Could Kansas City Try To Move Up To Land This Top-Tier Pass Rusher Next Week?

The Kansas City Chiefs have been bringing in edge rushers, receivers and linemen in for pre-draft visits, and right now the smart money’s on the Chiefs adding a big-time edge rusher with one of their two first-round picks next week. But the big question now is which pass rusher? David Bailey of Texas Tech has jumped the line at this position, to the point where he’s now next up to be drafted after quarterback Fernando Mendoza gets selected by the Las Vegas Raiders.

This could represent a unique opportunity for Kansas City. Their latest visit at this position was with Rueben Bain Jr. , but that visit came with the media revelation that Bain was the driver in a fatal vehicle accident back in 2024.

That could sour the Chiefs on Bain given the upcoming trial of receiver Rashee Rice for his street-racing incident, and it could also send Kansas City back to another candidate who was once considered a lock to be the second pass rusher selected in the draft: Arvell Reese of Ohio State. The Chiefs have already had Reese in for a visit. He has “perhaps the biggest upside” of all the edge rushers, according to Sam Robinson of ProFootballRumors.

com , and his intel had the New York Jets considering the possibility that “Reese’s developmental track is not for them. ” It could be for the Chiefs, though. They have a chance to take a rare big swing for a top draft pick, and Robinson also noted that Reese is “the most unique” player from this group.