Mock (1/24)

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Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs franchise: OT Orlando Brown Jr.

2. The Chiefs cut: DE Frank Clark

3. The Chiefs trade RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire for a 2024 conditional pick.

4. The Chiefs extend: RB Jerick McKinnon 2 years, $5m; WR JuJu Smith-Schuster 3 years, $38m; WR Mecole Hardman 1 year, $4.5m; DT Chris Jones 3 years, $92m; S L'Jarius Sneed 4 years, $60m.

5. The Chiefs tender: QB Shane Buechele, TE Jody Fortson, OT Prince Tega Wanogho, DT Tershawn Wharton, P Tommy Townsend

6. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: RB Melvin Gordon, FB Michael Burton, WR Justin Watson, OT/G Andrew Wylie, S Deon Bush

7. The Chiefs let walk: QB Chad Henne, RB Ronald Jones, TE Blake Bell, OG/C Nick Allegretti, DT Derrick Nnadi, DT Khalen Saunders, DT Brandon Williams, DE Carlos Dunlap, S Juan Thornhill

8. The Chiefs sign QB Andy Dalton (Saints), DT Fletcher Cox (Eagles), DE Dante Fowler Jr (Cowboys), S Anthony Harris (Broncos)

9. The Chiefs are currently predicted to get two 6th round compensatory picks for DT Jarran Reed and WR Byron Pringle, and a 7th round compensatory pick for CB Mike Hughes.

10. The CB Rashad Fenton conditional pick from Atlanta does not activate. The 6th rounder the Chiefs included in their trade for WR Kadarius Toney was the 6th they acquired in the WR Tyreek Hill trade.

NFL Draft picks:

1. OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
2. DE Byron Young, Tennessee
3. RB Devon Achane, Texas A&M
4 (Hill). S Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State
4. DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
5. CB Jatarvius Martin, Illinois
6. DE Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska
6 (Reed). C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas
6 (Pringle). LB Mohamoud Diabate, Utah
7. DT DJ Dale, Alabama
7. (Hughes). QB Tyson Bagent, Shepherd

QB: Mahomes, Dalton, Buechele, Bagent
RB: Pacheco, McKinnon, Achane, Gordon
FB: Burton

WR: Smith-Schuster, Valdez-Scantling, Hardman, Moore, Watson, Ross
TE: Kelce, Gray, Fortson

LT: Brown, Niang vs. Wanogho
LG: Thuney, Wylie
C: Humphrey, Stromberg
RG: Smith, Wylie
RT: Wright, Niang vs. Wanogho

DE: Fowler, Young, Mathis
DT: Jones, Wharton
DT: Cox, Benton, Dale
DE: Karlaftis, Danna, Kaindoh

WLB: Gay, Diabate
MLB: Bolton, Harris
SLB: Chenal, Cochrane

CB: Sneed, McDuffie, Watson, Williams, Martin, Johnson
S: Reid, Cook, Bush, Brown, Harris

K: Butker
P: Townsend
LS: Winchester