{"id":862264,"date":"2026-04-09T11:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:40:06","slug":"tyson-at-9-makes-no-sense-for-chiefs-in-this-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862264\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson at 9 Makes No Sense for Chiefs in This Scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Peter Schrager<\/a> spent an hour with Brett Veach at the annual league meeting last week in Phoenix. <\/p>\n

And during that interview, the Chiefs general manager told Schrager he\u2019d rather give off-the-record details on the Chiefs\u2019 plans<\/a> for the No. 9-overall pick than provide inside information on Travis Kelce<\/a>\u2019s wedding to Taylor Swift. <\/p>\n

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A few days later, Schrager\u2019s first of two mock drafts has Veach taking Jordyn Tyson<\/a> with the No. 9-overall pick. It\u2019s significant because Schrager has a penchant for accurate predictions. <\/p>\n

Before the 2019 season, he predicted the Chiefs would win their first Super in 50 years, then had the Buccaneers winning the next year. He also correctly picked the Rams ahead of the 2021 campaign and Kansas City as a repeat winner in 2022 and \u201923.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe scenario is key<\/p>\n

But Schrager isn\u2019t perfect, and Tyson to the Chiefs at 9 doesn\u2019t seem like the wisest move for Veach & Co. Not because of Tyson\u2019s injury history but because of the scenario Schrager laid out.<\/p>\n

In Schrager\u2019s mock, the best three edge rushers are gone \u2013 David Bailey, Arvell Reese and Rueben Bain \u2013 in the top eight selections. In that scenario, any of the top defensive backs, tight ends or wide receivers would be available to the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMight be the most polarizing prospect in this draft,\u201d Schrager said Tuesday morning on Get Up. \u201cCan go anywhere in the top 10 and can also go in the 20s. That is how different opinions are on Jordyn Tyson.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s also why the Chiefs would be better served in that situation to trade back and acquire more draft capital rather than simply take Tyson. If every edge rusher is gone and another team is truly in love with Tyson, Carnell Tate or Makai Lemon, they\u2019d be on the phone with Veach to ensure another team doesn\u2019t get the player they love.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRather than take wideout with injury history, trade back to hedge bet<\/p>\n

Schrager\u2019s Kansas City selection makes no sense because, even if the Chiefs love Tyson, he\u2019s so polarizing that the odds are good they can still get him a few picks later — and pick up additional capital. Cincinnati won\u2019t take a wide receiver at No. 10. Miami or Dallas could take one at 11 and 12, respectively. But moving back is the best move in that situation \u2013 and the Chiefs figure to still get one of those three wideouts.<\/p>\n

Tyson, called the draft\u2019s most explosive wide receiver but also nagged by a hamstring issue that forced him to schedule a private workout for teams only six days before the draft, is the epitome of high-risk, high-reward.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs could use that to their advantage, assuming at least one team is in love with Tyson and willing to take the risk. That additional draft capital would benefit Kansas City in a trade and the Chiefs could still get a first-round wide receiver, if that\u2019s the direction they go.<\/p>\n

Plus, remember that only one NFL wide receiver taken in the top 10 during the Patrick Mahomes<\/a> era has earned All-Pro honors. Ja\u2019Marr Chase is the only one. History tells the Chiefs to draft a wide receiver outside the top 10. <\/p>\n

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