Chiefs Giving Max Deals for Xavier Nwamkpa and Vincent Anthony SPARKS Speculation!

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs invest heavily in defensive depth with surprising undrafted free agent signings. Could fresh faces like Xavier Nwamkpa and Vincent Anthony reshape the Chiefs’ roster battles ahead of the new NFL season? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down Kansas City’s decision to allocate max UDFA contracts to prospects on both sides of the ball, focusing on Nwamkpa’s box safety fit and Anthony’s potential at defensive end. The conversation tackles roster math at the safety position, development targets for the practice squad, and the strategic value of adding athletic, high-upside players to support Steve Spagnuolo’s ferocious defense. Don’t miss detailed analysis of the Chiefs’ evolving defensive roster and how these moves might set the stage for the 2027 campaign.

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0:00.0	Chiefs didn't feel like spending four of their seven picks on defense was enough.
0:04.9	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:11.0	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.3	And welcome back to another episode of Chiefs overtime on Locked On Chiefs.
0:26.9	And I'm Chris Clark from Chiefs Corner.
0:28.3	He is Ryan Tracy from RGR Football.
0:30.4	And the Chiefs did make four straight draft picks on defense, then came back and went three
0:35.7	straight offensive draft picks.
0:38.1	And then what did they do?
0:39.5	They go out and they sign six guys to UDFA deals, giving them max money.
0:44.3	Three on offense, three on defense.
0:46.0	We've talked about three of the, of, we've talked about all the offensive players.
0:50.0	We've talked about Rice Phillips.
0:51.6	Let's break down the other two, Xavier Nwampa and Vincent Anthony. We're going to start with Nwampa right now, and he is a safety. Let me know what you think about this signing. Yeah, I mean, he's a good size dude. We had him on the draft board. Dan Harms broke him down for us on RGR if you guys want to see that.
1:15.9	Nwampa is like, I think he's over six, two and a half. No, he's two and a half exactly.
1:24.7	Like 208. He moves well. He was, his top 10 in all but one athletic matrix score. He moves well and he's a solid athlete. His tackling has been a little bit suspect
1:28.8	over the years. I think he did take a step forward with that in 2025, but he certainly has
1:34.6	a ways to continue that. But here's the thing. He is a guy that is built to be a box type safety,
1:42.2	not a ton of experience playing over the top.
1:46.1	He has marginal speed to do so.
1:48.8	So he's not quite as versatile as the chiefs usually like, but he's physical.
1:53.0	He will come downhill on you very, very easily.
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