The preseason is over and the winless Kansas City Chiefs can focus on the regular season, which begins in a few weeks.

Undrafted rookie Carson Steele was already a rising star in the preseason. He immediately attracted attention with his personality and play. Chiefs head coach Amdy Reid praised Steele during his postgame press conference on Thursday night.

“We’ll evaluate him, but he looked good tonight. (He’s) a physical kid, and I know the guys were excited when he was carrying the ball, but we’ll see,” Reid said. “He’s a good football player, although it didn’t look like they were really going to tackle him. So that’s a plus when you’re a running back.”

Steele only carried the ball four times in the Chiefs’ 34-21 loss to the Bears, but still managed 50 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown was his second of the preseason, and he improved his record before recent roster cuts.

“If he had stayed at Ball State, he probably would have gone down in history as one of the all-time greats there, but he transferred and ended up playing at UCLA,” Reid said. “And that’s saying a lot from a veteran player’s perspective at a bigger school, but we knew he could run the football. It was his ability to pass, to guard, to play on special teams and do those things, and he did all of that pretty well.”

Steele’s versatility allows him to play both a running back and a fullback in Reid’s offense, and he also showed a knack for making effective plays on special teams.