Don’t look now, but the Kansas City Chiefs appear to be crushing it with another new draft class, as defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott is the latest rookie who is turning heads at training camp.

The Chiefs already have first-round left tackle Josh Simmons fully healthy and taking first-team reps at practice, wide receiver Jalen Royals and UDFA tight end Jake Briningstool impressing with receptions from Patrick Mahomes, running back Brashard Smith making big plays throughout spring and early summer, and defensive selections Nohl Williams (CB), Ashton Gillotte (DE) and Jeffrey Bassa (LB) flashing their potential, but Norman-Lott may have them all beat.

According to new ESPN beat reporter Nate Taylor (formerly of The Athletic), Norman-Lott has been the most impressive member of the 2025 draft class so far.

“Guys, I’m here to tell you. I don’t say this lightly. This year’s edition of ‘he looks the part’ is Omarr Norman-Lott,” Taylor said on KC Sports Network’s “Only Weird Games” podcast. With the podcast clip captioned: “Nobody’s stock is climbing faster” at Chiefs training camp.

“Last year was [safety] Jaden Hicks, it was so obvious that Jaden Hicks looked the part,” the beat reporter reminded. “And I said, oh my god, they got him in the fourth round?”

With Norman-Lott, the biggest thing that’s stood out is defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo consistently giving him first-team reps this spring and summer.

“Seniority kind of rules with Steve Spagnuolo, especially this early in the camp,” Taylor noted on the podcast, and that’s why he sees Norman-Lott’s ascension as no small feat.

“He’s 6-foot-3, 315 [pounds]… And he moves like the wind for that size,” the reporter eventually reasoned. “I’m most excited to watch him in a preseason game more than any other [Chiefs] rookie right now, and that is saying something.”

One of the Chiefs’ greatest needs entering training camp was seemingly another run-stuffing defensive tackle. After all, nose tackle Mike Pennel is in the twilight years of his career, and the only other true candidates at that position appeared to be second-year UDFA Fabien Lovett Sr. and reserve pickup Marlon Tuipulotu.

But that was before KC switched up the expected game plan with Norman-Lott.

Perhaps, it was always their plan, but Norman-Lott has seemingly overtaken Pennel for the first-team one-tech role on the defensive line alongside superstar three-tech DT Chris Jones. To secure this starting job, the rookie will have to prove that he can hold up against the run, which Tennessee seemingly avoided with “ONL” in college.

But that wasn’t necessarily due to a lack of ability in that area.

Needless to say, if Norman-Lott can prove himself against the run consistently throughout training camp, that puts the Chiefs’ defensive line in a great spot heading into the 2025 season.