Our draft picks, as of January (projected):

[Direckshun]

Where we stand, as of now:

2025:

1st.

2nd.

3rd. Acquired from the Titans for L'Jarius Sneed in 2024.

3rd.

4th.

5th. Traded to the Titans for WR DeAndre Hopkins in 2024.

6th. Traded to the Jets for WR Mecole Hardman and a 2025 7th round pick in 2023.

7th. Acquired in a swap of 7th round picks from the Panthers for WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette in 2023. Traded to the Cardinals for DE Cam Thomas in 2024.

7th. Acquired from the Jets for WR Mecole Hardman and a 2025 6th round pick in 2023.

7th. Projected compensatory pick for LB Willie Gay, Jr.

2026: (this does not include any projected compensatory picks)

1st.

2nd.

3rd.

4th.

5th.

6th. Traded to the Patriots for DE Josh Uche in 2024.

7th. Traded to the Cowboys for TE Peyton Hendershot in 2024.

Shortened:

2025: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 7th
2026: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th + plus any compensatory picks

[Chris Meck]

trading up high enough to get sure-fire LT ain't happening. Just forget it. It would take the front half of like two drafts to do that.

It would leave the team with so many holes, it's just not going to happen.

Much more likely that if Humphries looks even decent, they bring him back and let Trey walk. Easier to plug in a guard than a LT.

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

trading up high enough to get sure-fire LT ain't happening. Just forget it. It would take the front half of like two drafts to do that.

It would leave the team with so many holes, it's just not going to happen.

Much more likely that if Humphries looks even decent, they bring him back and let Trey walk. Easier to plug in a guard than a LT.

I think we’ll be just fine, fans always find something to worry about. If Humphries turns out to be the solution, fantastic, we’re pretty well set then for a couple years. I’d like to see us resign Trey Smith then, and we can develop one of our current guys or draft a developmental guy to eventually takeover for Humphries and/or Taylor, who I can only imagine holding down our OT spots for 1-2 years at best. If Humphries works out I’d think we’d have plenty of cap room to sign Trey Smith, but if not and we have to move on from him we can find a high quality OG at the bottom of the 1st or 2nd, maybe Tyler Booker.

If Humphries isn’t the guy, I think we’ll have our shot at a quality OT at the bottom of the 1st but might have to wait a year for him to get healthy or battle for the role and solidify himself as a starter. Say a guy like Josh Simmons drops due to injury, we’ve got enough OTs to hold that spot down with average enough play until he’s healthy later next season, and fully developed the following season.

Praying Humphries is the answer!

[Direckshun]

Updated.

[Sassy Squatch]

Pretty sure Hopkins was well below the minimum playing time requirement to send the 4th.

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Pretty sure Hopkins was well below the minimum playing time requirement to send the 4th.

Yep. It'll only be the 5th rounder. He played in 51% according to Pro Football Reference and he needed to play in 60% of regular season snaps (plus us make the SB).

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Well, think of it this way.

The Chiefs took a swing on Morris at the end of Round 3 in 2023.

They took a swing on Suamataia at the end of Round 2 in 2024.

Neither of these guys worked. So if you sit back and passively wait for the guy you want in 2025, maybe he falls, or maybe you're taking another swing on another guy with traits who maybe doesn't work out. And now you've burned two picks.

Unless the Chiefs really think Wanya is the guy, the most logical thing to do is to end the search once and for all. Go up and get the guy you truly believe is the solution, and end the mystery for the next few years. Wanya may be playing guard next year with either Thuney or Smith moving on, and you gotta hope Suamataia will progress enough to be a functional swing tackle.

Didn't realize we'd already thrown in the towel, but I suppose that's good to know.

[Couch-Potato]

That Sneed trade turned out to be a solid return.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Pretty sure Hopkins was well below the minimum playing time requirement to send the 4th.

Originally Posted by kccrow

Yep. It'll only be the 5th rounder. He played in 51% according to Pro Football Reference and he needed to play in 60% of regular season snaps (plus us make the SB).

Updated!

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Well, think of it this way.

The Chiefs took a swing on Morris at the end of Round 3 in 2023.

They took a swing on Suamataia at the end of Round 2 in 2024.

Neither of these guys worked. So if you sit back and passively wait for the guy you want in 2025, maybe he falls, or maybe you're taking another swing on another guy with traits who maybe doesn't work out. And now you've burned two picks.

Unless the Chiefs really think Wanya is the guy, the most logical thing to do is to end the search once and for all. Go up and get the guy you truly believe is the solution, and end the mystery for the next few years. Wanya may be playing guard next year with either Thuney or Smith moving on, and you gotta hope Suamataia will progress enough to be a functional swing tackle.

You're not going to get anywhere NEAR a plug and play guy at LT. So you have to pay a guy in free agency, or you have to draft and develop them, which means you don't give up on them when they're not ready in year one or even year two.

Of course they aren't, if they were going to be, they wouldn't have been there at the end of round 2 and round 3.