{"id":647394,"date":"2026-05-16T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647394\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:12:12","slug":"the-udfa-files-john-michael-gyllenborg-has-path-to-the-chiefs-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647394\/","title":{"rendered":"The UDFA Files: John Michael-Gyllenborg has path to the Chiefs\u2019 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL OTAs are less than two weeks away, giving the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> a chance to see all of the talent on the 91-man offseason roster in one setting.<\/p>\n

This season\u2019s team will not be short on rookies, and the Chiefs have signed a few interesting undrafted free agents to add to the pool of young talent.<\/p>\n

Of the undrafted free agents, one of the most intriguing is tight end John Michael-Gyllenborg from the University of Wyoming<\/p>\n

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ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – NOVEMBER 02: Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg #84 of the Wyoming Cowboys stiff-arms cornerback Noah Avinger #1 of the New Mexico Lobos during the first half of a game at University Stadium on November 02, 2024 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Sam Wasson\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gyllenborg is from Kansas City, Missouri and went to Rockhurst High School, playing only one season of high school football, enough to earn a scholarship from Wyoming.<\/p>\n

After quickly earning a scholarship, he went on to play four years for the Cowboys and was a second-team all Mountain West performer in 2024.<\/p>\n

A dip in production during the 2025 season likely caused his draft stock to drop somewhat, but he remained a hot commodity with teams due to an excellent athletic profile.<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, Gyllenborg was not selected in the draft, but this gave him the chance to sign with his hometown Chiefs.<\/p>\n

At the team\u2019s rookie minicamp, he described what the experience meant to him so far.<\/p>\n

Gyllenborg has a real path to making the active roster once its cut down to 53 players before Week 1, given the lack of surefire depth behind star tight end Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n

With very little organized football under his belt, Gyllenborg relied heavily on athletic ability and yard-after-catch situations to create big plays. They did not come often, but when they did, he created explosive plays for his team.<\/p>\n

Using his larger frame to create separation at the catch point, Gyllenborg makes the contested catch, keeps his balance, and fights for yards after the play.<\/p>\n

A good vertical route runner, Gyllenborg has the explosion and timing to haul in downfield passing plays. It\u2019s this ability, combined with the athletic profile, that makes him an interesting prospect.<\/p>\n

One area he will be able to show off right away in Kansas City is his ability to create yards after the catch.<\/p>\n

Running a simple flat route away from the run fake, the quarterback dumps the ball down to Gyllenborg, who makes the catch and turns on the jets.<\/p>\n

This play is a good example of how Wyoming schemed to open Gyllenborg on pass plays to take advantage of his physical gifts.<\/p>\n

Despite those abilities, Gyllenborg still has several areas of his game that need improvement. His blocking is below average, and his overall route running needs to take a step forward to survive in the NFL.<\/p>\n

The flashes are great, but he still needs plenty of development in his overall game to have a chance to make the team.<\/p>\n

Gyllenborg should be a shoo-in for the practice squad and a dark-horse candidate for the active roster. He is not a complete prospect yet, but the Chiefs have a tremendous need for another playmaker at his position.<\/p>\n

The current state of the Chiefs\u2019 tight end room is not great, and the only players guaranteed roster spots are Kelce and Noah Gray, with third-year tight end, former fourth-round pick Jared Wiley, looking to break out.<\/p>\n

If any other player were to emerge from the rest of the pack as a standout, they would have the fast track to make the active roster.<\/p>\n

Gyllenborg will be a player to keep an eye on in camp, and could be a future playmaker for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL OTAs are less than two weeks away, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a chance to see all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[142521,195981,349,99],"class_list":["post-647394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-analysis","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-draft","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647394","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=647394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}