{"id":399633,"date":"2026-01-10T02:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399633\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T02:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T02:49:07","slug":"chiefs-couldve-had-nfl-yardage-leader-to-help-patrick-mahomes-in-nightmare-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/399633\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs could’ve had NFL yardage leader to help Patrick Mahomes in nightmare season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chiefs could’ve had NFL yardage leader to help Patrick Mahomes in nightmare season<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> had to deal with the worst season they’ve had in a long time.<\/p>\n

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They went 6-11. They missed the playoffs. Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL.<\/p>\n

Maybe things could’ve been different if they had approached the 2025 NFL Draft differently.<\/p>\n

They picked Josh Simmons at the end of the first round, an offensive tackle.<\/p>\n

But in a 2025 re-draft put together by Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski<\/a>, he has Simmons going earlier, and that forces the Chiefs to pick someone else.<\/p>\n

He has them select Chimere Dike, the WR who instead went in the fourth round to the Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dike led the entire NFL this season in all-purpose yardage, in part as a superstar kickoff return man.<\/p>\n

“Dike didn’t produce at a huge clip while playing for two offensively challenged collegiate programs,” Sobleski writes. “But he was clearly an explosive threat, which emerged during his first season as a professional. As the season progressed, Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward trusted Dike more and more. Plus, the fourth-round rookie was recognized for his abilities as a returner. Dike led the NFL in punt return average and scored a pair of touchdowns on special teams.”<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs opened the season with Rashee Rice suspended.<\/p>\n

Xavier Worthy didn’t ascend in his second season.<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce continued to show his age.<\/p>\n

The running game stunk, which didn’t help.<\/p>\n

Mahomes never had a guy to count on. Dike wouldn’t have changed everything, but he could’ve added a different element.<\/p>\n

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