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Adam Teicher
Kansas City, Mo. – Kansas City bosses have four selections in the top 100 (eight in total) in the next NFL draft.
They are fresh out of a third consecutive appearance of the Super Bowl and may not have a lot of holes in the list. They went to many of their immediate needs in free agency by signing players such as the offensive Tackle Jaylon Moore, the corridor Elijah Mitchell and the corner Kristian Fulton.
But there are areas, such as the corridor and the corner, which come to the mind where the bosses could use some depth, particularly using an eye towards 2026 and beyond.
“I don’t think our list never looks and say: ‘We’re fine,’ ‘said General Manager Brett Veach.” There is always margin of improvement. ‘”
Here are five points that could use reinforcements, without any particular order:
Of runner
Mitchell, Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt give chiefs enough depth to start the season, but they often need to add one or more in recent years to cover the injuries. None of the three players is signed beyond 2025, so not adding a back on the draft this year could mean starting from scratch in 2026.
The Chiefs have not recruited a back from Pacheco in the seventh round in 2022, but this is a good time to add a young player to the mixture.
“The corridor class is probably the deepest class of the draft,” said Veach. “I think you can get a really good player from round 1 to 5.”
Offensive Tackle
The bosses signed Moore and for now, at least, he is his initial left backle. But it was mainly a support during its four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, so it is not sure. Chiefs have been looking for a long -term solution in the left Tackle years, and they cannot count on Moore to be that player.
Nor do they have much depth, with Wanya Morris as the only candidate to serve as a support for both Moore and the Right Tayaan Taylor Taylor Taylor now that Kingsley Suamataia seems destined to play on guard. They are not so desperate that they have to look for a Tackle, but it would make sense to add a player who could push Moore to play in 2025 and be ready for an initial role in 2026.
“We are really excited about Jaylon Moore and what he can bring to the table,” Veach said. They are really difficult to find.
“You never move away from that position.”
Defensive Tackle
Chris Jones will turn 31 in July and, although he does not show signs that he is reaching the end, Chiefs need to complete around. They lost defensive cupshawn Wharton and Derrick Nnadi for free agency, leaving Mike Pennel Jr. and Jerry Tilly as the only proven backups. Both are signed only until 2025, leaving uncertainty in these different positions from Jones from 2026.
It is a deep draft for defensive linens, so it should be time for Chiefs to load with a couple of players.
Corner
Even after signing Fulton to join Trent McDuffie in the initial alignment, the chiefs must add. The most likely candidate is the third corner, Jaylen Watson, heads to the final season of his contract, like Joshua Williams, one of the other main reserves.
McDuffie also addresses the last year of his contract, although Chiefs can extend the agreement an additional season when exercising the fifth year option. The Chiefs have been trapped in the corner before, but playing in a division with Justin Herbert, Bo Nix and now Geno Smith as opposite field marshals, this is not time for that to happen again.
“Corner has a cunning depth there in the middle of the Draft class,” said Veach. “Maybe not so many types of high -end, but I think there is some value there.
“That would be a logical landing place for us at the beginning of the draft.”
Security
Justin Reid, one of the most important defenders of the Chiefs, left for free agency. The Chiefs tried to prepare for that eventuality last year writing Jaden Hicks, who enters the initial alignment with Bryan Cook.
The addition of the free agent of veteran Mike Edwards gives the Chiefs some depth, as well as the ability to sometimes play three insurance, which the defensive coordinator of Steve Spagnuolo likes to do it occasionally. But Edwards signed a one -year contract and Cook is in the last season of his agreement. The Chiefs would be wise to start preparing now for the eventual loss of a player or both.
