Undrafted Gem: Jake Briningstool's Chiefs Potential

0:00It's April 6th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. Jake Brining still grew up with deep Michigan state roots. His dad played there, mom and grandparents went too. But the top ranked high school tight end, shot everyone by picking Clemson. After a solid college career, no team drafted him, so the Kansas City Chiefs scooped him up as an undrafted free agent. Then preseason hit, and a hamstring injury knocked him out for the whole year. Most teams would have cut a rookie like that, but the Chiefs kept him on injured reserve, paying his full salary all season long. That move shows serious belief in the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Brining Stool. At Clemson over 4 years and 48 games, he hauled in 127 catches for 1,380 yards. Seventeen touchdowns, most receptions ever by a Tigers tight end. Chiefs coach Dave Swinney raved about him, yet somehow he slipped through the draft. Fans and analysts are buzzing because other rookie tight ends, like Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, and Mason Taylor, lit it up last season.

1:08Even third-rounder Harold Fanon dropped 731 yards and 6 scores for the Browns. Meanwhile, the Chiefs have a track record with undrafted gems, though guys like Robert Taunion faded fast after Camp Hype, just one catch all year. Now heading into next season, Brining Stool could be the perfect long-term answer at tight end, maybe even easing in as Travis Kelsey's successor. Instead of drafting someone like Oregon's Kenyans Sedique, the Chiefs control his contract for three more years if he pans out. Keep an eye on him in camp and early games, with Patrick Mahomes Kansas City knows how to turn overlooked talent into stars.