Andrew Armstrong has a real opening in Kansas City, and it starts with something the Chiefs’ receiver room has been short on: size.
At roughly 6-foot-4 and more than 200 pounds, Armstrong brings a frame that immediately stands out in a wideout competition full of uncertainty. For a Chiefs team still sorting through its depth chart behind the top names, that alone makes him worth watching in training camp.
Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Tyquan Thornton sit at the top of the group. Thornton is back on a one-year deal, and after some early flashes in 2025, he has a case for steadier snaps. But once you move past that trio, the picture gets murky fast.
Cyrus Allen made an early impression in camp before getting banged up. The question now is whether the fifth-round rookie can keep building on the connection he flashed with Patrick Mahomes.
Jalen Royals, taken a round earlier in 2025, barely got on the field as a rookie, even with the Chiefs in meaningless games late last season. So the next question is obvious: will Allen get used the way Royals did not, or can Royals still carve out enough room to stick?
Nikko Remigio is the familiar name in the mix, though his reputation has come more from returning kicks than from catching passes. Jeff Caldwell, Jimmy Holiday, Omari Evans, and Jason Brownlee are also in the fight with Armstrong for the final roster spots.
Kansas City has already shown it will give a player like this a look. Thornton followed a late-season path into the Chiefs’ system last year, signing to the practice squad after the Patriots cut him, then later landing a reserve/future deal.
That led to a full camp with the Chiefs, a strong run of practices, and eventually a spot on the 53-man roster. His early-season catches in 2025 mattered, too.
Armstrong arrived through the same pipeline. He was undrafted in 2025, signed with the Dolphins after the draft, and later spent part of last season on the Lions’ practice squad.
Right after the regular season ended, the Chiefs brought him in on a reserve/future contract. That move says plenty about how Kansas City views him: not just as a body for camp, but as someone who could actually compete for a place on the depth chart.
What makes Armstrong interesting is how he plays. At Arkansas, he showed he could run crisp, compact routes in the short and intermediate areas.
He also brings a physical edge on the outside and when lined up near the box, which gives him a chance to work against man coverage and press coverage in tight spaces. He is not just a big target, either.
Armstrong can do something after the catch, using enough burst to separate in crowded areas. His NFL Scouting Combine testing backed that up.
That matters for a Chiefs offense that has seen defenses crowd and challenge its receivers with man coverage. Armstrong offers a different body type and a different kind of answer. And if Kansas City ends up using more under-center looks in 2026, there are even more ways to deploy him than some of the other receivers he is battling in camp.
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