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Chiefs put RB Brashard Smith on IR, activate LB Cooper McDonald
Chiefs move Brashard Smith to IR, add Jaydn Ott, activate Cooper McDonald, and elevate Justin Watson
Jaydn Ott
RB · KC · 23 yrs · exp 0 · Oklahoma
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An undrafted free agent, Ott was never able to build on a big 2023 sophomore season at Cal due to injuries, and he barely played in 2025 with Oklahoma. His best moments on tape show a back with some early-down appeal, as he has adequate size and power and good vision to make the most of his blocking, but he needs to put in work to become a viable passing-down option, and he doesn't have the speed or elusiveness to be much of a big-play threat. In a Kansas City backfield that just got rebuilt around Kenneth Walker, Ott may need to prove he can contribute on special teams just to win a spot on the practice squad
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Jaydn Ott heavily added (#25)
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Sleeper trending/add: Jaydn Ott (13419) count=2031 (Δ2031 vs prior poll)
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Kansas City Chiefs roster
All information shown is current as of 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21. Current space: $5.5 million This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables. Please note: All NFL teams must remain below the salary cap between the beginning of the new league year in mid-March and the end of each season. If our estimate of the team’s cap space is a negative number, it’s because contracts for some reported roster moves have not been officially submitted to the league office, or there is a difference between publicly available salary information and the official figures. Older transactions are at the bottom of the page. Current roster number: 90 (with one exempt player) Rookie contract signed (5/21) defensive end R Mason Thomas (roster unchanged) Rookie contract signed (5/20) cornerback Jadon Canady (roster unchanged) Rookie contract signed (5/5) running back Emmett Johnson (roster unchanged) Signed (5/4) tackle Kahlil Benson , wide receiver Xavier Lyd , safety Marlen Sewell (roster to 90) Waived (5/4) quarterback Jake Haener , defensive end Ethan Hurkett , defensive tackle Zacch Pickens (roster to 87) Signed (5/1) defensive end Vincent Anthony Jr. , linebacker Wesley Bissainthe , defensive tackle Cole Brevard , wide receiver Jeff Caldwell , wide receiver Jacob De Jesus , defensive end Anthony Dunn , wide reciever Omari Evans , tight end John Michael Gyllenborg , defensive end Ethan Hurkett , defensive tackle Amari McNeill , safety Xavier Nwankpa , center Pete Nygra , running back Jadyn Ott , defensive tackle Damon Payne , cornerback D’Arco Perkins-McAllister , cornerback Bryce Phillips , safety DeShon Singleton , running back E.J. Smith , guard Josh Thompson , cornerback Zelmar Vedder (roster to 90) Rookie contract signed (5/1) wide receiver Cyrus Allen and quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (roster unchanged) Waived (5/1) linebacker Brandon George (roster to 70) Roster exemption granted (4/29) offensive lineman Chukuebukua Godrick (roster to 71) Wavied (4/29) running back ShunDerrick Powell (roster to 72) Drafted at 7/249 (4/25) quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (roster to 73) Drafted at 5/178 (4/25) wide receiver Cyrus Allen (roster to 72) Drafted at 5/161 (4/25) running back Emmett Johnson (roster to 71) Drafted at 4/109 (4/25) cornerback Jadon Canady (roster to 70) Drafted at 2/40 (4/24) defensive end R Mason Thomas (roster to 69) Drafted at 1/29 (4/23) defensive tackle Peter Woods (roster to 68) Drafted at 1/6 (4/23) cornerback Mansoor Delane (roster to 67) Signed Exclusive Rights tender (4/20) punter Matt Araiza (roster unchanged) Positon Group Num Players Offensive Linemen 16 J.Simmons, K.Suamataia, C.Humphrey, T.Smith, J.Moore, E.Pole, W.Morris, M. Caliendo, C.Hanson, H.Nourzad, C.Godrick*, E.Driskell, M.Waletzko, P. Nygra, J. Thompson, K. Benson Tight Ends 6 T. Kelce, N.Gray, J.Wiley, J.Briningstool, T.Watson, J. M. Gyllenborg Running Backs 6 K Walker III , E. Demercado, B.Smith, E. Johnson, J. Ott, E.J. Smith Wide Receivers 13 R.Rice, X.Worthy, T. Thornton, J.Royals, N. Remigio, C. Allen, J.Holiday, J. Brownlee, A.Armstrong, J. Caldwell, O. Evans, J. De Jesus, X. Loyd Quarterbacks 4 P.Mahomes, J. Fields, C.Oladokun, G. Nussmeier Defensive Linemen 16 G.Karlaftis, C.Jones, K. Tonga, R M. Thomas, P. Woods, A. Gillotte, F.Anudike-Uzomah, O.Norman-Lott, M.Harris, Ty.Smith, E.Downs, V. Anthony, A. Dunn, D. Payne, A. McNeill, C. Brevard Linebackers 8 N.Bolton, D.Tranquill, J.Bassa, J. Cochrane, C.McDonald, C. Christiansen, K.Arnold, W. Bissainthe Defensive Backs 19 K.Fulton, C.Conner, N.Williams, M. Delane, A. Gilman, K. Kohou, J.Hicks, J. Canady, C.Roland-Wallace, K.Knowles, M.Smith, T. McCalister, K. Elam D. Perkins-McAllister, X. Nwankpa, D Singleton, B. Phillips, Z. Vedder, M. Sewell Specialists 3 M Araiza, H.Butker, J. Winchester Total 91 * – exempt from 90-man roster limit (In [... truncated ...]
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Waiver: Jaydn Ott added, Le'Veon Moss dropped
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Adds: Jaydn Ott. Drops: Le'Veon Moss
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Jaydn Ott - Headed to Kansas City
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The Chiefs signed Ott as an undrafted free agent Friday. Ott played three years at California before transferring to Oklahoma for his senior season. The running back suffered a shoulder issue entering the 2025 season that led to him seeing meaningful snaps in only two games. The Chiefs are likely taking a flyer on Ott due to his 2023 season at California, where he rushed 245 times for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns and added 26 receptions for 321 yards and three touchdowns. Ott's standout sophomore campaign suggests he has a shot to be a meaningful producer at the NFL level if he can avoid the injury bug
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