{"id":868215,"date":"2026-04-17T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868215\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:02:01","slug":"chiefs-predicted-to-draft-treydan-stukes-to-replace-bryan-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868215\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Predicted to Draft Treydan Stukes to Replace Bryan Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Treydan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported defensive back Treydan Stukes will visit the Seattle Seahawks for a pre-draft visit.<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> said goodbye to most of the top talent in their secondary this offseason, and replacing it will likely be a primary objective in next week\u2019s NFL<\/a> draft.<\/p>\n

Some mocks predict Kansas City to take a cornerback with either the No. 9 or 29 picks<\/a> in Round 1, though very few have the Chiefs looking at safety on Thursday night, April 23. However, depending on how the opening round plays out, the franchise could look at a rapidly-rising talent to replace the departed Bryan Cook<\/a> as soon as early in Round 2, where Kansas City picks 40th overall.<\/p>\n

Tony Pauline of Essentially Sports on Wednesday, April 15 named the Chiefs as one of the two most likely destinations for Treydan Stukes<\/a> out of Arizona.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a terrific senior season, Stukes timed 4.33 seconds (40-yard dash) at the combine and hit 38 inches in the vertical jump,\u201d Pauline wrote<\/a>. \u201cTeams like him as a Swiss Army knife in the secondary, a defensive back who is interchangeable at safety, nickel and even outside cornerback.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDepending on what they do with their initial selections, keep an eye on the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets<\/a>, both with a pair of choices in Round 1 and early selections to open Day 2,\u201d Pauline continued. \u201cThe Chiefs brought Stukes in for a visit, and the Jets think highly of him at the safety spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryan Cook Left Chiefs for Monster Deal From Bengals\"NFL<\/p>\n

GettyFormer Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook.<\/p>\n

Cook left Kansas City for the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> during free agency in March after four years with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

The former second-round pick, who will play next season at 27 years old, inked a three-year deal worth more than $40 million<\/a> to join the Bengals, returning to the city where he played his collegiate football.<\/p>\n

Cook was one of the better safeties in the league last season, tallying 85 combined tackles, six pass breakups<\/a> and earning the No. 4 ranking at the position out of 98 safeties who saw enough snaps to qualify in 2025, per Pro Football Focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chiefs Lost 2 Starting Cornerbacks to Rams This Offseason via Trade, Free Agency\"Trent<\/p>\n

GettyFormer Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The loss of Cook was exacerbated by Kansas City\u2019s trade of superstar cornerback Trent McDuffie<\/a> to the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> and fellow starting CB Jaylen Watson\u2019s<\/a> decision to join L.A. as well in free agency.<\/p>\n

Given how depleted the Chiefs\u2019 secondary has become in a matter of weeks since the start of the new league year on March 11, Kansas City is a potential player for one of the top cornerbacks in the draft with the 9th overall pick.<\/p>\n

Mansoor Delane<\/a> of LSU<\/a> is most analysts\u2019 pick as the top option in the 2026 class, and there is a reasonable chance he will be available to the Chiefs inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

Kansas City is also a candidate to trade up, potentially as high as No. 3 overall with the Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, should the franchise decide that it wants to go all-in on selecting one of the three elite pass-rushers in this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMax Dible<\/a> covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group’s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. More about Max Dible<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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