*****The Brashard Smith Thread*****

[Dante84]

More to come!

Every Brashard Smith breakaway run (15+yards) from 2024 #NFLDraft2025 pic.twitter.com/UAjbx36rBX

— Ray G (@RayGQue) March 21, 2025

Brashard Smith (RB SMU) is a player.

Most underrated RB in the draft. Former WR ran a 4.39 at the combine.

Former WR creates matchups from empty. Has kick return prowess and led team w 1,332 rush yds (5.7 YPC) 14 TDs added 39 rec 327 4 TDs receiving. #Bears #NFLdraft #DaBears pic.twitter.com/Wup3qvAPAN

— Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) March 25, 2025

He went a lot later than I thought he would, but I really feel like Brashard Smith can be a dynamite playmaker as a rusher, receiver, and returner.

The Chiefs do it again pic.twitter.com/dCAtXQD1Lr

— AJ Schulte (@AJSchulteFB) April 26, 2025

of course Andy Reid just got one of the best receiving RBs in the class who doubles as a special teams returning ace

RB Brashard Smith:

#1 in class 25% target rate on his routes

#2 in class 1.68 yards per route run

#1 in class with 1,317 return yards

4.39 40-yard dash

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 26, 2025

[staylor26]

Drafted RBs since 2017 with >10% of their career touches coming on screens (PFF)

Chiefs take a late round flyer on Brashard Smith pic.twitter.com/gF6NFZ3Imv

— Football Insights �� (@fball_insights) April 30, 2025

[SAGA45]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Drafted RBs since 2017 with >10% of their career touches coming on screens (PFF)

Chiefs take a late round flyer on Brashard Smith pic.twitter.com/gF6NFZ3Imv

— Football Insights �� (@fball_insights) April 30, 2025

That's some damn good company! I've seen a lot of comps of him to James Cook so this further cements those. Good stuff!

[TEX]

Originally Posted by kcbubb

Agreed and he’s only played rb for 1 season. He was a wr his whole career.

Not really...Check out his early career. He's a RB, who can catch the ball well enough that enabled him to play WR for a few years.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Can't wait for the Chiefs to draft a stub RB learly next year to pair with this guy. Pacheco will be a FA. You know it's happening.

Love or Ferguson please!

We already drafted a "stub" RB in the first a few years ago...

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by crispystl

We already drafted a "stub" RB in the first a few years ago...

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by TEX

Not really...Check out his early career. He's a RB, who can catch the ball well enough that enabled him to play WR for a few years.

If he can set up a screen and run a wheel route, that will help keep that rush more honest.

[Bowser]

It's going to be nice having a legit receiving option out of the backfield again, and not just an outlet receiver. Looking forward to what this kid can do on wheel routes and screens (especially wheel routes one-on-one with a Sam or Mike 'backer).

[TEX]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

If he can set up a screen and run a wheel route, that will help keep that rush more honest.

Yes! But honestly, I think the Chiefs are counting on at least that much. This guy can really catch the ball anywhere on the field.

[UChieffyBugger]

The TD Kareem Hunt scored on his debut against the Pats when he ran through the middle and caught the ball over his shoulder MUST be back in the playbook. That was a thing of beauty right there.

[BWillie]

I still am just thoroughly confused that people thought our run game was so bad last year...and then they use the prior years as a baseline as if it was better then.

We couldn't rely on shit at the RB position to get a 1st down or score a TD on short yardage for like 3 years until last year. It's almost like we are watching different seasons. You didn't get tired of failing over and over again on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 2 and on goalline with backs?

We are looking GREAT next season at RB.

All-Round back - Pacheco (people worried about his injury are funny. He will be ready to go fully healed now on contract year)
Short yardage back - Hunt
Bruiser - Carson Steele
Home run hitter - Smith
Possible 3rd down back - Mitchell

That is a dream room for what we need out of this offense. We don't utilize backs the way run first teams do. That isn't how we operate. Never has been. Never will be with Andy Reid. This is an IDEAL RB room for us.

[kcbubb]

Great info. He did look like a natural runner, not a wr that converted so that makes sense. I didn’t know that. Thanks for passing along. He doesn’t look like tamarick vanover running the ball!

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Dude was a RB from the age of 4 up until high-school apparently and despite moving to WR in college he still took some carries with Miami when he was there (had an 80 and 34 yard run in some games for example). So he wasn't just a wideout who woke up one day and got told "you should try playing running-back". Brashard's football foundations were all built from running the ball. Now he's just walking a path that was already paved for him.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I still am just thoroughly confused that people thought our run game was so bad last year...and then they use the prior years as a baseline as if it was better then.

We couldn't rely on shit at the RB position to get a 1st down or score a TD on short yardage for like 3 years until last year. It's almost like we are watching different seasons. You didn't get tired of failing over and over again on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 2 and on goalline with backs?

We are looking GREAT next season at RB.

All-Round back - Pacheco (people worried about his injury are funny. He will be ready to go fully healed now on contract year)
Short yardage back - Hunt
Bruiser - Carson Steele
Home run hitter - Smith
Possible 3rd down back - Mitchell

That is a dream room for what we need out of this offense. We don't utilize backs the way run first teams do. That isn't how we operate. Never has been. Never will be with Andy Reid. This is an IDEAL RB room for us.

Because they had no explosion at all, if defenses know a big run in your offense is 8 yards they are going to have zero respect for it which leads to them playing pass every down.

On top of that history has shown very few teams can consistently score without big plays, it's why bend but don't break is a legit defensive strategy.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Because they had no explosion at all, if defenses know a big run in your offense is 8 yards they are going to have zero respect for it which leads to them playing pass every down.

On top of that history has shown very few teams can consistently score without big plays, it's why bend but don't break is a legit defensive strategy.

You don't think teams were playing us to pass on 1st downs before...last year?

[O.city]

They just needed a RB that could actually break off a big play here and there.

A healthy Pacheco can do that.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I still am just thoroughly confused that people thought our run game was so bad last year...and then they use the prior years as a baseline as if it was better then.

We couldn't rely on shit at the RB position to get a 1st down or score a TD on short yardage for like 3 years until last year. It's almost like we are watching different seasons. You didn't get tired of failing over and over again on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 2 and on goalline with backs?

We are looking GREAT next season at RB.

All-Round back - Pacheco (people worried about his injury are funny. He will be ready to go fully healed now on contract year)
Short yardage back - Hunt
Bruiser - Carson Steele
Home run hitter - Smith
Possible 3rd down back - Mitchell

That is a dream room for what we need out of this offense. We don't utilize backs the way run first teams do. That isn't how we operate. Never has been. Never will be with Andy Reid. This is an IDEAL RB room for us.

Agree. Except for Steele. Dont want that dude anywhere near the football. Dude was a good story last season when we didnt have much, and before the fumbles, but now KC needs to turn the page.