Chiefs’ rookie DB Jadon Canady has many ways to contribute early on

Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Kaden Wetjen (21) runs with the ball as Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jacob Gill (5) blocks Oregon Ducks defensive back Jadon Canady (22) Nov. 8, 2025 during a Big Ten Football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. | Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Kansas City Chiefs opened Day 3 of last month’s NFL Draft by selecting Oregon defensive back Jadon Canady in the fourth round. Canady is coming off a five-season college career that included stops at Tulane and Ole Miss before landing at Oregon for 2025.

While multiple college stops can be met with scrutiny, Canady believes his experience adapting on the fly to new situations will be helpful as he transitions into the NFL. He spoke about what he learned from multiple transfers when he spoke on Saturday, on the second day of Kansas City’s rookie minicamp.

“I think it’s about the team part of it,” Canady said. “Guys will be here from Florida, California, or from New York — just meeting people from all over the area and seeing how guys talk and react to certain things. Secondly, just learning defenses. I played different things at Ole Miss from Oregon. Me learning things vs. the guy who has only been at one school will teach me a lot more than guys who have only been at one school.”

Those stops have included stints as an outside cornerback early on and a hybrid role between nickelback and safety within a stout Oregon defense. Canady will defer to head coach Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to decide where he plays in Kansas City.

“However, Coach Spags sees it or Coach Reid,” remarked Canady. “I’m good at corner, free [safety] or big nickel. I’m just seeing how Coach Spags and Coach Reid are going to use me this year.”