Chiefs pick Cincinnati WR Cyrus Allen at 175 after 13-touchdown season
After taking a running back, Kansas City added an intriguing wide receiver.
Cincinnati Bearcats wide receiver Cyrus Allen (4) gestures for a first down as Arizona Wildcats linebacker Jabari Mann (11) and Arizona Wildcats defensive back Treydan Stukes (2) react in the third quarter of the NCAA football game at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Nov. 15, 2025. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Following soon behind the Kansas City Chiefs ’ pick of Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson, the front office kept the offense in mind and selected a wide receiver.
Round 5 – Pick 176: Cyrus Allen, WR, Cincinnati Another Bearcat on our roster 🐻 With the 176th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, we have selected WR @cyrusallen_ ! pic. twitter.
com/mqU3pmwgYK — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 25, 2026 Allen was ranked the 257th prospect and the 38th-ranked receiver by Arrowhead Pride’s consensus rankings . The Athletic’s Dane Brugler ranked Allen 27th among the receivers in this class, grading him as a fifth-to-sixth-round prospect in his draft guide, “The Beast. ” The 23-year-old receiver measured in at 5 feet 11 inches tall and 183 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine and posted the following numbers: 40-yard dash: 4.
49 seconds 10-yard split: 1. 56 seconds Vertical leap: 36 inches Broad jump: 11 feet Cyrus Allen was drafted in round 5 with pick 176 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 8.