 38 total tackles, three tackles for loss, three passes defended, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble in 2025. Three interceptions in 2024 at ECU.
Minicamp Invite: Western Kentucky P Cole Maynard
Minicamp Invite: Pitt DB Javon McIntyre
6-foot and 190 pounds. Five seasons at Pitt. 205 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 14 passes defended, and one fumble recovery.
Minicamp Invite: Arizona WR Javon Whatley
Signed: Cal WR Jacob De Jesus
Played two seasons at UNLV before transferring to Cal. Had 108 catches for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: TCU QB Ken Seals
Played three seasons at Vandy before transferring to TCU. 6-foot-3 and 218 pounds. 461 completions, 4,671 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.
Minicamp Invite: Fork Union OT Felix Lepper
6-foot-8 and 285 pounds. A member of the International Player Pathway Program out of Germany.
Minicamp Invite: Ohio State LS John Ferlmann
6-foot-3 and 225 pounds. Won a national championship with the Buckeyes in 2024.
Minicamp Invite: SMU DL Shaq Spears
6-foot-4 and 296 pounds. La. Tech to Memphis to SMU in 2025. 15 combined tackles, two tackles for loss, and four passes batted in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: Missouri Western DL Grant Finley
6-foot-4 and 270 pounds. 33 games played, 59 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, six passes batted, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, three kicks blocked in three seasons for the Griffons.
Minicamp Invite: Kansas State LS Mason Olguin
Attended Chiefs’ local pro day. Two seasons as the primary long snapper for K-State.
Minicamp Invite: Tulane TE Johnny Pascuzzi
Attended Chiefs’ local pro day. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 224 pounds, Pascuzzi spent three seasons at Iowa and last year at Tulane. He caught 12 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: UCLA OT Reuben Unije
Was with Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy (OC/assistant HC) at UCLA in 2024.
Minicamp Invite: Mizzou LB Triston Newsom
Three seasons at Mizzou. 166 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, two sacks, three passes defended, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.
Minicamp Invite: West Virginia WR Jeff Weimer
21 receptions for 383 yards and two touchdowns in 2025.
Minicamp Invite: Florida State OT Micah Pettus
Listed at 6-foot-8 and 315 pounds, Pettus played 33 games at Ole Miss and 11 games at FSU during his collegiate career.