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Lifelong Frog
New Chiefs TE Jared Wiley had a ‘tough’ transition from being a high school QB
Story by Jared Sapp
When the Kansas City Chiefs selected TCU tight end Jared Wiley with the 131st selection of the 2024 NFL Draft last weekend, parallels with a franchise legend were instantly drawn.
The 6-foot-6 Horned Frog was a prep quarterback from Temple, Texas before becoming a full-time tight end upon his arrival at the University of Texas in 2019. That’s a position switch mirroring what happened with Wiley’s new teammate Travis Kelce — arguably the greatest tight end in league history.
According to Wiley, it was far from a simple change. Kelce, at least, had played his high school position in college.
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