Kansas City Chiefs WR Jalen Royals discusses learning from Patrick Mahomes in camp
"Honestly, what's been the biggest challenge in this transition from college to the school, probably how fast everything is," said Royals, "Everything's a lot faster, quicker decisions. Defense is a lot different than college, and just, you know, getting up to speed with that, it's probably the base transition. I feel like I've been doing really well."
Royals was recently featured in the NFLPA Rookie Premiere event as one of the players to watch heading into the 2025 season. He reflected on learning from Patrick Mahomes at practice.
"Yeah, in the meet room, he (Patrick Mahomes) tells me everything I need to do, and then, off meetings and stuff like that. While I'm just out here, he'll tell me corrections and stuff like that. After the play, they let me know on the sidelines," said Royals, "It's complicated, I would say. But like, I'm trying to learn everything, and he wants me to be up to speed. So it's just balancing that."
During his final college season, Royals was named second-team All-Mountain West. He led Utah State with 55 receptions, 834 receiving yards, and tallied six touchdowns while starting seven games.
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