Chiefs vs. Cowboys Thanksgiving: Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only Kansas City Chiefs player with ties to Texas

Several Kansas City Chiefs players have ties to the state of Texas.

Charles Goldman — NFL Managing Editor
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When the Kansas City Chiefs take the field for Week 13’s Thanksgiving game against the Dallas Cowboys, Patrick Mahomes will play in AT&T Stadium for the first time during his NFL career. The Tyler, Texas, native and Texas Tech alum has been all the talk leading up to Thurday’s game because of the homecoming factor.

Mahomes was a Cowboys fan growing up, watching Tony Romo sling the ball around the field to Dez Bryant and the like. He went to plenty of games in Dallas as a kid, but now he’s excited about the opportunity to play in his home state once again.

“Yeah, for sure,” Mahomes said on Tuesday. “Just getting to play back at home, and obviously have a lot of people in attendance that may not get to come up to Kansas City all the time and watch games. It will be a really cool experience to play there (AT&T Stadium), especially on Thanksgiving, and I’ll have a lot of family and friends in the stands.”

Mahomes won’t be the only Kansas City player with Texas ties looking to show out in their home state for Thanksgiving.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only player with Texas ties

The Chiefs have nine players on the 53-man roster besides Patrick Mahomes with ties to the state of Texas. Some were born there and played high school football there, while others spent all or some of their collegiate career in the state. That includes the team’s first-round draft pick from 2024.

  • Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is also from near Fort Worth, in North Richland Hills. He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
  • Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy attended the University of Texas from 2021 to 2023.
  • Nick Bolton is from the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. He earned district MVP honors twice in high school.
  • Charles Omenihu graduated from Rowlett. Texas. He also attended the University of Texas from 2015 to 2018. He also started his NFL career with the Houston Texans.
  • Chiefs TE Jared Wiley, who is active for the first time this season in Week 13 vs. the Cowboys, is from Temple, Texas. He played for the University of Texas and for TCU during his collegiate career.
  • Chiefs UDFA rookie LB Cooper McDonald is from Haslet, Texas, and played collegiately at TCU in 2024.
  • Chiefs rookie RB Brashard Smith played collegiately at SMU in Dallas in 2024.
  • Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton played collegiately at Baylor in Waco, Texas.
  • Chiefs practice squad TE Tre Watson played collegiately at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.

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