The Kansas City Chiefs have given contracts to three of the six tryout players they welcomed to mandatory minicamp this week, with the lucky recipients being second-year linebacker D'Juan Hines, undrafted rookie offensive lineman Abdul Beecham and undrafted rookie running back/fullback Josh Caldwell.

Hines, Beecham and Caldwell were among six players to tryout at minicamp, joining defensive backs Hamp Cheevers and Dee Delaney and running back AJ Ouellette. Beecham and Caldwell announced their signings on Twitter Thursday, with Beecham writing "I just signed a deal I’m on, Yeah yeah... Thank you @Chiefs. We just gettin' started," and Caldwell writing, "One local day tryout.. two minicamp tryouts... Finally inked a deal!!!! Never give up on your dreams. Let's roll Chiefs Kingdom!" NFL reporter Dov Kleiman reported the signings of all three players Friday evening.

The signings of Hines, Beecham and Caldwell put the Chiefs roster at 90 players after the team signed tight end Neal Sterling and waived offensive tackle Justin Senior, linebacker Gary Johnson, and running back James Williams at the conclusion of mandatory minicamp on Thursday. Below is more information on Hines, Beechum, Caldwell, and the other players who tried out this week.

* OL Abdul Beecham – A product of Kansas State, Beechum (6-3, 321) started 29 games at guard in three seasons with the Wildcats after transferring from Blinn College after the 2015 season. Beecham was among those to try out for the Buffalo Bills at their rookie minicamp in May.

* FB Josh Caldwell – A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Caldwell (5-11, 220) was a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association selection as a senior at Northwest Missouri State in 2018 after rushing for 830 yards and 11 touchdowns. Caldwell was a first-team All-MIAA selection in 2016 after rushing for 1,408 yards and ten touchdowns. He was given a tryout by the Washington Redskins at their rookie minicamp in May. Caldwell was friends with late Washburn University player Dwane Simmons, who was shot and killed in late April. The Chiefs recently honored Simmons with a uniform presented to his parents at a practice.

* CB Hamp Cheevers – Rated by some analysts as a draftable prospect, Cheevers (5-9, 169) was a first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American selection at Boston College in 2018 after totaling 39 tackles and seven interceptions. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Cheevers was clocked at 4.52 seconds in the 40-yard dash with a vertical jump of 39 inches, a broad jump of 122 inches and a 3-cone drill of 6.96 seconds. The Tennessee Titans signed Cheevers in May as an undrafted free agent but waived him later in the month with an injury settlement.

* S Dee Delaney – After originally starting his college career at The Citadel, Delaney (5-11, 200) played his final collegiate season at the University of Miami, where he had 39 tackles and one interception in ten games. Delaney was a two-time Walter Camp All-American at The Citadel and was a first-team Associated Press All-American in 2016 after totaling 35 tackles, six interceptions, and eight passes broken up. He played in two games with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie in 2018 and also spent time on the active roster and practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.

* LB D'Juan Hines – The player on this list with the most NFL experience, Hines (6-1, 235) joined the league in 2018 as an undrafted signing of the Los Angeles Chargers out of the University of Houston. He failed to make the Chargers’ 53-man roster coming out of the preseason, then was signed off the Chargers practice squad by the Cleveland Browns in September of 2018. Hines played in 13 games with the Browns in 2018 and totaled four tackles. As a senior at Houston, Hines totaled 110 tackles and three forced fumbles and was a first-team All-American Athletic Conference selection.

* RB AJ Ouellette – A former walk-on at Ohio University, Ouellette (5-10, 209) produced 3,829 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on 719 carries (5.3 average) with 64 catches for 516 yards and six receiving touchdowns. As a senior in 2018, Ouelette rushed for 1,306 yards and 12 touchdowns on 213 carries (6.1 average) and was a first-team All-Mid-American Conference selection. Ouellette won second-team All-MAC honors as a junior after running for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns. He originally signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent but was waived on May 28.