Chiefs must make this NFL Draft move to save Patrick Mahomes
The Kansas City Chiefs need to make things easier for Patrick Mahomes. And that all starts with the upcoming NFL Draft.
For the first time in a long time, the Kansas City Chiefs are not in the spotlight. The Seattle Seahawks have one of the best defenses in recent memory. The Los Angeles Rams just took the Chiefs' elite cornerback duo of Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson to build a possible superteam out in Hollywood.
Even when it comes to dysfunction, the Philadelphia Eagles are grabbing more headlines than the team that made three straight Super Bowls before this past season. With the ninth pick in the NFL Draft, the Chiefs are in an interesting position where they could go multiple directions. Will they invest in their now-open secondary by taking the likes of Mansoor Delane, the projected No.
1 corner in the class from LSU? Or do they think about protecting Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off a torn ACL, and grab an elite offensive tackle that can make sure their franchise star is safe? What if they do try to help Mahomes, but in a different way: with a wide receiver?
Since Tyreek Hill left, Mahomes has been trying to make lemonade out of rocks, as they've plugged in multiple people who excel in a singular area but don't have the all-around game to be a true number one wideout. The 2026 NFL Draft is full of elite wide receivers, and at No. 9, it might be the best chance the Chiefs have of getting Mahomes a truly elite wide receiver that can make the game easier for their signal-caller.