OU running back signs with Kansas City Chiefs

OU running back signs with Kansas City Chiefs

The Oklahoma Sooners had a total of seven players selected in the 2026 NFL Draft. It was the most for the program since the 2022 draft, when OU's number of players chosen was also seven. However, there were a number of draft-eligible OU players that did not hear their name called.

One of those players was running back Jaydn Ott, who reportedly has signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Ott spent one year in Norman, after transferring in from Cal. Ott's senior season in 2025 did not go the way he or the Sooners hoped it would.

After arriving to much fanfare last spring, Ott did not live up to the hype, rushing 21 times for just 68 yards. He also had two catches for just 10 yards this past season. After not being selected in the draft, he'll now head to Kansas City, where he'll reunite with an interesting figure from his past.

Ott's position coach with the Chiefs will be none other than former OU running backs coach DeMarco Murray, who took the same role in KC this offseason. Despite some outside speculation about their working relationship during the 2025 season in Norman, they're apparently ready to work together again at the next level.

We'll never know exactly why it didn't work out for Ott with the Sooners, as it's extremely unlikely that the full story is ever told. However, Ott was impressive enough in his three seasons at Cal to still get a shot in the NFL, where he'll try to go from UDFA to making the roster in Kansas City.