{"id":611565,"date":"2026-04-28T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611565\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:50:09","slug":"nfl-draft-2026-wr-cyrus-allen-got-on-chiefs-radar-in-all-star-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611565\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2026: WR Cyrus Allen got on Chiefs\u2019 radar in All-Star games"},"content":{"rendered":"

After being selected in the fifth round<\/a> (pick 176) of last weekend\u2019s NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> will be the fourth football program in four years for wide receiver Cyrus Allen.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Chiefs Vice President of Personnel Ryne Nutt discussed how the team landed on Allen, who played for Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M, and Cincinnati over four college seasons. He led the FBS division of college football with 13 touchdowns in 2025, his only season with the Bearcats.<\/p>\n

Nutt was moved by what he learned from the Cincinnati staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cCyrus was someone who got to Cincinnati late,\u201d Nutt explained. \u201cHe dislocated his elbow while he was at Texas A&M. So, he was rehabbing most of the spring. When I went in there, they just talked about the eagerness and the drive of this kid trying to get back on the field. Cyrus is talented, and he was just under the radar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen put himself firmly on the radar after the season by participating in a pair of all-star games.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe went to the American Bowl,\u201d Nutt recalled, \u201cwhich was kind of a lesser all-star game \u2014 and he blew it out of the water. He showed foot speed, quickness and route running. He was routing dudes left and right on the field \u2014 enough so to get him invited to the Senior Bowl. At the Senior Bowl, he does the same thing to first top these top comp corners.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, right there, we knew this kid is a competitor, and he\u2019s talented, and maybe we\u2019ve got to take a second look at him. Maybe we were a little low on him initially.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Allen spoke after being drafted on Saturday, we learned that he had previously taken a 30-minute visit to Kansas City, which had not been reported.<\/p>\n

He knew the visit went well, and he is excited to play at Arrowhead Stadium once again; it was the site of Cincinnati\u2019s season-opening 20-17 loss to Nebraska last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I showed a lot of character,\u201d Allen recalled. \u201cI\u2019m a guy that\u2019s going to bring a lot of energy every day. That was my first 30 visit, so I knew they were the most interested in me. Our first game playing for Cincinnati was in the Chiefs\u2019 stadium, and it just felt surreal and felt good to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nutt agreed with Allen\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout the process,\u201d remarked Nutt, \u201cwe just felt like he crushed it. He had a really good pro day. He showed he could return punts at the pro day. We had a really good Zoom. Coaches love his energy and his competitiveness. So, hat\u2019s off to the kid. Throughout the entire process, he\u2019s just checked every box in a good way and improved. We\u2019re excited to have that kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen knows that the pair of showcases was crucial to his draft process. Being drafted is a testament to the work he did after the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to show people that I\u2019m a good player,\u201d said Allen. \u201cThat I can play outside. I can play all three spots that are on the field, and I have no problem getting off press. I just wanted to show my versatility.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least initially, the Chiefs expect to keep him in the slot. Allen predicts that he will be able to show his strengths in any role.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel that I thrive in one-on-one situations,\u201d he declared, \u201cand that\u2019s where I\u2019m going to eat at.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After being selected in the fifth round (pick 176) of last weekend\u2019s NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,195981,15977,398,396,397,99],"class_list":["post-611565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-football","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-draft","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}