Dream Mock Draft: Kansas City Chiefs Edition

The Chiefs got smacked by the Eagles to end the dream of a three-peat. How do we get them back on top?

The Kansas City Chiefs have won three Super Bowls in the last seven years. They’ve been to two others and lost them in heartbreaking fashion as the offensive line breakdowns in losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles shone a spotlight on a roster weakness that the front office has struggled to fix since Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz were protecting Patrick Mahomes.

So how do we fix that?

The Chiefs are up next in our “Dream Mock Draft” series where we take all seven rounds and attempt to fix, or at least very much improve, each NFL franchise.

The offensive line should be the primary focus in Kansas City this offseason. The left tackle position has been a turnstile since Fisher left town. Right guard Trey Smith is a free agent and likely priced his way out of town. And right tackle Jawann Taylor remains one of the few bad deals GM Brett Veach has made in his effort to keep Mahomes protected.

The line will receive plenty of attention—and maybe not entirely through the draft, as Kansas City may be hesitant to protect Mahomes with a rookie left tackle and rookie right guard. That much should be clear from the team’s lack of trust in rookie Kingsley Suamataia’s development in his freshman season.

The line isn’t the only issue, though. As wild as it might sound given the Chiefs drafted the fastest player ever recorded at the NFL scouting combine…but this team is slow offensively.

Running back Isaih Pacheco, wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and DeAndre Hopkins, plus tight end Travis Kelce have all noticeably lost a step or two. The speed is no longer there, and it shows. The passing game will be helped in 2025 by the return of Rashee Rice and the development of Xavier Worthy, but a big overhaul is needed in the skill positions.

That’s a lot, right? And we’re not even to the defensive side of the ball where Nick Bolton (linebacker) and Charles Omenihu (defensive end) are free agents and unlikely to return.

The Chiefs have needs at running back, wide receiver, tight end, left tackle, right guard, defensive end, defensive tackle, middle linebacker and cornerback.

Oh, and they have just six picks in this draft. This is a formative offseason for Veach and Andy Reid, and they’ll have to be creative to fill holes.

Let’s see how a full seven round mock looks for the Chiefs.

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Round 1, Pick 31

Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State

This might actually be the perfect pick for Kansas City. Jackson, who has started games at guard and tackle, was flawless for Ohio State during the teams college football playoff run while playing left tackle. During that run at left tackle he shut down James Pearce Jr. from Tennessee, Josaiah Stewart from Michigan, and damn good defensive lines from Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Jackson would be slotted in as the Day 1 left tackle after his nine game run of dominance to end the year. Now, should he not work at tackle (and the tape says he can), the Chiefs have a plug-and-play Trey Smith replacement. Jackson should be given every chance to be the Week 1 starter at left tackle if the Chiefs can’t add one via trade (Terron Armstead?) this offseason.