In 2025, though, Suamataia was one of the better pass-blocking guards in the league, finishing with a 65.7 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus<\/a>. Coming out of BYU, Suamataia was expected to be a specialist there. His run-blocking can improve, though he was in the top half at guard in PFF’s run-blocking grading with a mark of 63.7.<\/p>\n Suamataia is clearly in this team’s plans moving forward after a strong bounce-back year in 2025<\/a>. The former second-rounder still has strides to make to justify being taken so high for playing a position he’s no longer trusted at, but sometimes you find yourself a happy accident. For Suamataia, he found a system with enough talent to give him a fallback that’s become a luxury for the team.<\/p>\n Josh Simmons Has Empowered Kingsley Suamataia to Thrive at LG<\/p>\n Chiefs GM Brett Veach saved himself last offseason by selecting Josh Simmons, fresh off a national championship at Ohio State, with the No. 32 overall pick to take over the left tackle position from Suamataia.<\/p>\n Simmons went on to have a strong, albeit truncated, first season in Kansas City, finishing with a PFF pass-blocking grade of 75.5<\/a>. That was the best mark of any rookie. Simmons ceded just 18 total pressures and two sacks during an injury-shortened season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Having Simmons allows Kansas City to unleash Suamataia at what is probably his best positional value at the pro level, potentially providing the Chiefs with a long-term All-Pro weapon up front protecting Patrick Mahomes’ blind side. If the team is lucky, maybe Suamataia could develop into something similar at the guard spot.<\/p>\n Even if that doesn’t happen, the world shouldn’t forget the mental toughness Suamataia just showed, falling short in becoming the answer at left tackle but quickly pivoting and thriving in a new position.<\/p>\n
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