The new guy can play.
Who is Brashard Smith? Meet Chiefs' rookie RB who might take over for Pacheco, Hunt originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Kansas City Chiefs may have found the perfect running back for Andy Reid in the seventh round of April's NFL Draft.
His name: Brashard Smith.
And he introduced himself to the world by making some plays on Sunday Night Football.
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Here's what you need to know about Smith:
Who is Brashard Smith?
The SMU running back Smith went to the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft in April.
Warren Sharp shared these stats after Smith was drafted:
- No. 1 in draft class with 25% target rate on his routes
- No. 2 in draft class with 1.68 yards per route run
- No. 1 in draft class with 1,317 return yards
In summary, Smith can really catch the football, and he's a great returner.
The Chiefs clearly know that as they've used him in both those ways already.
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Brashard Smith 40 time
Brashard Smith is also really fast.
He ran 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash before the 2025 NFL Draft.
Now he gets to show that off for the Chiefs.
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