Chiefs Rookie Jalen Royals Becomes Patrick Mahomes’ Trusted Target
Patrick Mahomes’s feedback in meetings under Andy Reid’s system has accelerated Royals’s development in training camp
Overview
- Royals has leveraged Mahomes’s in-meeting and sideline feedback to refine his precise route running
- Andy Reid has publicly noted Mahomes’s growing trust in Royals, commending his strong hands and reliable catches
- The rookie is earning extra reps in 11-on-11 drills and climbing the depth chart ahead of Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy
- Rice remains sidelined rehabbing an LCL tear and is facing a potential six-game suspension
- Royals’s camp performance has put him in contention for a Week 1 starting role in the Chiefs’ offense