When the Kansas City Chiefs traded up to select cornerback Nohl Williams with the 85th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, they didn’t just land a long, physical defender at a position of need. They drafted one of their own.
As Williams explained to reporters on Saturday afternoon, he was a Chiefs fan long before Kansas City ever called his name.
“Early on it was the San Diego Chargers — and then Kansas City, believe it or not,” Williams said of his childhood NFL fandom, “because my favorite player is De’Anthony Thomas.