Will Kansas City Chiefs’ Draft DECISIONS SHAPE Their Dynasty’s FUTURE?

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4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs face a pivotal 2026 NFL Draft with high stakes and limited elite prospects. Can Brett Veach land the playmakers and protectors Patrick Mahomes needs for another Super Bowl run, or will tough decisions force aggressive trades? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy debate which offensive tackles, edge rushers, and wide receivers best fit Andy Reid's scheme, and assess whether a cornerback pick is a must on Day 2. The conversation heats up with speculation around blockbuster veteran targets like A.J. Brown, Brandon Aiyuk, and Kyle Pitts—are salary cap gymnastics and big-name trades worth the gamble? Get insights into potential draft trade scenarios, the Chiefs' priorities at key positions, and how their choices could shape the future of Kansas City’s championship window. How far is the front office willing to go to keep the Chiefs on top of the NFL?

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0:00.0	What are the Chiefs have to do to be successful in this draft?
0:03.5	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:09.4	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast.
0:14.3	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:20.5	And welcome back to another episode of Locked-on Chiefs, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. And welcome back to another episode of Lockdown Chiefs, part of the Lockdown
0:23.5	Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.2	I'm Chris Clark from Chief's Corner.
0:26.6	He is Ryan Tracy from RGR Football, Rogue APC, and NFL 33.
0:31.0	Let's just dive right in.
0:33.1	What do the Chiefs need to get done?
0:35.3	And I'm not going to just leave it in night one.
0:37.4	I want to say in the first two days of this draft, what chiefs need to get done? And I'm not going to just leave it in night one.
0:42.3	I want to say in the first two days of this draft, what do they need to get done and feel to feel like they've been successful in the 2026 draft?
0:48.4	You know, it's difficult.
0:51.2	I'm looking at my board and I have six top 10 grades. You can't even get a full top 10 in this class. So it makes it very difficult to get what you need. But there are certain parameters, right? There are exactly two. Go ahead.
1:07.1	Just really quick, how many first round grades do you have? And do you have it, like, after top 10, do you have it just first round?
1:13.4	Or do you have it broke out otherwise?
1:16.7	After the top 10, I just have the rest of the first round.
1:19.1	I ended up pushing two guys up that I was very, very iffy on.
1:24.0	I ended up with 18.
1:25.6	So that would be 12 in the last 22 picks of the first.
1:31.1	Okay.
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