KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is on the map in more ways than one in the 2023 NFL Draft.
A plethora of draft picks were from the Kansas City area.
Here is a list of every player from KC or from a KC-area school.
- Kansas State DE (Lee’s Summit alum) Felix Anudike-Uzomah: 31st overall to the Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas State CB Julius Brents: 44th overall to Indianapolis Colts
- Northwestern DL (North Kansas City alum) Adetomiwa Adebawore: 110th overall to Colts
- Mizzou DE Isaiah McGuire: 126th overall to Cleveland Browns
- Southern Mississippi CB (Basehor-Linwood alum) Eric Scott Jr.: 178th overall to Dallas Cowboys
- Kansas State CB Josh Hayes: 181st overall to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn: 212th overall to Cowboys
- Michigan WR (Park Hill alum) Ronnie Bell: 253rd overall to San Francisco 49ers
There are also some undrafted players from the area who will be getting their NFL opportunity as well.
- Penn State WR Mitchell Tinsley (Lee’s Summit alum): signed with Washington Commanders
- Mizzou S Martez Manuel: signed with the Chiefs
- Rice EDGE (Ruskin alum) Ikenna Enechukwu: signed with Atlanta Falcons
- Kansas OT Earl Bostick Jr.: signed with Cowboys
- Kansas State QB Adrian Martinez: signed with Detroit Lions
- Kansas DT Caleb Sampson: signed with Colts
- Kansas State WR Malik Knowles: signed to Minnesota Vikings
- Kansas State WR Kade Warner: signed with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kansas State CB Ekow Boye-Doe: signed with Chiefs
- Missouri Western DB DJ Stirgus: signed with Commanders
- Washburn WR (Piper alum) James Letcher Jr.: signed with Chiefs
