Brett Veach’s Hidden STRATEGY—Why Are Kansas City Chiefs Quiet On Offensive Tackle?

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs fans are buzzing as GM Brett Veach hints at a bold NFL Draft strategy. Will Kansas City target an edge rusher, wide receiver, or cornerback with their coveted No. 9 pick—or is a surprise move up the board in play to secure a true impact player? The high-stakes debate intensifies as Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down Kansas City’s top value positions, the scarcity of first-round talent, and which prospects truly fit Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo’s system. Key issues include the omission of offensive tackle from Veach’s shortlist, how the Chiefs will fill key defensive gaps post-Chris Jones, and whether the front office is masking their true intentions with classic draft smoke screens. Get expert insight on Kansas City’s roster needs, potential trade-up scenarios, and which new prospects could become game-changers for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ championship defense.

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0:00.0	Beach had some stuff to say about the draft today.
0:03.1	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked On Chiefs podcast.
0:09.2	You are Locked on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast.
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0:20.5	And welcome back to another episode of Lockdown Chiefs, part of Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.7	I'm Chris Clark.
0:25.4	That is Ryan Tracy.
0:26.7	We're just going to dive right in.
0:28.3	Brett Veach had some stuff to talk about the NFL draft.
0:31.6	And more specifically about pick number nine said that, you know, the chiefs are doing a lot of work on pick number nine right now and talk about, you know, DB, wide receiver, defensive end.
0:46.6	Those are the positions he mentioned.
0:48.6	And when we get back from our break in a little bit, we will be talking about something else related to that.
0:53.9	But I want to touch on those three positions.
0:55.8	None of them really gets into anything that should be surprising to anybody that's ever
1:00.6	listened to this show or really follows this team at all whatsoever.
1:04.1	Those are three premium positions that you absolutely should be considering at number nine
1:08.9	because that is one, how you get value and two
1:13.7	absolutely all three of those positions are positions of need for kansas city that was the
1:18.5	equivalent of bret vich going on stage uh as a mute a magician and putting a cloak over a box
1:24.9	to cut somebody and have me like hey there's nothing to see here don't worry. Everything's normal. She's not going to get caught in half. We're cool.
1:33.0	Total mismatch. Yeah. Well, to me, it's interesting because there is an a side to that,
1:38.9	which we'll get into in a couple of minutes, but when you start focusing on defensive end,
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