Emmett Johnson

The No. 161 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the 5-foot-10, 205-pound Johnson was among the most productive players in all of college football last year, tallying a Big 10-leading 1,451 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns. He was also one of just four FBS running backs to average at least 120 rushing yards-per-game in 2025.

Johnson was more than just a runner for Nebraska, too, recording 46 catches – the second-most among all FBS running backs – for 370 yards and three touchdowns.

Here’s more on Johnson’s pass-catching ability from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler:

“He’s a savvy pass-catcher with crisp route breaks that allow him to win against linebackers 1-on-1 (a ton of flare routes on his tape).”

It all helped Johnson become the only player in the FBS to average more than 150 scrimmage yards-per-game, and now in Kansas City, he’ll have an opportunity to bring that versatile skillset to Head Coach Andy Reid’s offense.

Jaydn Ott

An undrafted free agent signee, Ott is reunited with his former Running Back Coach in DeMarco Murray, who took over that role in Kansas City back in February after previously coaching at Oklahoma.

The 5-foot-11, 198-pound Ott will now have an expanded opportunity to learn from Murray after spending just one season with the Sooners in which he battled injuries throughout the campaign. Prior to his time in Norman, however, Ott rushed for 2,587 yards and 24 touchdowns in three seasons at the University of California, earning All-America honors in 2022 and 2023.

He’s also an alum of Bruce Feldman’s annual “Freaks List,” which featured the following analysis:

“The 5-11, 208-pounder squatted 485 pounds, bench pressed 370 and power cleaned 315. His max velocity was 21.6 mph and his max acceleration registered at 12.1 mph — his ability in one second to see how fast he can sprint from a stop. The strength staff measured his peak propulsion power at 7,792 watts, and his propulsion force was more than three times (3.01) his body weight.”

Ott has special teams value as a return man, too, as he averaged nearly 22 yards-per-return (including a 100-yard touchdown in 2023) while handling kickoff duties.