Chiefs sign RB whose best college season featured 1,315 yards

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The Kansas City Chiefs are bolstering the running back position.

In free agency, they signed Kenneth Walker. In the NFL Draft, they picked Emmett Johnson.

And then after the NFL Draft, they signed undrafted free agent Jadyn Ott.

Ott was one of the more fascinating players out there as an UDFA.

He had a big first two college seasons at Cal.

In 2022, he ran for 897 yards (5.3 YPC) and eight touchdowns.

Then in 2023, he ran for 1,315 yards (5.3 YPC) and 12 scores.

His 2024 was a big decline at Cal, and he chose to transfer.

Because of his early career prowess, he was highly sought after, and Oklahoma landed him.

And then Ott got 21 carries for 68 yards in his lone season with the Sooners. He was a total non-factor.

The Chiefs are counting on Ott actually being the back he showed early in his career, when he was also a positive pass catcher.

But it's been a while since Ott played like that, so there's no guarantee that this works out, either.

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