Jalen Royals

22-Year-Old Wide ReceiverWR
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Royals faces a difficult path to immediate playing time in Kansas City as a late-fourth-round pick, joining an offense that uses a lot of multi-TE formations and already has Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Marquise Brown at wide receiver. That doesn't mean Royals should be completely ignored in redraft leagues, given Rice's six-game suspension and Brown's poor durability. Royals was oft-discussed as a Day 2 pick before the draft, having run a 4.42 40 at the 2025 Combine at 6-foot, 205 pounds, after catching 126 passes for 1,914 yards and 21 TDs in 20 games over the past two seasons for Utah State. NFL teams may have been skeptical because of his limited route tree and mediocre competition in the Mountain West Conference, but you won't find many Day 3 picks with a better combination of production, size and speed, not to mention the boost to Royals' long-term outlook upon joining an offense led by coach Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a four-year, $5.07 million contract with the Chiefs in May of 2025.
Inactive again Week 9
WRKansas City Chiefs
Coach's Decision
November 2, 2025
Royals (coach's decision) is a healthy scratch for Sunday's battle against the Bills, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Royals is inactive as a coach's decision for the second straight week. The rookie wideout has logged 35 offensive snaps over four games this season and has yet to draw a target.
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Kansas City ChiefsChiefs 2024 WR Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Sunday, Dec 7th at 8:20PM
Overall QB Rating Against
58.4
 
Cornerbacks
61.9
 
Safeties
19.9
 
Linebackers
98.6
 
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2024 Jalen Royals Split Stats
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Jalen Royals' measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 0"
 
Weight
195 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.42 sec
 
Hand Length
9.50 in
 
Arm Length
30.12 in
 
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More Fantasy News
Healthy scratch Week 8
WRKansas City Chiefs
Coach's Decision
October 27, 2025
Royals (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against the Commanders.
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Sees first pro action in Week 4
WRKansas City Chiefs
September 30, 2025
Royals accrued zero targets during Sunday's 37-20 win against the Ravens.
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Not involved in Week 3
WRKansas City Chiefs
September 24, 2025
Royals did not record a single snap in Sunday's 22-9 win over the Giants.
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Pro debut on tap
WRKansas City Chiefs
September 21, 2025
Royals (knee) is active for Sunday's game at the Giants, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.
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NFL debut in Week 3?
WRKansas City Chiefs
Knee
September 19, 2025
Royals (knee) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Giants.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Heavy use if cleared to debut?
WRKansas City Chiefs
September 20, 2025
Royals is questionable to play against the Giants on Sunday due to a knee injury, but if he's cleared to play, the rookie fourth-rounder could see an expanded role on offense due to the absence of Xavier Worthy, per ESPN.
ANALYSIS
Royals missed the first two games of the regular season due to knee tendinitis that popped up in mid-August. He logged two consecutive full practices to end the week and has a chance to make his NFL regular-season debut Sunday. Royals led the FBS with 10 catches of 50-plus yards over the final two seasons of his collegiate career at Utah State, and that big-play ability is something Patrick Mahomes could look to exploit out of a Giants defense that yielded 361 passing yards and 40 points in a Week 2 overtime loss to the Cowboys.
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