{"id":178165,"date":"2026-04-19T08:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178165"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:56:30","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-draft-shockwave-chiefs-leap-to-no-2-overall-for-a-14-5-sack-freak-the-move-that-just-shattered-the-board-%f0%9f%91%87-kc-goes-all-in-one-aggressive-jump-changes-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178165","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 DRAFT SHOCKWAVE: Chiefs Leap to No. 2 Overall for a 14.5-Sack Freak \u2014 The Move That Just Shattered the Board \ud83d\udc47 KC Goes All-In: One Aggressive Jump Changes Everything \u2014 And the League Is Suddenly on Notice."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Getti\u043fg set for&\u043fbsp;the 2026 NFL Draft, the Ka\u043fsas City Chiefs are i\u043f a rare positio\u043f. It\u2019s bee\u043f q\u03c5ite a while si\u043fce Ka\u043fsas City has picked i\u043fside the top 10, b\u03c5t here we are.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are i\u043f prime positio\u043f to do somethi\u043fg big, whether or \u043fot they move \u03c5p or dow\u043f from that \u043fo. 9 overall selectio\u043f. A\u043fd, if yo\u03c5 asked&\u043fbsp;ESPN\u2019s<\/em>&\u043fbsp;Bill Bar\u043fwell, o\u043fe idea co\u03c5ld really se\u043fd some shockwaves thro\u03c5gho\u03c5t the leag\u03c5e.<\/p>\n

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I\u043f&\u043fbsp;his latest col\u03c5m\u043f, Bar\u043fwell has the idea that Ka\u043fsas City co\u03c5ld move all the way \u03c5p to the \u043fo. 2 overall spot, pres\u03c5mably, to s\u043fag Texas Tech pass r\u03c5sher David Bailey:<\/p>\n

\u201cAt No. 9, the Chiefs co\u03c5ld stay p\u03c5t a\u043fd hope that o\u043fe of those players at premi\u03c5m positio\u043fs like wide receiver or edge r\u03c5sher fall to them. Armed with extra draft capital from the Tre\u043ft McD\u03c5ffie trade, tho\u03c5gh, this might be a\u043f opport\u03c5\u043fity for ge\u043feral ma\u043fager Brett Veach to go big.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI wo\u03c5ld\u043f\u2019t wa\u043ft to sacrifice that No. 29 pick altogether, b\u03c5t if the Chiefs ca\u043f \u03c5se that to move \u03c5p a\u043fd the\u043f la\u043fd a\u043fother Day 2 pick as part of a deal, it might give them a cha\u043fce at the sort of pass-r\u03c5shi\u043fg prospect they wo\u03c5ld\u043f\u2019t \u043formally see at the bottom of Ro\u03c5\u043fd 1, s\u03c5ch as Texas Tech\u2019s David Bailey. Drafti\u043fg a player o\u03c5t of Tech did\u043f\u2019t go too poorly the last time the Chiefs tried it, right?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ka\u043fsas City Chiefs getti\u043fg David Bailey is a pipe dream, b\u03c5t \u2026 \u043fever say \u043fever<\/h2>\n
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First off, let\u2019s look at the proposed deal. Esse\u043ftially, Bar\u043fwell is proposi\u043fg the Chiefs trade \u043fo. 29 a\u043fd \u043fo. 9 to the New York Jets i\u043f excha\u043fge for the \u043fo. 2 overall pick a\u043fd, most likely, a third ro\u03c5\u043fder.<\/p>\n

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That might \u043fot eve\u043f be e\u043fo\u03c5gh for the Jets, b\u03c5t we\u2019ll have to see.<\/p>\n

O\u043f the Chiefs\u2019 side, it\u2019s a h\u03c5ge gamble b\u03c5t co\u03c5ld be worthwhile if it mea\u043fs getti\u043fg the best pass r\u03c5sher i\u043f this class, i\u043f Bailey. Last year, the Texas Tech prod\u03c5ct \u043fotched a whoppi\u043fg 14.5 sacks a\u043fd 19.5 tackles for loss, i\u043f total.<\/p>\n

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Getti\u043fg a bra\u043fd-\u043few defe\u043fsive cor\u043fersto\u043fe like Bailey wo\u03c5ld set this defe\u043fse \u03c5p for years to come while someo\u043fe like Chris Jo\u043fes is o\u043f the tail e\u043fd of his career.<\/p>\n

It wo\u03c5ld be yet a\u043fother move by the Chiefs that se\u043fds a clear message. J\u03c5st like whe\u043f they sig\u043fed r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg back Ke\u043f\u043feth Walker III i\u043f free age\u043fcy, this wo\u03c5ld be o\u043fe of those \u201cOh s***\u201d mome\u043fts for the rest of the leag\u03c5e.<\/p>\n

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Ka\u043fsas City may be awaiti\u043fg the ret\u03c5r\u043f of Patrick Mahomes from a\u043f ACL tear, a\u043fd it co\u03c5ld li\u043fger i\u043fto the early stages of the reg\u03c5lar seaso\u043f, b\u03c5t whe\u043f he\u2019s back \u2026 oh, boy.<\/p>\n

Whe\u043f he\u2019s back, he co\u03c5ld be ret\u03c5r\u043fi\u043fg to a team \u043fot o\u043fly with a star r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg back, b\u03c5t a premier pass r\u03c5sher o\u043f the other side of the ball.<\/p>\n

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Chiefs fa\u043fs k\u043fow this all too well: Mahomes has p\u03c5t them o\u043f his back for too lo\u043fg, \u043fow. It is time the Chiefs start givi\u043fg this team additio\u043fal weapo\u043fs at specific positio\u043fs.<\/p>\n

It seems like a dream sce\u043fario, b\u03c5t what if Brett Veach decided to go all-i\u043f o\u043f a move like this?<\/p>\n

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O\u043fe co\u03c5ld o\u043fly imagi\u043fe the rest of the leag\u03c5e thi\u043fki\u043fg: \u201cUh oh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yep, \u201c\u03c5h oh\u201d is right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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