Chiefs UDFAs: What to know about WR Jeff Caldwell, a rare athlete

Nov 29, 2025; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats wide receiver Jeff Caldwell (9) stands over TCU Horned Frogs cornerback Jevon McIver Jr. (20) after Caldwell scores a touchdown during the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

NFL OTAs are less than two weeks away, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a chance to see all of the talent on the 91-man offseason roster in one setting.

This season’s team will not be short on rookies, and the Chiefs have signed a few interesting undrafted free agents to add to the pool of young talent.

Of the undrafted free agents, one of the most intriguing is wide receiver Jeff Caldwell from the University of Cincinnati.

An athletic phenom, Caldwell has jaw-dropping testing numbers that have drawn comparisons to some of the best to ever play the game.

Being compared to Megatron from an athletic testing perspective is a tremendous compliment for Caldwell, but it does not do his current state of play justice, and is an unfair comparison to bestow upon him.

Calvin Johnson and Jeff Caldwell are not on the same stratosphere, but with some time and practice, he could find himself on an active 53-man roster one day.

Player review

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Caldwell did not start playing football until high school and was not highly recruited out of college, playing his college ball at Lindenwood University in the Ohio Valley Conference in the St. Louis, MO, area.

Caldwell played three seasons at Lindenwood and had over 1,000 yards and ten touchdowns in his junior season. After the dominant season, he transferred to the University of Cincinnati, where he finished with just under 500 yards and six touchdowns.