{"id":543424,"date":"2026-03-18T00:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/543424\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:32:08","slug":"chiefs-nfl-draft-rumor-could-lead-to-selection-of-ohio-state-arizona-state-utah-or-miami-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/543424\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs NFL draft rumor could lead to selection of Ohio State, Arizona State, Utah or Miami prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> have two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, one slotted at No. 9 overall and the other at No. 29 from the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in the Trent McDuffie trade.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kansas City has a plethora of needs they could address with their picks on Day 1, and one NFL insider believes they’ll use them to help quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n

Tony Pauline of EssentiallySports<\/a> expects the Chiefs to invest both of their first-round picks on offense, with wide receiver and offensive line being the likely choices.<\/p>\n

“Kansas City? Expect them to stay on offense with both of their picks in Round 1, looking to fortify the offensive line and add a pass catcher,” Pauline said.<\/p>\n

If the Chiefs target receiver at No. 9 overall, Ohio State’s Carnell Tate and Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson could be potential targets. Both players are explosive playmakers who would step in as immediate starters on Andy Reid’s offense.<\/p>\n

Tate had 875 yards and nine touchdowns in 2025 with the Buckeyes, while Tyson posted 711 yards and eight touchdowns with the Sun Devils.<\/p>\n

As for offensive line, Utah guard Spencer Fano and Miami offensive tackle Francis\u00a0Mauigoa jump out as potential options for Kansas City.<\/p>\n

Fano could be on the board when the Chiefs are picking at 29th, and though he played offensive tackle in college, he projects as a guard at the next level<\/a>. On the other hand, Mauigoa is the top tackle in the draft and will likely be a top-ten pick.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs’ roster needs some retooling, so having two first-round picks to fill positions of need, especially receiver and offensive line, will be incredibly valuable for general manager Brett Veach.<\/p>\n

More NFL News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Chiefs have two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, one slotted at No. 9…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":543425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-543424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}