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Everyone expected the Kansas City Chiefs to take a wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft.

They did it with the No. 176 overall pick on Saturday late in the fifth round: Cyrus Allen out of Cincinnati.

Allen is a 5-foot-11 wideout originally from New Orleans -- he spent his college career at Louisiana Tech and Texas A&M before Cincy.

In 2025, Allen had 51 catches for 674 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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He ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.

Now, he joins Patrick Mahomes and will try to break into the lineup.

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The Chiefs currently have Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice atop their WR depth chart.

The latter two wouldn't hold off Allen if he proves he's ready.

He's a smaller guy, so he might make more sense to battle with Royals, who was a fourth-round pick last year.

The Chiefs let JuJu Smith-Schuster and Hollywood Brown leave this offseason, so there's definitely opportunity here for Allen.

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