Royals caught seven passes (two for touchdowns) in 11 games with the Bulldogs. With aspirations to get noticed, Royals took up an offer from Utah State to go to a summer football camp. That turned out to be his lucky break as he ran a reported 4.32 seconds in the 40-yard dash and soon got an offer to join the Aggies before the 2022 season.

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals in the fourth round with the 133rd pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The Chiefs add another speedy wide receiver weapon for quarterback Patrick Mahomes with this fourth-round selection.

But when the Chiefs selected Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals in the fourth round of the draft on Saturday, it led to this fun message on X. Royals told reporters said he was just starting to get into baseball, but he did know the Major League Baseball team in KC is named the Royals.