Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has activated 2008 draft picks WR Kevin Robinson and TE Michael Merritt to the 53-man roster. Merritt was placed on Reserve/Non-Football Injury on August 30th, while Robinson had been on Reserve/Physically-Unable-To-Perform since August 26th.

Robinson (5-11, 196) joined the Chiefs as the club’s second of two sixth-round selections (182nd overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He saw action in 46 contests (32 starts) at Utah State, catching 178 passes for 2,485 yards (14.0 avg.). He also handled the return duties, setting Utah State career records for punt return yards (1,104), punt return TDs (four), kickoff returns (110), kickoff return yards (2,725) and kickoff return TDs (four). The Fresno, California native was an all-league selection at Hoover High School. He caught 69 passes for 1,214 yards with 15 TDs as a senior.

Merritt (6-4, 263) joined the Chiefs as the club’s second of two seventh-round selections (239th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He saw action in 45 games (30 starts) at Central Florida, catching 17 passes for 201 yards (11.8 avg.). He helped pave the way for a ground attack that averaged a Conference USA-leading 234.8 yards per game in 2007. The Riviera Beach, Florida native was an all-county selection at Suncoast High School.