A new addition will join the Kansas City Chiefs organization on Thursday night unless the team decides to move out of the first round of the National Football League Draft.
Kansas City now holds the No. 31 selection in the draft after being defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl last fall. There have been speculations regarding the Chiefs potentially moving up in the draft, and we will clearly learn about that on Thursday. We will find out whether there was any truth to that talk or if it was merely a distraction.
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Tonight will be significant regardless of the outcome, and the Chiefs’ most glaring issue at the moment is their offensive line.
We’ll see if the Chiefs make any acquisitions on Thursday to assist with this. NFL.com’s draft expert Daniel Jeremiah believes they will, forecasting that Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. will fall to the team at No. 31 in his last mock draft.
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“No. 31: Kansas City Chiefs – Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon, OT, Junior,” remarked Jeremiah. “It seems the Chiefs will select the top available offensive tackle, despite having signed Jaylon Moore.” Their tackling has been a factor in both of their Super Bowl defeats during the Patrick Mahomes era. “They persist in putting money into the position.”
The Chiefs remain stacked on either side of the field. The offensive line posed some challenges for the team this season, and now it’s even weaker following the trade of Joe Thuney. Will the Chiefs discover a solution on Thursday night?