Coming off a 2024 season in which the Kansas City Chiefs‘ run game ranked 26th in yards per game (101.2), the front office knew that something had to change.

With Isiah Pachco and Kareem Hunt returning, neither is considered a speed burner; instead, they are more than capable of picking up yards in a bruising manner.

That led the Chiefs to pick up Elijah Mitchell in free agency who has speed to burn, but is coming off an injury that saw him ruled out of the entire 2024 season. Then came  the draft.