*****The Jalen Royals Thread*****

[Dante84]

More to come!

Such a Chiefs pick. Jalen Royals can be a 1,000 yard guy catching passes from Mahomes. Efficient route runner with reliable hands pic.twitter.com/JfxCgdmGDq

— Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) April 26, 2025

Out of 432 draft-eligible D1 prospects, Jalen Royals was:
+ 2nd in receiving yards per game
+ 5th in yards after contact per catch (minimum 600 yards)
+ Top 10 in yards per route run

Shocked he made it out of Day 2. And to the CHIEFS. pic.twitter.com/isMVLYKdxn

— Brady Balhorn - BNB Football (@BnbFootball) April 26, 2025

Jalen Royals is the Most Underrated WR in the 2025 NFL Draft��️ pic.twitter.com/vVlMUkvqFd

— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 9, 2025

Jalen Royals to the Chiefs ����

#1 fastest 10-yard split in this WR class & dominated man coverage

Andy Reid & Patrick Mahomes will love him pic.twitter.com/1DKO87PE5R

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2025

[Kiimo]

I don't even want to call it a foot issue lest people think of Sammy Watkins with a screw in his foot.

It was an ankle issue and he'll be fine! But yeah slower and less explosive than expected at the combine from everything I've read and the ankle was to blame.

But Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals — taken in the fourth round (133rd overall) — is also working his way back from an October injury. He missed the second half of last season after tearing a deltoid ligament in his foot.

Speaking before the team’s rookie minicamp session on Saturday, Royals declared himself fully recovered.

“I would say it took me a little longer than expected,” he admitted. “It’s probably a very delicate injury — deltoid ligament — and I’m healthy right now. Fully healthy.”

He was healthy enough for a well-received Senior Bowl week and a strong showing at the NFL Scouting Combine highlighted by a 4.42-second 40-yard dash. Those performances put him firmly on the draft radar — and Royals is proud of what he was able to do.

“I was recovering during that time,” he confirmed, “so to even go out there and compete with the top guys while still injured? It just shows a lot of effort and grit for me.”

Now, Royals is shifting from draft preparation to learning about his new team.

“It’s a lot more movement aspects and stuff like that,” he said of the transition. “You’re not just running in a straight line. You’re actually running routes or learning plays. The mental aspect comes with that, too.”

A rookie’s difficulty in learning the Chiefs’ offense is well documented — and Royals can attest the reputation is earned.

“It was very complex,” he said of the playbook. “You’re dealing with Andy Reid, so it’s very complex offense.”

To maximize his offensive opportunities in Kansas City, Royals will need to show he can line up in any wide receiver alignment. He’s had some preparation for that.

“I played X last year,” he recalled, “and I felt like that was the majority of the role. Then, as time [went] by and our coach wanted me to [play] in the slot. [He was] just trying to move me around just for occasions like I’d get in the NFL. I can bounce back and forth.”

After checking in to the Combine at six feet and 205 pounds, Royals has an idea what kind of NFL wide receiver he wants to be.

“I try to watch everybody,” he explained. “Davante Adams, A.J. Brown — you know, the big receivers. So [I] try to piggyback off what they do — and try to implement it into my game.”

As a rookie, Royals will also need to implement the NFL’s dynamic kickoff rules into his repertoire. Although he returned seven kickoffs for the Aggies last season, he knows things will be completely different in the NFL. With touchbacks now coming out to the receiving team’s 35-yard line, many more return opportunities will be available.

“I saw a little bit of it with the new kickoff,” noted Royals, “and it’s not like the old where everybody runs down and [there’s] just a whole bunch of collisions. So it’s definitely going to be a new change for me, because I’m kind of used to the old-school way.”

Understanding that he has much to learn in a short time, Royals had a specific goal for his first weekend with the team.

“Coming in, competing and learning the offense,” he declared. “I think that’s the biggest thing for me.”

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

fuzzy is the front runner so far for worst new poster of 2025.

Pair the inane, nonsensical misunderstanding of the NfL trade market of Balto with the confident incorrectness of (well, a bunch of dudes), and you’ve got a fuzzy.

It's Utah State! I get it. People see 6ft 205 and 4.42 and they start to get very excited. Nobody is pulling for him more than me. But he fell to the 4th round for a reason. He is considered a raw, project receiver with good size and speed. Scouts said his route running was not refined.

The good news is he says he watches Davante Adams. And he needs to continue doing so because his route running needs to get a hell of a lot better if he's going to start in the NFL.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

It's Utah State! I get it. People see 6ft 205 and 4.42 and they start to get very excited. Nobody is pulling for him more than me. But he fell to the 4th round for a reason. He is considered a raw, project receiver with good size and speed. Scouts said his route running was not refined.

The good news is he says he watches Davante Adams. And he needs to continue doing so because his route running needs to get a hell of a lot better if he's going to start in the NFL.

That makes me happy. Everyone billed Skyy Moore as the best route runner since Jerry Rice.

[Kiimo]

lol who tf says his route running was "not refined" he wasn't asked to run a diverse route tree that doesn't mean he can't. Stop talkin out your ass.

STRENGTHS
● Early acceleration to stack cornerbacks
● Burst to separate and create passing windows out of breaks
● Shimmies feet to shake press or make safeties miss once he gets to open field (17 forced missed tackles in 2024)
● Efficient catch-and-go skills to create on slants, bubbles and tunnel screens
● Tracks football and finishes with strong hands
● Able to flip his hips and maintain focus on throws to his opposite shoulder
● Built to play physical and showed improved run strength on 2024 tape (added 10 pounds of trim muscle between junior and senior seasons)
● Added kick return duties in 2024, averaging 20.4 yards per return (nine attempts for 184 yards)
● Reserved personality and described as an "incredible teammate" with "no ego" by offensive coordinator Kyle Cefalo

WEAKNESSES:
● Wasn't asked to run a diverse route tree
● Will round his breaks at times and needs to better set up route stems
● Inconsistent finishing grabs in traffic
● All three of his drops in 2024 came when he didn't secure the ball before looking upfield on quick hitters
● Needs to improve batting average as a blocker
● Missed final five games of his senior season after suffering a torn deltoid in his right foot (Oct. 2024)

SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Utah State, Royals was an outside wide receiver (exclusively to the left of the quarterback) in offensive
coordinator Kyle Cefalo's pass-heavy spread scheme. A late bloomer, he exploded onto the NFL radar in 2023 as the only FBS player with 70
catches or more and 15 touchdown grabs or more. He was having another productive season as a senior before a right foot injury sidelined him for
the second half of 2024 (No. 4 in the FBS with 119.1 receiving yards per game at the time of his injury).
Thanks in part to his basketball background, Royals has a controlled, fluid stride and natural body coordination to be a weapon before and after the
catch (10 catches of 50 yards or more over the past two seasons ranked No. 1 in the FBS). His tape showed heavy helpings of screens, hitches and
go routes, and he is still learning the nuances of route running, although he showed improvements during Senior Bowl practices. Overall, Royals
combines smooth footwork with athletic body control, physical play strength and tracking skills to be a three-level threat as he expands his
route tree. He has the talent to emerge as a team's WR2 within his first few NFL seasons.
GRADE: 2nd-3rd round (No. 63 overall)

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

It's Utah State! I get it. People see 6ft 205 and 4.42 and they start to get very excited. Nobody is pulling for him more than me. But he fell to the 4th round for a reason. He is considered a raw, project receiver with good size and speed. Scouts said his route running was not refined.

The good news is he says he watches Davante Adams. And he needs to continue doing so because his route running needs to get a hell of a lot better if he's going to start in the NFL.

The team says he's a better route runner than Rice was coming out, you're worrying about nothing n00b

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by BWillie

That makes me happy. Everyone billed Skyy Moore as the best route runner since Jerry Rice.

His scouting report was "moderate burst to separate coming out of breaks". "Routes require more crisp angles".

Moore was the dumbest pick of Veach's tenure.

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

The team says he's a better route runner than Rice was coming out, you're worrying about nothing n00b

No shit the team says that. What is the organization going to say? Hey guys we drafted this guy who is a poor route runner.

[Kiimo]

Dude said he was the same thing as Skyy Moore he's being intentionally obtuse

[fuzzy]

Originally Posted by Kiimo

lol who tf says his route running was "not refined" he wasn't asked to run a diverse route tree that doesn't mean he can't. Stop talkin out your ass.

Weaknesses
Just two seasons as a full-time player and producer in college.
Lacks desired suddenness to shake an NFL press.
Early vertical push fails to concern defenders.
Shows slight rounding of the break at the top of the route.
Average foot quickness and burst to separate.

[Kiimo]

Hey fuzzy


nobody is buying the nonsense


go away

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by fuzzy

No shit the team says that. What is the organization going to say? Hey guys we drafted this guy who is a poor route runner.

Well, bye

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by BWillie

That makes me happy. Everyone billed Skyy Moore as the best route runner since Jerry Rice.

Who the hell said that?

I remember watching Sky coming out and saying he had no +NFL WR traits and that included route running.

The only positive I saw from Sky coming out was a nice release at the LOS and that if he was going to succeed in the NFL it would involve winning in the first 5 yards.

[Kiimo]

I am certainly guilty of adding "quick step" traits to both Skyy and CEH when I couldn't figure out any other reason the Chiefs drafted him.

That and marveling at his huge hands which he proceeded to use for dropping passes

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Kiimo

I am certainly guilty of adding "quick step" traits to both Skyy and CEH when I couldn't figure out any other reason the Chiefs drafted him.

That and marveling at his huge hands which he proceeded to use for dropping passes

He suffers from a lack of confidence, see, because he's got those huge mitts, and so it makes his dick look tiny.

That's the whole problem.

[Dark Horse]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

He suffers from a lack of confidence, see, because he's got those huge mitts, and so it makes his dick look tiny.

That's the whole problem.

So if he would just join CP, problem solved.