The Kansas City Chiefs swapped out a couple of undrafted prospects after rookie minicamp.
The Kansas City Chiefs finalized four more undrafted transactions on the evening of May 6, after their rookie minicamp this weekend.
They also made the Robert Rochell/Major Williams swap and the Josh Simmons signing official, announcing seven total moves on the NFL transaction log. KSHB 41 beat writer Nick Jacobs shared all the news on X, including the four newer transactions.
#Chiefs 1st round pick LT Josh Simmons is officially signed.
The #Chiefs have waived DB Will Brooks & WR Justin Lockhart (injured).
The team terminated the contract of vested veteran CB Robert Rochell.
KC signed WR Jimmy Holiday, LB Cooper McDonald and DB Major Williams.
“The Chiefs have waived DB Will Brooks & WR Justin Lockhart (injured),” Jacobs noted. In their place, Kansas City signed undrafted rookies Jimmy Holiday (WR) and Cooper McDonald (LB) to go along with the aforementioned Williams.
In one last eighth and final transaction, the Chiefs also retained 2023 fifth-round pick BJ Thompson, who was just waived on May 3, on the reserve/non-football illness list. KC made it clear that they had every intention of keeping Thompson so long as he cleared waivers.
The medically-sidelined defensive end will not count against the 90-man roster limit.
Wide receiver and linebacker are two of the deeper and stronger areas of the Kansas City roster, so Holiday and McDonald will certainly be hard-pressed to make the practice squad — let alone the Week 1 roster.
Holiday finished his collegiate career at Louisiana Tech, but transferred twice to get to that point. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound pass-catcher started out with Tennessee in 2020 and stayed through the 2023 campaign, but he never really got much run there as a wide receiver.
According to Football Database, Holiday had 6 receptions for 106 yards and 1 touchdown during his final year at Tennessee.
From there, Holiday spent the 2024 season with Western Kentucky, recording 20 catches for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns. His best campaign came at Louisiana Tech in 2025, where he posted 39 receptions for 476 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Notably, Holiday rushed for 182 yards and 4 touchdowns at Louisiana Tech, so he has some of that offensive versatility that Chiefs head coach Andy Reid loves. Holiday also returned kickoffs earlier in his collegiate career at Tennessee.
As for McDonald, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker transferred twice, similar to Holiday. He spent two years at Washington before another two at San Diego State, followed by one final season at TCU.
In total, McDonald started 31 of his 47 appearances, logging 133 collegiate tackles (76 solo) and 8.0 sacks. He’ll be another depth and special teams candidate for coordinators Steve Spagnuolo and Dave Toub to get their hands on.
