Five Things to Know About Chiefs’ Third-Round Pick & Former Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris

2. He has starting experience at both right and left tackle.

Morris is an experienced player who has logged significant snaps on both sides of the offensive line. He started 19 games at left tackle for Tennessee from 2019-20 before transferring to Oklahoma in 2021, where he went on to start eight games at right tackle the following season.

Overall, Morris recorded 27 starts (and 37 total appearances) at the college level, tallying 19 starts at left tackle and eight at right tackle. It’s reasonable to assume that Morris will be battling for a “swing tackle” role initially, so that experience on both sides is valuable.

3. Morris is already extremely familiar with Chiefs’ right guard Trey Smith.

Morris’ time at Tennessee coincided with the career of Trey Smith, who was also in Knoxville for Morris’ freshman and sophomore campaigns. In fact, Smith was the Volunteers’ primary left guard while Morris was the starting left tackle during that time, meaning that the two players already possess significant experience playing alongside one another.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise then that Smith reached out to Morris immediately following the news that Kansas City had drafted him. Here’s what Morris had to say about their relationship on Friday night:

“He was one of the first people who called me when I got picked. I can’t tell you how good it feels to just get those acknowledgments from the guys that you see doing great in the league, and just to know that I’m going to be right there with them. [We’re] going to start off where we left off, so it’s exciting.”