But when the Chiefs selected Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals in the fourth round of the draft on Saturday, it led to this fun message on X. Royals told reporters said he was just starting to get into baseball, but he did know the Major League Baseball team in KC is named the Royals.

The Kansas City Chiefs got one of the biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft when they selected wide receiver Jalen Royals in the fourth round. Many had Royals projected as a second-round pick, and our A to Z Sports Mock Draft Database had him being taken 58 spots ahead of where he ended up.

On Sunday The Athletic published a story in which its NFL beat writers identified their favorite draft pick of each of the 32 teams in the league, and former Utah State receiver Jalen Royals and former Utah tight end Caleb Lohner made the list.