PositiveSleeperThu, July 23, 2026
Royals is a sleeper in a pass-catching-thin Chiefs offense needing depth.
Jalen RoyalsKC
Yahoo Sports identifies Royals as a sleeper pick for the 2026 Chiefs. The reasoning: Kansas City's top three pass catchers are Travis Kelce (turning 37), Rashee Rice (off-field concerns), and Xavier Worthy (532 yards, 1 TD despite WR1 usage in 2025). After those three, the next options are Tyquan Thornton, fifth-round rookie Cyrus Allen, backup tight end Noah Gray, and Royals. The team lacks pass-catching depth, and if Patrick Mahomes returns healthy, someone must step up, especially if Kelce declines or Rice faces further issues. Royals did nothing as a fourth-round rookie in 2025, not seeing a target until Week 18 (2 receptions for 4 yards on 3 targets).
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Sleeper: Jalen Royals, WR... this team is not flush with pass-catching options, and if Patrick Mahomes can return healthy, someone's going to have to step up
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- What did Yahoo Sports NFL say about Jalen Royals?
- Yahoo Sports identifies Royals as a sleeper pick for the 2026 Chiefs. The reasoning: Kansas City's top three pass catchers are Travis Kelce (turning 37), Rashee Rice (off-field concerns), and Xavier Worthy (532 yards, 1 TD despite WR1 usage in 2025). After those three, the next options are Tyquan Thornton, fifth-round rookie Cyrus Allen, backup tight end Noah Gray, and Royals. The team lacks pass-catching depth, and if Patrick Mahomes returns healthy, someone must step up, especially if Kelce declines or Rice faces further issues. Royals did nothing as a fourth-round rookie in 2025, not seeing a target until Week 18 (2 receptions for 4 yards on 3 targets).
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Jalen Royals (KC). Royals is a sleeper in a pass-catching-thin Chiefs offense needing depth.
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- Jalen Royals's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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