Who Would the Chiefs Have Drafted in Years Without a First Round Pick?
Just thought about this thought exercise today while watching a video about the 2021 draft. Chiefs have had three years without a 1st in the Mahomes era: their 2018 1st was traded for Mahomes, their 2019 1st was traded for Frank Clark and their 2021 1st was traded for Orlando Brown Jr. Let's say hypothetically that the Chiefs still got Mahomes and had the same level of success without trading those picks. Who would they have selected?
2018: 22nd overall. Notable selections in that range: DJ Moore, Calvin Ridley, Nick Chubb, Shaq Leonard, Courtland Sutton, Harold Landry.
2019: 29th overall. Notable selections in that range: Byron Murphy, Jawaan Taylor, Deebo Samuel, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jahlani Tavai.
2021: 31th overall. Notable selections in that range: Odafe Oweh, Joe Tryon, Tyson Campbell, Javonte Williams, Jevon Holland, Christian Barmore.
Posted May 7, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC