{"id":65352,"date":"2025-07-01T12:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65352"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:56:04","slug":"chiefs-day-3-pick-predicted-to-have-surprise-impact-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65352","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Day 3 Pick Predicted To Have Surprise Impact In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2217709546-e1751326313427.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2217709546-e1751326313427.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2217709546-e1751326313427.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2217709546-e1751326313427.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs' Day 3 Pick Predicted To Have Surprise Impact In 2025\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs head coach, Andy Reid at OTAs. May 29, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs\u2018 offensive line has a nice new glow after the additions of tackles Josh Simmons; who the team selected with the 31st overall pick in April\u2019s draft; and free agent acquisition, Jaylon Moore \u2013 despite trading All-Pro guard, Joe Thuney, to the Bears in March.<\/p>\n<p>However, the bigger improvements have come in the skill positions. Yet, this is not due to an influx of offensive weaponry. Rather, the return of receivers, Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice, and running back, Isiah Pacheco, who should hopefully have a full season ahead of him.<\/p>\n<h2>What Could Be The Difference Makers For The Chiefs Offense This Season<\/h2>\n<p>And Bleacher Report believes there could be more hidden improvements hiding in the Chiefs\u2019 depth chart in the form of seventh round rookie running back, Brashard Smith, who was predicted to be by ESPN the Chiefs\u2019 biggest \u2018surprise\u2019 player of this upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJudging from how he was utilized in offseason practices,\u201d Adam Teicher writes, \u201cthe Chiefs have plans for Smith, a seventh-round draft pick out of SMU. Smith was a wide receiver in college before moving to running back for his final season, and the Chiefs showcased his versatility by getting him the ball out of the backfield, from the slot and split out wide. Smith ran a 4.39 40 at the combine, so he will fit in with a group of other fast skill players, including Xavier Worthy,\u00a0Hollywood Brown\u00a0and\u00a0Elijah Mitchell.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Brashard Smith Tipped To Make An Unexpected Impact In Year?<\/h2>\n<p>Brashard Smith will start the season at best as the RB3 for the team, behind Kareem Hunt and Isiah Pacheco. Indeed, it would not be shocking to see him end up as the fourth option on the depth chart behind offseason recruit from the San Francisco 49ers, Elijah Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Draft Buzz had some positive thoughts about Smith in his pre-draft scouting report, detailing his ability in both the run and passing game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe burst, acceleration, and natural pass-catching traits show Day 2 potential in a spread-based attack. Inside zone and duo concepts maximize his one-cut ability, while his receiver background creates legitimate flex matchups from empty sets. His kick return prowess adds legitimate four-down value during early career development.<\/p>\n<p>Best schematic fit comes in a timing-based offense featuring angle routes, swing passes, and designed space plays. Gap-scheme runs allowing him to hit the hole at full speed cover for current vision limitations between the tackles. Zone-heavy systems featuring RPOs and quick screens will maximize his ability to operate in space while minimizing exposure to power situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith did not do much in college at SMU up until his fourth year, where he posted 1332 yards on 235 attempts, for an impressive 5.7 yards\/carry over the course of 14 games. He also added 39 receptions to the tune of 327 receiving yards that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps had Smith had another season to prove his ability as a starter, given he had less than 20 rushing attempts prior to last year, he would have been a much higher draft pick.<\/p>\n<p>As he is, he will struggle to many touches as a running back \u2013 but as Teicher writes, a large chunk of his rookie year production may come as a pass catcher dual weapon, rather than just a traditional RB.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com.\u00a0Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics\u00a0and\u00a0The Hammer. More about Daniel Arwas<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; predicted surprise impact player for the 2025 season, according to ESPN, is running back, Brashard Smith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs&#039; Day 3 Pick Predicted To Have Surprise Impact In 2025 - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65352\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs&#039; 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