Chiefs Offensive Captain Trey Smith Praises Two Rookies for Making the Offensive Line More Complete: “They Are the Future of the Chiefs”

Smith reserved special praise for the pair of rookies on the edge: Josh Simmons and Kingsley Suamataia. He said they bring speed, power, and discipline with their hand and foot technique, helping make protection for Patrick Mahomes more cohesive in both pass pro and the run game.

In pass protection, Smith emphasized that Simmons stands out for his poise against blitz packages and his ability to hold up one-on-one on the edge; Suamataia, meanwhile, has shown major strides in footwork and first contact at the point of attack. “The common thread,” Smith said, “is they listen, they correct mistakes the same day, and they turn practice reps into real progress.”

“They are the future of the Chiefs — Josh and Kingsley bring the energy, discipline, and standard an offensive line needs to dominate, and my job is just to keep them on track so we get better every week.”

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With a dense schedule and increasingly complex defensive looks across the league, the Chiefs are banking on rapid growth from the two rookies to stabilize the offensive line in key moments: third-and-long, two-minute drills, and slide/half-slide protections against multi-source pressure. Smith concluded: “When the young guys start to ‘feel the rhythm,’ the whole unit pops at once.”