The Kansas City Chiefs hosted 37 2026 NFL draft prospects on Tuesday, April 7, at The University of Kansas Health System Sports Medicine and Performance Center. Those prospects came to the Arrowhead Stadium campus for the team’s annual local prospect day. 

The local pro day is an essential part of Chiefs GM Brett Veach’s pre-draft process because he insists on not allowing top talent to leave his own backyard. Not everyone invited to the pro day will participate in the workouts. Those who competed at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine often stand on their timed drills. Sometimes, it’s just another opportunity for prospects to meet and make an impression.

What makes a “local” prospect? They either attended a high school in the Kansas City metropolitan area or played for a university within a certain radius. They’ll host some surefire top-100 draft picks, but also prospects who are more likely to join NFL clubs as undrafted free agents.

Several players who have attended past Chiefs’ local pro days have been signed as undrafted free agents or invited to the team’s rookie minicamp in May. Last year, the team invited Kansas S Marvin Grant Jr. and Central Missouri QB Zach Zebrowski to the team’s rookie minicamp. In the past, they’ve signed undrafted free agents such as CB Ekow Boye-Doe and TE Gerrit Prince.

You might recall that there are quite a few local Kansas City prospects likely to be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. Below is a quick look at players confirmed to have attended the Chiefs’ local pro day this year.

2026 NFL Draft prospects slated to attend Chiefs’ local prospect day

Missouri WR Kevin Coleman Jr.

This one has been on folks’ radar for a bit. The 5-foot-10 and 179-pound receiver turned some heads at the Senior Bowl. At the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, he posted a 38.5-inch vertical jump and 126-inch broad jump, and a 4.49s 40-yard dash. In his lone season at Missouri, Coleman caught 66 passes for 732 yards and one touchdown.

Wyoming TE John Michael Gyllenborg

Here’s what we wrote about Gyllenborg ahead of the combine:

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.”

Kansas WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr.

A senior who spent the first three seasons of his career at Alabama before transferring to Mizzou. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Henderson caught 45 passes for 766 yards and five touchdowns in 2025.

Kansas State DT Uso Seumalo

A run-stuffing defender who weighs in at 6-foot-3 and 335 pounds. Seumalo recorded 57 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, five passes batted, and a fumble recovery in four seasons at K-State.

Missouri DT Sterling Webb

Webb started his career at New Mexico State before transferring to Mizzou in 2025. He’s listed at 6-foot-2 and 295 pounds. He recorded 38 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and one fumble recovery in two years at the University of Missouri.

Missouri WR Xavier Lloyd

Listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, Lloyd is from Blue Springs, Missouri. Appeared in just 12 games, recording two receptions for 21 yards in 2025.

Missouri CB Dreyden Norwood

He started his career at Texas A&M before transferring to Missouri in 2022. 92 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions, 15 passes defended, and two fumble recoveries in four seasons with the Tigers.

Kansas State LS Mason Olguin

Long snappers are football players, too! Listed at 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds. Recovered a muffed punt last season and made multiple tackles.

Kansas CB DJ Graham II

Graham is listed at 6-foot and 193 pounds. He recorded 139 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, 10 passes defended, and four forced fumbles. Those numbers spanned five seasons between Oklahoma, Utah State, and Kansas.

Tulane TE Johnny Pascuzzi

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.

Kansas QB Jalon Daniels

A dual-threat quarterback at 6-foot and 203 pounds. Across six seasons, Daniel has completed 61.5% of his passes for 9,282 yards, 67 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions. He carried the ball 420 times, 1,445 rushing yards, and 23 touchdowns.

Kansas State C Sam Hecht

A 23-year old from Shawnee, Kansas. Hecht is listed at 6-foot-3 and 291 pounds and appeared in 42 games for the Wildcats over the past four seasons. He’s one of the better center prospects in this draft class.

Kansas State S VJ Payne

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 206 pounds. 52 games played with the Wildcats over four seasons. Recorded 207 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, one sack, four interceptions, 10 passes defended, one fumble recovery, and four forced fumbles.

The best of the rest at the Chiefs’ local pro day

• Kansas OG Kobe Baynes

• Kansas State TE Jerand Bradley

• Kansas DT Kenean Caldwell

• Kansas WR Bryson Canty

• Kansas DT Tommy Dunn

• Kansas LB Justice Finkley

• Kansas C Bryce Foster

• Kansas TE Boden Groen

• Missouri CB Steve Hall

• Kansas TE Deshawn Hanika

• Kansas RB Daniel Hishaw

• Kansas LB Gally Kamara

• Wisconsin DT Brandon Lane

• Kansas State S Gunner Maldonado

• Kansas K Laith Marjan

• Kansas State OG JB Nelson

• Missouri LB Triston Newson

• Kansas State OG Taylor Poitier

• Missouri CB Toriano Pride Jr.

• Kansas State LB Desmond Purnell

• West Virginia CB Jordan Scruggs

• Missouri C Connor Tollison

• Kansas WR Levi Wentz

• Kansas DT DJ Withers

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