Carson Steele to sign undrafted free agent deal with Kansas City Chiefs

UCLA Bruins running back Carson Steele has found an NFL home after not hearing his name called in the 2024 NFL Draft.

According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, Steele inked a deal with the reigning back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs which includes a chunk of guaranteed money. Here was his tweet reporting the Steele news:

“Chiefs signed running back Carson Steele to deal that includes $15,000 guaranteed, per a source.”

Before spending 2023 with the Bruins, the ball carrier played with Ball State in 2021 and 2022. Over his three seasons of college football, Steele amassed 648 carries for 3,294 yards and 26 touchdowns. Additionally, he caught 58 passes for 486 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

Prior to his time out west, Steele played for Ball State, putting up some really crooked numbers through two seasons with the Cardinals. In year one, 2021, he put up 891 yards. But that was light work compared to his spike in production in 2022, where he carried the ball just under 300 times for a total of 1,556 rushing yards. He also scored 15 total touchdowns that season.

Steele was not a decorated prospect out of high school as part of the 2021 class, despite the fact he immediately starred at Ball State as a true freshman. However, he ultimately went overlooked at Center Groove High School in Greenville, Indiana, right outside the fertile recruiting ground of Indianapolis.

Other UCLA UDFA

Former UCLA EDGE Gabriel Murphy has also agreed to an undrafted free agent deal, his coming with the Minnesota Vikings.

After three seasons at North Texas, Murphy spent the last two years with the Bruins. He had his best season in 2023 with 38 total tackles, 22 solo tackles, 16 tackles for loss, eight sacks and two pass deflections.

Over the course of his career, Murphy had 149 total tackles, 74 solo tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, six pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles.

As a member of the Class of 2019, Murphy was a three-star recruit out of Dallas (Texas) Bishop Lynch, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 175 overall prospect in the state, the No. 162 linebacker in the class and the No. 1,330 overall prospect in the class.