When the Kansas City Chiefs selected TCU tight end Jared Wiley with the 131st selection of the 2024 NFL Draft last weekend, parallels with a franchise legend were instantly drawn.
The 6-foot-6 Horned Frog was a prep quarterback from Temple, Texas before becoming a full-time tight end upon his arrival at the University of Texas in 2019. That’s a position switch mirroring what happened with Wiley’s new teammate Travis Kelce — arguably the greatest tight end in league history.
According to Wiley, it was far from a simple change. Kelce, at least, had played his high school position in college.