The Kansas City Chiefs traded up in the fifth round to select a linebacker. With the 156th pick, KC selected Oregon middle linebacker Jeffrey Bassa. The Chiefs moved to No. 156 by sending the 164th selection and a seventh-round pick (226th overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Philadelphia traded the No. 32 pick and No. 164 pick (fifth round) to Kansas City for No. 31. The Eagles had four fifth-round picks entering the draft and still have three remaining (No. 161, No. 165, No. 168).

Following a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Kansas City Chiefs selected Oregon linebacker Jeffrey Bassa in the fifth round with the 156th pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The Chiefs select a high-potential linebacker in the fifth round,