In mid-May, Pro Football Focus dropped its annual “25 Under 25” list, including center Creed Humphrey for the second straight year. As far as Kansas City Chiefs go, Humphrey stood alone.
Among the Chiefs’ names not included were linebacker Nick Bolton and right guard Trey Smith. NFL.com did not make the same mistake with its “All-Under-25 Team,” which was published on Thursday.
Bolton, Humphrey and Smith were all included. “Around the NFL” staff writer Nick Shook praised all three in his writeup.
Bolton (23)
With the rise in popularity of sub packages, off-ball linebackers don’t get as much love as they once did.