Since Royals played at Utah State, he is a bit of an under-the-radar pick, but he has big-play ability. On the broadcast, Matt Miller stated that "Mahomes is going to love this guy," so that is also a good sign.

As he waits for the call -- and not a prank call, as he received on Friday -- there are some in the public who are shocked. Among them appears to be Kansas City Chiefs superstar QB Patrick Mahomes, who tweeted one word on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday night:

One player who might get just such an opportunity is Rice tight end Graham Walker. While he might not be familiar to many football fans in Kansas City, they do know his half-brother: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.