During his Zoom press conference, Kansas City Chiefs Director of Player Personnel/College Scouting Ryne Nutt shared his thoughts on the results of the 2025 NFL Draft. He discussed the intriguing similarities between Omarr Norman-Lott and former Kansas City defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton.

"He's (Omarr Norman-Lott) got some similarities to Turk (Panthers DT Tershawn Wharton). He's bigger, he's not as fast, but their play style's very similar," said Nutt, "This kid was like 99th-percentile in terms of rush win-rate. He was one of the top defensive tackles in winning one-on-one pass rush, and that's what we first off need, and that's what we saw could add value. These guys, these interior linemen that are athletic, this kid jumped 31 and a half (inches), 9'5" (feet), he has big hands, those guys go quick, we knew they go quick. We thought – and an interior guy that can rush as well goes even quicker, so (General Manager) Brett (Veach) was pretty – before the draft, before that round, Brett was pretty adamant about, 'Okay, he's one of these guys we have to consider,' and we put up a list of four or five guys and he was one of them and he ended up being one of the top guys left and that was a position of need as well.

Wharton is coming off an 8.5-sack season (including playoffs) in 2024. He took a significant step forward in his career when the 26-year-old signed a three-year deal worth over $54 million with the Carolina Panthers. Norman-Lott is expected to develop and produce similarly in Kansas City.

"We feel like he can come in and help rush the passer. I feel like he didn't start a ton in his career there at Tennessee, but it's really what you do with snaps, and they rotate a lot." said Nutt, "So, really, it's just what he does in those 20 to 25 snaps a game and the kid was high-motor, he was highly productive and highly disruptive, and those are the things we look for, and I think we'll be able to – (Defensive Line) Coach (Joe) Cullen's the best defensive line coach in the NFL, I believe, and he'll be able to get that out of him, and I think more. Even against the run, the kid, I thought, was solid and stout enough, so that might be an area; just because he's 305 pounds, that can be a little better, but we're excited to get this kid and work with him because we think there's a ton of potential."

Norman-Lott began his college career at Arizona State for three seasons and appeared in 21 games, accumulating 44 tackles. He transferred to Tennessee in 2023 and played two seasons, tallying 44 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.