The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off the full evaluation process of the next class of rookies preparing to enter the league. The Kansas City Chiefs, due to their late postseason runs, enter another NFL draft with late-round picks.
Chiefs general manager shared his thoughts on the team’s process while selecting late in the draft each season during his combine press conference on Tuesday.
“It becomes more difficult, and that’s why the league is so great,” said Veach. “The more you win, the harder it’s supposed to be, and so when you have a bunch of guys who are the top of the market for their position, and you pick last or close to last every year, it becomes very challenging. We just have to think outside the box and put some creative plans together.”
The Chiefs have hit it big with late-round licks in previous seasons, with players such as Isiah Pacheco and Trey Smith going in the late rounds. Kansas City is currently slotted at 31st overall in the first round of this April’s Draft.